The place is Noodles & Company which uses globally-inspired recipes and fresh ingredients to give guests real, crave-able flavors. They don’t use any artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, or preservatives on their core menu, which for me is of most importance.

At Noodles & Company, dishes are made fresh to order every time, which also includes the ability to customize the fresh ingredients already loaded in the bowls. Every time we go I always add extra veggies to our dishes. You can add extra vegetables or extra protein to your bowls, so more often than not, we do.

For the little ones, if they don’t want to try a world flavor they are not familiar with, they can stick to a regional favorite – Wisconsin mac and cheese. What kid doesn’t like mac and cheese? As you can see you can add veggies to it which in this case I added extra broccoli to all the dishes, mac and cheese, Pad Thai and Whole Grain Tuscan Fresca. To find the nearest Noodles & Company to you visit this link.

As you can see there are many dishes inspired by flavors around the world that you can choose from. Tasty, fresh, delicious and healthy for you.

Now because we had an Asian styled lunch at Noodles & Company, I wanted to make a dessert that was also Asian-inspired. Believe it or not Caramelized sweet potatoes is something that it is served in many Korean restaurants. This recipe, Goguma Mattang, actually originated in China but it is most used in Korea.

It is normally fried but my version is baked which is healthier and less messy.

To make the sweet part of the caramelized sweet potatoes I used maple syrup but you can also use honey. I have seen original recipes use sugar but I prefer to stink with any of these two alternatives instead. Either maple syrup or honey will work. Just make sure that you sprinkle some sesame seeds at the end to give it that Asian inspired hint.

Enjoy!

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Caramelized sweet potatoes

Yield: 12 servings

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tbs sesame seeds
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F.

Place sweet potatoes into a baking sheet and coat with the remainder of the ingredients. Bake for 10 minutes. Stir and bake for another 10 minutes.

Once the potatoes are baked coat with more maple syrup if you like. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the potatoes and serve.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Noodles & Company. The opinions and text are all mine.

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These Loaded baked sweet potatoes are to die for. All the sweet potato recipes that I have tried before have been sweet dishes so I wasn’t sure if this would work. I have seen other versions of this recipe but never care to try them until today. I was a bit skeptical because I didn’t know if the flavors were going to work…they worked perfectly!

I am glad I tried these loaded baked sweet potatoes because they are just plain sensational.

I urge you to try this recipe. It is fairly easy and you can add any other veggies of your choice. I thought the onions and sweet potatoes were enough so for me, I will keep the recipe just as is next time I make it.

I did quite a large portion for this recipe so I used my large roasting pan. I don’t get to use it as much as I would like to but I am glad I purchased it because it is truly a life saver, especially when it comes to roasting veggies since I do large quantities of them.

On another note, I want to let you know that my cookbook, The Matcha Cookbook: Green Tea-Inspired Meals, Snacks, Drinks and Desserts. 

The  cookbook is ready for pre-order at:

• Amazon
• Barns and Noble

To see more about what recipes and to see a sneak peek of what is in the cookbook make sure you visit this link.

I leave you with this amazing Loaded baked sweet potato recipe that I hope you make soon. If you like sweet potatoes I think you are going to love this recipe.

Enjoy!

Loaded baked sweet potatoes

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 8 servings

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs sweet potatoes, cut into wedges
• 2 large red onion, cut into strips
• 1 tbs of taco seasoning, any other seasoning will work
• 6 slices provolone cheese
• 4 oz cherry tomatoes, chopped
• 3 oz gorgonzola cheese
• 3 tbs olive oil
• Fresh parsley

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 375F. In a large roasting pan add the onions, sweet potatoes, olive oil and seasoning and mix through. Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes (depending how thick you have cut the potatoes)

Take roasting pan out of the oven and add the slices of provolone, tomatoes and gorgonzola cheese. Place back into the oven for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle fresh parsley over the potatoes and serve while they are warm.

NOTE: I used a mixture of provolone cheese and gorgonzola cheese but you can add any other cheese of your choice.

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