Teriyaki Sweet Potatoes and Dijon Mustard Oven Roasted Potatoes & Veggies

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Teriyaki Sweet Potatoes
Serves 4
Adapted from: http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2009/11/teriyaki-sweet-potatoes-219-055-serving.html

Ingredients:
-1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
-1 tablespoon sesame oil
-2 teaspoons of minced garlic
-2 tablespoons brown sugar
-3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
Optional: 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (we don't add these)

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees
-Wash and peel your sweet potatoes
-Cut your sweet potatoes into medium sized chunks/cubes
-In a large casserole dish, spray with nonstick cooking spray and put your cut sweet potatoes in it.
-In a small bowl, combine sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic, and soy sauce together.
-Pour the contents of the bowl over all of the sweet potatoes, making sure to coat all of them.
-Cover your casserole dish with foil
-Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and stir the mixture real well. Add your sesame seeds at this point if you wish to use them in this recipe.
-Put back in the oven uncovered for an additional 10 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and cooked.
-Remove from oven and eat

Tip:
*The potatoes should not be mushy, but they should be fork tender.

Dijon Mustard Oven Roasted Potatoes & Veggies
Serves 4-6 servings
Adapted from: http://theauspicioussquirrel.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/dijon-mustard-oven-roasted-potatoes/

Ingredients:
6 small red potatoes - washed and cut into chunks/cubes (do not peel because the peel offers nutrition)
1 red bell pepper medium sized - sliced
1 green bell pepper medium sized - sliced
1 red onion large - sliced
Dijon Mustard
Pepper for seasoning
Salt for seasoning if you desire
Nonstick cooking spray or olive oil

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
-In a large bowl, combine potatoes, peppers, and onions.
-Season the vegetables with pepper and salt and mix well.
-Add desired amount of dijon mustard to the bowl and stir until the veggies are mixed well. I use about 1/4 -1/2 cup for my recipe.
-Spray a baking sheet or casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and put the veggie mixture onto the dish
-Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir the veggies around.
-Return to the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
-Remove from oven and eat

Enjoy! :)