Basil Pesto and Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Name: Basil Pesto and Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters roasted almonds; 5 slices uncured bacon, diced; 3 Tbsps butter; 473 milliliters chicken broth, or as needed to cover; 237 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 8 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 177 milliliters milk; 3 Tbsps olive oil, or more to taste; 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

Basil Pesto and Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 227 calories, 5g of protein, and 18g of fat. Only If you have basil leaves, uncured bacon, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

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.

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Sweet Potato

Chicken Broth

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Sauce Pan

Drain and return potatoes to pan; add butter and cover pan.

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Potato

Butter

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Frying Pan

Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Transfer bacon to paper towels to blot grease.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

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.

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Olive Oil

Almonds

Basil

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Food Processor

Add lemon juice, salt, and black pepper to basil mixture and pulse several times to combine to make the pesto.

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Black Pepper

Lemon Juice

Basil

Pesto

Salt

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.

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Sweet Potato

Potato

Bacon

Pesto

Milk