Sweet Potatoes With Balsamic Onions, Bacon, Asiago and Scallions
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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5-6
ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes (medium or large)
- 3 -4 tablespoons butter (split)
- 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup milk
- salt (I start with 1t)
- pepper
- sugar (a touch, if needed) or maple syrup (a touch, if needed)
- 1 cup thinly sliced onion
- 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
- 1 shallot, sliced (optional)
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 1⁄2 cup asiago cheese, grated
- 2 green onions, chopped
directions
- Cook sweet potatoes at 450 for about 1 hour or until soft.
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While potatoes are baking, CARAMELIZE ONIONS:
- Stirring occasionally, sautee onions, shallot and garlic in 1-2T butter and 1-2T olive oil over medium low heat for about 10-15 minutes or until onions are very soft. (Don't let the garlic burn or it will be very bitter.).
- Add balsamic vinegar and scrape up any bits that may have formed from caramelized onions.
- Set aside.
- Carefully peel and mash baked sweet potatoes(we use a whisk).
- After tasting, Add 2 tablespoons butter, milk, salt, pepper and sugar.
- Taste and adjust ingredients.
- Place sweet potatoes in an 8x8 casserole or a loaf pan and top with balsamic onions.
- Bake, covered, at 350 for 15-20 minutes. (Increase bake time if casserole is coming from the fridge).
- Top with crumbled bacon and asiago and bake uncovered for an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Top with green onions and serve.
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Reviews
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Very nice dish that really dresses up the sweet potatoes. I omitted the butter and olive oil by sauteeing the onions in a pan prepared with non-stick cooking spray and only adding a little bit of skim milk to smooth out the mashed potatoes, rather than adding the butter. I omitted the salt and sugar, as well, and used veggie bacon. The flavors were wonderful, and it fit in well with Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you!
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Oh yum, outstanding! Served this for our Christmas Day meal, and it shone. I used 1 large sw. potato (about 2 lbs) and omitted the sugar or maple syrup. I upped the asiago cheese to a whole cup (mmmmmmm). I don't usually add salt to the cooking process but only at the table (using Celtic coarse grind sea salt). Thanks for making a special meal so much more special!
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