How to Use sweet potato in a Sentence

sweet potato

noun
  • Whisk in hard cider and stock and then add turnip and sweet potato to the pot.
    Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2022
  • To roast the sweet potato: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Add the sweet potato puree, oil and milk and pulse until smooth.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • This is the most common type of sweet potato found in the United States.
    Alyse Whitney, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Put the sweet potato directly into the grill, right on the coals.
    Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
  • This sweet potato mash is flavored with goat cheese and topped with crunchy nuts.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Alas, the turkey neck, piled high with mole, crema, and sweet potato, was dry, stringy, and gamy.
    Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 10 June 2022
  • The white sweet potato tastes much like the orange sweet potato but has a milder flavor.
    Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
  • The five foods in every blue zone are whole grains, greens, tubers – like sweet potato, nuts and beans.
    Abc News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This recipe uses sweet potato chips in a homage to Tex-Mex cuisine.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 28 May 2022
  • Southern cooks evolved recipes for sweet potato pie, while in the North, pumpkin reigned supreme.
    Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Suspend a sweet potato, pointy end down, in a jar filled with water.
    Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Now, the singer has made her mark in the food world with her viral sweet potato pies from her brand, Patti's Good Life.
    Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • For a healthier pot pie recipe minus the crust, opt for mounds of sweet potato.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Pair with a side of seasoned fries, or opt for mac and cheese, side salad or sweet potato fries.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Bury bottom half of sweet potato in soil and keep warm and moist in bright light until shoots form.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 18 July 2022
  • Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and save the sweet potato for another recipe.
    Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • Spread out 1 cup of coarse sweet potato starch (Asian markets, Amazon) on a large plate, and dredge both sides of each chop.
    Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • On the savory side, there’s the Fall Harvest, filled with sweet potato, parmesan, and Brussels sprouts.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Even the pickiest canine is sure to love the blend of turkey, sweet potato, and ginger.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Gently fold in sweet potato, then arugula and cilantro.
    Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Rainbow trout with lump crab and pecan brown butter, crispy sweet potato curls and garlic spinach or the wild game.
    Robin Soslow, Chron, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Tater tots, pierogi and onions, cabbage and noodles, mac and cheese, baked or sweet potato.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Mar. 2022
  • McCain Foods, known in the frozen aisle for its onion rings and sweet potato fries, wants to continue to be known for these products in the next 10 years.
    Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This creamy sweet potato soup makes excellent leftovers to take to work or anywhere on the go.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Don't like winter squash, no problem, use a sweet potato.
    Nick Desimone, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
  • More from Scott Talley:Detroit mom baked sweet potato pies for years.
    Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Mari sat to my left and finished her sweet potato soup before anyone else.
    Sanaë Lemoine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The restaurant is known for its cold schooners of beer, sweet potato fries, jalapeño bottle caps, and burgers with poppy seed buns.
    Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Sides include sweet potato waffle fries, Lucille's mac and cheese and jalapeno fries.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2023

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