Hi Friends!
First things first! The Lean Green Bean got a facelift!
Out with the old…
In with the new…
If you’re reading in a reader right now, be sure to click over to my homepage, check out the new look and let me know what you think! I’m completely and totally in love with it. I’ve been thinking about doing a redesign for a while now and finally took the plunge. I worked with Rita at Blog Genie who is nothing short of AMAZING. Seriously…if you’ve been thinking about redesigning your blog, getting a new header, switching from blogger to wordpress…pretty much anything blog related, I would HIGHLY recommend her. She has the patience of a saint. I had NO IDEA what I wanted my new header to look like and we went through about 10 drafts that were all drastically different before I was happy. She never complained, always answered my emails promptly and with smiley faces to boot 🙂
The only thing that isn’t done yet is drop down menus, which i’ll be working on for the new few days! So stay tuned for that 🙂
SO, just in case that wasn’t enough excitement for you for one day, I’ve got an amazing recipe to share with you also!
I’ve been on spring break this week, which means hubby and I have gotten to eat lunch together a few times! On Monday, I did a little sweet potato experiment that turned out WONDERFULLY!
Let’s take a look shall we?
What is that, you may ask?
Deliciousness in a sweet potato shell.
Sweet Potato Egg Boats
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Keywords: bake microwave entree breakfast healthy vegetarian low-sodium black beans avocado feta sweet potato
Ingredients (4 boats)
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 4 eggs
- 1 can no-salt-added black beans, rinsed
- 1/4 c feta, crumbled
- 1/4 c salsa
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 1/2 an avocado, diced
- shredded mexican cheese for sprinkling
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Poke the sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave 4 to 5 minutes, flipping once.
3. Slice in half length-wise and let cool slightly.
4. Scoop out the middle of each sweet potato boat and set aside.
5. Add 2 Tbsp black beans, 1 Tbsp feta and 1 Tbsp salsa to each boat.
6. Place the boats on a baking sheet.
7. Carefully crack an egg on top of each boat.
8. Bake for 10-20 minutes, depending on how well done you want your egg.
9. Top with a sprinkle of cheese, tomato and avocado.
10. Serve over the sweet potato innards that were scooped out and the remaning black beans.
If your egg spills over the side, don’t worry. It happens to the best of us!
Enjoy 🙂
Happy Thursday!
–Lindsay–
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love the new look!! and your sweet potato egg boats are a fantastic idea! can’t wait to try them out. 🙂
I just ran this recipe by my 17 year old and he wants me to make it tomorrow night. So I will. And I don’t care how it looks.
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i’m loving the new blog look!!
those potatoes look SO good. i tried sweet potatoes recently and wasn’t a big fan (too sweet for my liking, despite my love of sweet potato chips!) so maybe i will try making these with regular potatoes!
I love your new look! Beautiful! And I never quite figured out how to switch from Blogger to WordPress..
Love the new header and new look!
The new page looks great!! And so does that recipe … it’s a healthy one that I think I would like haha! 😉
Love the new look!!
I already had sweet potatoes and eggs on plan for dinner tonight…now I will just have to do them your way! Yummm!
And LOVE the new look!
The new look is awesome! Way to go, girl!
I love sweet potatoes, and will definitely be giving this dish a try soon!
Sweet potatoes AND eggs? Winning!
WOW Love eggs, love sweet tatas, I’m hooked! Gonna try these this weekend. Also I like the new design, the carryover of the colors is nice.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the face lift. And i love the recipe linz. youre making good things over here at leangreenbean!
LOVE the new look!!
And also, these egg boats are a stroke of genius. What a great combo! Yum!
I LOVE the new look! It’s so professional! 🙂
And these boats… one day I want to invite myself for dinner at your house.
Those look gorgeous. I’m not really an egg fan, but my hubby is and would love those
The new blog looks great and so does the recipe! How exciting! I really, really need a redesign!
I know I told you yesterday, but I LOVE YOUR NEW PAGE! It looks awesome and you always come up with the most fun and delicious looking recipes!!
Looks awesome….new blog and the recipe 😉 haha
Ahh I love the new look! It’s so fresh and clean looking! 🙂
Also this recipe looks awesome! Definitely bookmarking this to try.
