BBQ Sweet Potatoes

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These BBQ Sweet Potatoes are made with sweet potato rounds that are grilled with BBQ sauce. An easy healthy vegetarian recipe for grilling!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Keyword: grilled sweet potatoes, barbecue sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes bbq sauce,

Servings:

Calories: 98kcal

Author: Christine Rooney

Equipment

Grill Charcoal or Gas

Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes equals 1.5 lbs.
3 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. smoked paprika
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
½ tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. pepper
½ cup BBQ sauce
1 package gluten free buns optional, can use regular buns if not gluten free
coleslaw optional
pickled jalapenos optional

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Instructions

Thoroughly wash and scrub 2 medium sweet potatoes. Dry with a towel and cut the sweet potatoes into rounds. The rounds should be roughly ½" thick. Try to make sure the rounds are all relatively the same size so they cook evenly.
Place the sweet potato rounds into a large bowl or casserole dish. Drizzle 3 Tbsp. olive oil over the top. Toss until completely coated.
Sprinkle 2 tsp. smoked paprika, 2 tsp. garlic powder, 2 tsp. onion powder, 1 tsp. Italian seasoning, and ½ tsp. each of kosher salt and pepper over the potatoes. Toss until completely coated in the olive oil and spices.
Heat a grill to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the sweet potato rounds on the surface of the grill over the direct heat. Cook for 5 minutes on the first side. Flip and cook for another 5 minutes on the second side over direct heat.
Transfer the sweet potato rounds to the indirect heat. Using a grill basting brush, place a generous amount of BBQ sauce over each potato round. Cover and cook for 1 minute.
Flip the sweet potato rounds, generously brush the second side with more BBQ sauce. Cover and cook for 1 more minute.
Once all of the sweet potato rounds are tender, but not mushy and easily pierced with a fork, remove from the grill and set aside.
To Serve: These sweet potatoes can be served on their own as a side dish. Feel free to garnish with minced chives or herb of choice.
Alternately, they can be served as a sandwich. Place a few grilled sweet potatoes on a gluten free bun (or regular bun if not GF) and top them with coleslaw and pickled jalapenos.

Notes

Feel free to add more salt and pepper to the grilled sweet potatoes if necessary.

You can add as much or as little BBQ sauce as you like to the potatoes. More sauce may be added to the sweet potatoes after removing from the grill.

The sweet potato rounds should have grill marks and may be slightly charred after they are done cooking on the grill.

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