Smoky Bacon and Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

Submitted by PsychRN

"Sweet potatoes are delicious as a savory side. I like them much better this way than with loads of sugar. I've made sweet potatoes semi-"twice baked" before and with furthering tweaking came up with this. Hope you enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 8 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 small chipotle chile in adobo, remove seeds and slice in small pieces
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped and toasted

directions

1. Cover potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook until tender and then drain.
2. Mash potatoes, add butter, sour cream, sugar, cheese, chipotle pepper and bacon; mix well.
3. Adjust seasoning with salt and black pepper.
4. Top with toasted pecans just before serving.

Reviews

[mommyluvs2cook]

Awesome stuff!! I didn't have sour cream (wish I did though!) so I used some heavy cream. Also no pecan's so I toasted up some almonds. Loved the heat from the chipotle's, so delicious!!

 

[CarolAT]

This is a wonderful sweet potato recipe. I really enjoyed the smoky chipotle pepper taste with the crunch of the bacon and pecans. Next time I make this dish, I will add two or maybe three chipotle chilies to really kick it up another notch. Thanks for posting this recipe. Adopted for PAC April 2008.