Your blog looks fantastic, Lindsay! I was so excited when I finally gave my blog a facelift. I LOVE your new header! I think it’s more on point about what your blog is all about 🙂 Hooray! Have an awesome day! P.S. These sweet potatoes look and sound so amazing!
Loving the new design, looks great!!
Love the new look! Very professional!
Those potatoes are calling my name! And yes, I’ll answer!
Love the new look!! …and these egg boats are genius! My brain is thinking of all the crazy possibilities!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the new look 🙂 And those sweet potato boats look heavenly 🙂
LOVE the new layout!!! And this recipe is such a great idea, YUM!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the new design! It’s so clean and pretty!
Love the new look! It’s so clean and sophisticated!
I love the new look!! So colorful and streamlined!! Well done!
OMG, I love sweet potatoes and eggs, and this looks an amazing combination of the two. I cannot wait to try this!
Loving the new look!!! And seriously, that looks so delicious :). Never would have thought of putting eggs and sweet potatoes together. I love getting new ideas!
I LOVE the new look!! So cute! I just might have to get in contact with Rita because I’ve been wanting a blog makeover for quite some time. And of course, your sweet potato boats look fantastic! 🙂
you should DEFINITELY get in touch with her. she is AMAZING. she did everything I wanted, and more. LOVE!!!!!
LOVE the new look!! I may have to contact her 😉 And those look soooo good! must try!
seriously, she is the.best. i would DEFINITELY contact her. i had no problems and like I said, SO PATIENT!
Love the new look – great header!! =)
I LOVE your new design – it looks fantastic!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe too – I can’t wait to try it, it looks so good! 🙂
It was my pleasure, and I do smile a lot, what can I say, just a happy gal 😉 Glad you love it, so much fun to work with you!
Love the new look! These look delicious too – I’ve never combined eggs and sweet potatoes!
I looooove this idea–clearly sweet potatoes and I are good friends. And I love the idea of pairing them with salsa and black beans! Such a great flavor combo.
And the new header is rockin’, lady!!
the blog looks great, lindsay!!! rita did an amazing job. 🙂
and yum on the sweet potato boats!! that definitely looks like a lunch i’d enjoy.
Love the new look, it looks great.
I’m saving my pennies so I can get a new look too!
LOVING the new look of your site! And those sweet potato boats? Holy deliciousness, Batman!
LOVE the new site!
I have been wanting to do an overhaul but just havent had time to figure out what I want! Love it though 🙂
I love the new design!! It’s uber cute.
Love the new look! And who doesn’t love loaded potato skins?! Nice twist on a classic.
I like to do something similar with delicata squash – this looks great and your pictures are lovely.
The new look is awesome!! Love it. So fresh 🙂
The page looks awesome! And I love this idea with the sweet potato boats–I’m always looking for new ways to eat sweet potatoes!
I saw all of your instagram pics and wondered what this was! It looks soo good! All of my favorites are included in this recipe.
Love the new website look, too!
ummmm WOW i cant wait to make these…great quick supper during the week or for bfast too:)
SO FUN! Sweet potato and black bean is one of my favorite combos – love the addition of egg!
I want to eat this now, forever and always.
Drool
I love the new look!! The salad on the right is cut off but I’m on my netbook and maybe it’s just the small screen
Love the new site! And the recipe 😉
YES!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new design! It looks beautiful!! So clean !!!
That recipe looks fantastic…pinning now to save for a later date =) xoxo
Looks LOVELY!!!! [As do your sweet potatoes…they remind me of when I baked eggs in squash. :)]
That looks similar to something I made recently, but I love your addition of egg.
I love the new header/layout girlie!! So clean and pretty!
Ooh, love your new look here! Beautiful!
And those sweet tater boats…I’m drooling.
Um….. this looks delicious! I want ot make it now, but only have egg substitute in cartons. Hmm…… Love the new look too! Fun stuff!
Love the new look!
Thanks for this Lindsay!! Totally just sent the recipe to my mom, gonna try to make it with her soon!
Loving the new look! I really like the font and the colors! 🙂 Have one of those boats set sail my way! lol.
hahaha they look lovely and delicious