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We live our greatest bowl life this week. Seasoned candy potato wedges and hen meatballs or rotisserie hen all piled onto a plate with slightly puddle of punchy inexperienced avocado mojo sauce. Sure, wow, repeat.
It is a model new recipe that’s a part of our Spring 2023 SOS Collection – in different phrases, EASY recipes! View our full assortment of SOS recipes right here.
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Lindsay’s Notes
Need to watch your loved ones soften right into a puddle of happiness? Make a pan of those candy potato wedges.
Sure, the sauce, too. I’m by no means not licking each final drop out of the jar.
However the fries, man. They’re my husband, youngsters’, and workplace neighbors’ biggest pleasure proper now. I swear I’m by no means extra cherished than when I’m pulling a pan of those out of the oven.
And so they’re not unsuitable in regards to the fries – they’re unusually easy and simply divine. However for me, it’s additionally in regards to the layering right here. Can all of us agree that we must always positively be consuming extra meals the place dipping issues right into a punchy inexperienced sauce is simply BUILT RIGHT IN? This methodology of sauce-on-the-bottom can be my guiding gentle for bowl-building this summer season.
You seize your cilantro, some vinegar, some garlic. You make a mojo-inspired sauce (with avocado! yum!) and also you pour it on the plate. Sure. Sauce on plate. It’s enjoyable.
Then: every part you like on the planet will get piled proper on prime. You get the crispy bits from the roasted candy potato, you get the golden brown caramelized spots on these yummy little meatballs that (in the event you’re me) you picked up at Costco thanks very a lot, and also you swipe every chew generously by that electrical sauce.
It’s a meal for taste lovers, simple lovers, and sauce lovers. And by chance I’m all three.
Description
We live our greatest bowl life this week. Seasoned candy potato wedges and hen meatballs or rotisserie hen all piled onto a plate with slightly puddle of punchy inexperienced avocado mojo sauce. Sure, wow, repeat.
Avocado Mojo Sauce:
The Stuff for the Bowls:
- Candy Potatoes: Preheat the oven to 425 levels. Peel and reduce the candy potatoes – I like to chop them into wedges as a result of they really feel like thick, joyful fries and my household loves them, however any form will work. Place on a big baking sheet and toss with the oil and taco seasoning till coated.
- Onions: Peel the onion and reduce it into skinny wedges. Tuck them onto the baking sheet in and across the candy potatoes.
- Roast: Switch the entire pan to the oven and bake for a complete of 35 minutes. I normally take them out at 20 minutes to flip the items and add my meatballs. *If utilizing retailer purchased pre-cooked meatballs, you may simply scoot every part over and add your meatballs so that they get these final quarter-hour of bake time.
- Sauce: Whereas the candy potatoes are roasting, mix up the sauce elements – I take advantage of my Ninja mini chopper (affiliate hyperlink). Style, regulate, and put aside. (Or a minimum of strive. It’s so good.)
- Serve: Pour some sauce on a plate or bowl. Pile it up with meatballs, candy potatoes, and onions. Whole consolation meals with saucy dipping constructed proper in!
Notes
For those who like extra of a creamy sauce, you may add the mayo to it! Sauce will final for 2 days within the fridge.
As written, the sauce just isn’t spicy however it will be actually good with a jalapeño thrown in there.
In case your taco seasoning doesn’t have corn starch or corn flour listed within the elements, I might counsel including only a gentle sprinkle (1 teaspoon) with the taco seasoning – this simply helps the candy potato fries develop that extra crispy golden exterior.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Prepare dinner Time: half-hour
- Class: Bowl
- Technique: Roast
- Delicacies: Caribbean-Impressed
Key phrases: mojo sauce, meatball recipe, avocado sauce
What Is Mojo?
Mojo refers to a sauce that’s discovered in lots of cultures world wide – Puerto Rico, Canary Islands, Cuba, and the Caribbean. I first had it in Puerto Rico as a dipping sauce for fried plantains, however my understanding is that it’s usually served with meat, like pork, so as to add a citrusy, vinegary taste (and generally warmth). You may learn extra in regards to the roots and variations of mojo right here.
Is It Spicy?
No, as written this one just isn’t spicy. However in the event you WANT it to be spicy, it will be superb with a jalapeño in there! I simply maintain it gentle for my youngsters.
What Protein Is Finest?
The 2 issues I’ve been utilizing are hen meatballs or rotisserie hen. I additionally served this with shredded pork as soon as and actually loved it (however that makes it non-SOS as a result of it takes a bit extra time to make).
Meatballs: I’ve been sort of on a run with the Amylu hen meatballs recently, and each the teriyaki pineapple and the mango jalapeño ones are scrumptious right here. We additionally love the POY baked hen meatballs, clearly!
Rotisserie Rooster: Wants no rationalization. My household loves a juicy, roasty, piping-hot rotisserie hen and SO DO I.
What Do You Use To Mix Up The Sauce?
I LOVE my Ninja mini chopper (affiliate hyperlink). It’s not meant for sauces essentially, however I take advantage of it for every kind of fast sauce blends – it’s so nice. I’ve at all times been a die-hard meals processor fan, and nonetheless am, however I might say 75% of the time I’m reaching for this little man after I simply have to make a fast sauce!
How Can You Make This Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free?
It needs to be dairy-free and gluten-free as is!
Issues to double-check: your taco seasoning and your meatballs or rotisserie hen for any added dairy or gluten.
How Can You Make This Vegetarian?
Throw extra veggies on the pan with these candy potatoes and go for an all-veg lineup! Cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers… so good!
For a veg protein, we actually benefit from the ALDI meatless meatballs!
How Can You Add Extra Veggies To This?
I’m by no means not going to attempt to affect you to make this straightforward inexperienced salad. It’s my favourite add-a-veggie-to-a-meal answer.