Paleo Sweet Potato & Roast Cakes

Not only are we paleo, but we are paleo on a pretty darn tight budget. So anything we can do to make the meals stretch farther is a plus. This is a recipe that I came up with to use some leftover beef roast which I had cooked in the slow cooker a couple of days prior.

In addition, I created this recipe during the week of Mars' IBS attack, so I was trying desperately to feed him things that hopefully wouldn't upset the already inflamed instestines he'd been fighting with all week.

The sweet potatoes were also cooked whole in the crock pot, which, for some reason, I'd never thought of doing before, but I'm glad I had the light-bulb moment this day.

I have a Vitamix, so I use it as my food processor, and for this recipe I used it Vitamix to "grind" the already cooked roast, and it shredded it so beautifully! I was so happy with the way this came together, because I knew it would be easily digested by Mars' sensitive stomach.

Unfortunately, he felt ill after eating, just like he had all week, but he did love the food, so that tells me once his IBS is not inflamed, this recipe will be a keeper. This turned out tasting a lot like a roast beef meal all in one little compact easy-to-hold (if you're on the go) patty.

They will be pretty soft, so you can adjust any of the ingredients necessary, adding more almond meal, more meat, less cooked sweet potatoes as desired. The two main ingredients are already cooked, so you're just cooking them till basically heated through and browned enough on each side to be firm. Shown below, served with fresh spinach and avocado drizzled with primal homemade ranch dressing.

Paleo Sweet Potato and Roast Cakes

1/2 lb. - 1 lb. cooked beef roast
2-3 cooked peeled sweet potatoes
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
1 egg
1/4 c. almond meal

Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a large mixing bowl. Form into 2-3" patties. Cook on a hot non-stick griddle with a little butter, about 3 minutes per side.

Quantity varies due to how much meat you use, or the size of the potatoes, but it made around 10 patties.