Swoodle Everything!

Swoodle. What is a swoodle you may ask? So may red lines all in my draft because swoodle is not actually in the dictionary. So intriguing now, isn't it? Well you are in luck because today not only am I going to tell you what a swoodle is, but i am also going to show you TWO recipes you can use swoodles in!

A swoodle is simply a sweet potato noodle made from a vegetable spiralizer. Evidently my computer does not recognize spiralizer either! Click here for the spiralizer I use. And click here for the spiralizer I want to purchase next!

It all started last Fall when sweet potato prices dropped so low we could not resist in buying SIXTY POUNDS OF SWEET POTATOES. Yep. Sixty pounds. My husband and I took turns around the clock chopping and roasting, we even had to go out and invest in a deep freezer! The majority of prep we did was in the form of roasted sweet potatoes, we measured out 100g baggies and froze them for super efficient meal prep. Along with cubing, we also made sweet potato chips with a mandolin, sweet potato hash with a cheese grater, and my favorite, SWOODLES with with spiralizer! Enjoy these photos and breakfast recipes for a Swoodle Casserole and Eggs in a Swoodle!

Swoodle Casserol

Servings:4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups swoodles

8 eggs

1 cup kale (chopped)

1/2c mushrooms (sliced)

8oz breakfast sausage (optional)

Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Grease square pan (9x9).

3. Add swoodles evenly to the bottom of the greased pan.

4. Layer on kale, mushrooms, and sausage evenly on top of the swoodles.

5. Lastly, whisk together eggs, add salt and pepper, and add evenly on top of all ingredients in pan.

6. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until completely cooked through. Slice and enjoy!

Eggs in a Swoodle

servings: 1

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup swoodles

2 eggs

olive oil

salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Heat an oven safe pan over medium heat and add olive oil. Form swoodles in 2 circular shapes on the hot pan, leaving a hole in the center.

3. Let cook for 3 minutes.

4. Transfer pan to oven and cook for 12 minutes.

5. Take pan out and crack an egg in each circle. Add salt and pepper and put back in the oven for 5 minutes or until eggs are cooked to your desired texture.

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