Baked Sweet-and-Savory Mashed Potatoes

Submitted by Sharlene~W

"Classic mashed potatoes has some competition here--a great combo of white and sweet potatoes."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 lbs baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon salt, divided
• 1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes in syrup, drained and mashed
• 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 3⁄4 cup light sour cream
• 2⁄3 cup chicken broth
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Bring potatoes, 1 teaspoon salt and water to to cover to a boil in a Dutch oven; cook 30 minutes or until tender.
2. Drain.
3. Return potatoes to Dutch oven.
4. Add sweet potatoes and cream cheese; mash untl smooth with a potato masher.
5. Stir in bacon, next 3 ingredients and remaining 2 teaspoons salt.
6. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 11-x7-inch baking dish.
7. Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 20 minutes.
8. Garnish with crumbled bacon, if desired.

Reviews

[Dee514]

Made these to accompany a cranberry glazed ham. I followed the recipe exactly, using all the cream cheese and sour cream called for. They were very tasty, easy to make, and a nice change from the mashed sweets I usually serve with ham. I think the next time I make them (and I definitely will make them again), I will reverse the ratio of sweet potatoes to baking potatoes, and use 3 1/2lbs sweet potatoes to 1 3/4lbs baking potatoes (just our family preference, we all love sweet potatoes). Thanks for posting this recipe, its a nice twist on mashed potatoes. :)

 

[Ms B.]

My anti-mashed potato hubby had a second helping of these potatoes. I had a large can of sweet potatoes on hand and used the entire thing. I also sautéed onion in some of the bacon grease after cooking the bacon. It was a great savory addition to the potatoes. I didn't find that I needed all of the cream cheese, and omitted the sour cream...using it all would have made very "soupy" mashed potatoes. These were a great addition to my Easter menu. We loved the sweet, but savory flavor of this blend.