Mashed Sweet Potatoes

This recipe was fairly easy to make, although it ended up taking longer than I thought. My vegetable peeler was no good for peeling the sweet potatoes (maybe I need a new one...) so I ended up having to peel them with a knife which took a little longer. Also, for some reason the water & potatoes took forever to boil. Aside from that the process went pretty well. I doubled the recipe because I happened to have 4 sweet pototaoes. I used pre-minced ginger and cilantro to save time (the kind you buy in a tube in the refrigerator section of the produce department). I thought the cilantro was a bit strange with sweet potato, I don't know if I would add it the next time I make it. I served the mashed sweet potato as a side dish with baked chicken & sauteed squash, yum!

Sweet Potato Mash

I made this and it was amazing! No photos, but trust me- you will love this as a side dish!

 

Makes: 2 servings

Time: 10 mins 

 

Ingredients:

 

2 Sweet potato, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp Fresh ginger, shredded
2 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Honey
As needed Milk
2 tbsp Fresh Cilantro or Basil, chopped
To taste Salt

Notes / Directions:

 

Cook sweet potatoes and ginger in saucepan of boiling water for 5-7 minutes or until tender; drain. Transfer to bowl; mash potato with butter, honey and enough milk for smooth consistency. Stir in cilantro or basil and salt to taste.

Chili Review

 I was impressed with this recipe. I made two batches, one with ground beef and the other without and one in the crock pot and the other on the stove. I bought multiple kinds of canned beans to add variety- black, pinto and an accidental re-fried! The crock pot needed some thickening so I added a small can of tomato paste which seemed to help. I also added some cornstarch water to thicken it up.

This was good with corn bread on the side with 

cheese and sour cream on top. Pretty easy. I would make it again.

Chili

This recipe was easy to make & very flavorful. I made the following alterations to the recipe: I used spicy italian sausage insead of kielbasa (because we already had a bunch of spicy italian sausage at home), and I used 2 cans of kidney beans + 2 cans of black beans (instead of only using black beans). It came out a little spicy, so the sour cream on top was a must for me. I served the chili over rice with cheddar cheese & sour cream on top. Very tasty! I would definitely make it again.