Reverse Your Fatty Liver Herbed Wild Rice Stuffed Sweet Potato

Course Main Course
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large sweet potatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt to taste
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • 1 cup wild rice cooked according to package
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped basil
  • 1 tsp minced chives
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Coat the potatoes in 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil and rub with 1/2 the salt.
  • Lay on a baking sheet and bake for 1/2 hour.
  • Remove from oven and prick with a fork, and put back in oven.
  • Continue baking until potatoes are tender, about 45 more minutes.
  • While the potatoes are baking, make the filling.
  • Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  • Add the shallots and garlic and cook until soft.
  • Add the spinach and cook until just wilted.
  • Stir in the cooked rice and turn off the heat.
  • Stir in the herbs, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  • When potatoes are done, split each down the middle.
  • Stuff each with about 1/2 cup of the rice mixture and serve.