Basil Pesto and Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe
All Recipes Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 2 cups chicken broth, or as needed to cover 3 tablespoons butter 5 slices uncured bacon, diced 1 cup fresh basil leaves ¼ cup roasted almonds 3 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste 1 tablespoon lemon juice salt and ground black pepper to taste ¾ cup milk
Nutrition Info
- 237.5 caloriescarbohydrate: 21.5 gcholesterol: 20.9 mgfat: 14.8 gfiber: 3.3 gprotein: 5.8 gsaturatedFat: 4.7 gservingSize: -sodium: 461.4 mgsugar: 7.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Basil Pesto and Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Directions
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Place sweet potatoes into a saucepan, cover with chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender enough to pierce easily with a fork, about 10 minutes. Drain and return potatoes to pan, add butter and cover pan.
Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels to blot grease.
Process basil and almonds in a food processor until pulverized, about 30 seconds, and slowly drizzle olive oil into the running food processor until thick, 1 to 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, salt, and black pepper to basil mixture and pulse several times to combine to make the pesto.
Beat sweet potatoes in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, slowly adding milk, until potatoes are fluffy and smooth. Alternatively, mash sweet potatoes with a fork if you prefer a more chunky texture. Season to taste with more salt, stir in pesto and bacon. Serve immediately.