Beef and Sweet Potato Turnovers

Real Simple Magazine

Serves 2-4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 grated sweet potato
• 2 cups baby spinach
• salt and pepper
• 2 sheets frozen puff pastry
• 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Brown beef with garlic. Add sweet potato and spinach; season with salt and pepper.
2. Cut 2 sheets frozen puff pastry (thawed) in half. Divide the beef mixture and 1½ cups cheese among the 4 pieces of dough; seal the edges.
3. Bake at 375° F until golden, 25 to 30 minutes.

Comments: I was so excited to try this recipe because it looked so easy, yet hearty. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish more than 1/4 of my first serving because it tasted so awful. I don't blame the recipe (I still have high hopes for it and plan to try again in the future), I blame my poor selection of cheap, frozen spinach. The awful taste was overwhelming. The only good thing about it was that I used ground turkey which seemed to keep the "weight" of the meal, but lighten the flavor. Next time I will 1) use only 1 cup of fresh spinach, and 2) use a full pound of meat.