Savory sweet potatoes mashed with garlic and topped with a bit of bacon.
As many of you know, I'm a fan of potatoes. All sorts of potatoes. Well, one super easy way to have potatoes is mashed potatoes. Especially when I just need something fast or if I need to get more groceries. I thought I'd try something similar with sweet taters, especially after I saw this recipe on Skinny Taste. Why not make the mashed sweet potatoes a bit savory instead of overly sweet? I did, and I'm glad to report - they're even better than the sweet version! The contrast between the sweet potatoes and savory bacon worked really well with the garlic. Plus, they're much easier and healthier than the usual sweet potato casserole.
What's your favorite sweet dish made savory or savory dish made sweet?
Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes
by CJ HuangSavory sweet potatoes mashed with garlic and topped with a bit of bacon.
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Yield: 6 servings
Materials:
| Mass | Weight | Volume | Number | Material | Notes |
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| 1 tablespoon | 3 strips | bacon, crisped and crumbled | Or bacon bits | ||
| 1 tablespoon | 3 cloves | garlic, minced | |||
| 1/2 cup | milk | ||||
| 2 pounds | sweet potatoes, chunked |
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1. Gather all materials. |
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2. Cook sweet potatoes in the smallest amount of water required. (Less water added means less water to boil off at the end to reach desired consistency.) Mix in garlic. |
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3. Mash garlic and potatoes together. Add in bacon bits, reserving some for topping. |
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4. Stir, mix, or mash in milk. Serve with bacon bits sprinkled on top. |
I love sweet potatoes... reminds me that I haven't had one in awhile.. yum!! Thanks for linking up to tasteful Tuesdays... YOU are featured today... head over and check it out... I've shared your feature on all my favorite social media and I would love for you to as well!!! thanks! EMily@nap-timecreations
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feature! I really appreciate it and hope you enjoy these savory mashed sweet potatoes. :)
ReplyDeleteEvery recipe you share is absolutely beautiful and looks delicious! Thanks for linking up with "Try a Recipe Tuesday." Hope you can link up with us again this week.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I definitely plan on linking up again this week. It's good to be back after a break. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe. Pinned also. Linda @Crafts a la mode
ReplyDeleteThanks! Hope you enjoy! I like it as an alternative to overloading on sugar. :)
ReplyDeleteThese sound so delicious!
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I like the twist and mixing sweet with savory. Hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI love sweet potato and garlic such a great combination. Thanks for linking up and sharing with us at #anythinggoes
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely a surprisingly yummy combo! Hope you get a chance to try it out. :)
ReplyDeleteI love all potato too. This recipe looks like it would be wonderful. I would just add a little butter to the mix. Sharing this on SU
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Thanks for sharing! The butter sounds like a wonderful idea - makes everything yummier. :)
ReplyDeleteI love anything with garlic! Thanks for linking up to Simply Natural Saturdays!
ReplyDeleteThe garlic adds a surprisingly pleasing savory-ness to the sweet potatoes. Still sweet, but not too sweet. :)
ReplyDeleteYou really got me there with the bacon. This is the second savory sweet potato dish that linked up this week! Can't wait to try them both. Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.
ReplyDeleteBacon always makes things taste better. :) Hope you enjoy these savory Garlic Sweet Potatoes!
ReplyDeleteI'm the savory girl so I totally LOVE your option! Thanks for sharing with us at #TryaBiteTuesday, I've tweeted & pinned to pass the word - please join us again this week with another yummy recipe!
ReplyDeleteYou and me both! Thanks for stopping by, and I'll try to stop by again. :)
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