"If you like sweet potatoes, this is a great way to serve them," says Barbara Smith of Cannon Falls, Minnesota. "It's so easy to make this meal-in-one dish. I like to think of the marshmallows on top as dessert!" From Light and Tasty Magazne


INGREDIENTS



* 1 large sweet potato, about (10 ounces)
* 1/4 cup water
* 1 fully cooked ham slice (1/2 pound and 3/4 inch thick)
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 1/3 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
* 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
* 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, drained
* 1/3 cup miniature marshmallows


SERVINGS 2
CATEGORY Main Dish
METHOD Microwave
PREP 20 min.
COOK 15 min.
TOTAL 35 min.


DIRECTIONS




Peel sweet potato and cut into chunks. Place in a microwave-safe dish; add water. Cover and microwave on high for 7-9 minutes or until tender; drain and set aside.
    Cut ham into two pieces. In a skillet, brown ham in butter on both sides. In a bowl, combine pineapple juice and brown sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over ham. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes or until slightly thickened.
    Transfer ham to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Place sweet potato and pineapple around edge of dish. Pour brown sugar mixture over the top. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle marshmallows around edge. Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until the marshmallows are golden brown. Yield: 2 servings. Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

 



NUTRITIONAL INFO




Nutritional Analysis: One serving: 4 ounces cooked ham with 1-1/4 cups potato mixture (prepared with reduced-sodium ham and reduced-fat butter) equals 438 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 70 mg cholesterol, 1,159 mg sodium, 64 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 26 g protein.


-- Edited by Colette at 19:56, 2006-05-08