Thanksgiving Side Dish: Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes & Bacon

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Thanksgiving Side Ingredients:

8 servings

Slender sweet potatoes (4 pounds; peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices)

Cooked bacon (3 slices; crumbled)

Cornstarch (2 teaspoons)

Fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (1/2 cup; chopped)

Fresh rosemary (2 teaspoons; chopped)

2 garlic cloves (minced)

Kosher salt (2 tablespoons)

Light brown sugar (3 tablespoons)

Butter (4 tablespoons; melted)

Orange zest (1 tablespoon)

Frozen orange juice concentrate (1/2 cup; thawed)

Cold water (1 tablespoon)

Thanksgiving Side Dish Directions:

1. Take a 5- to 6-qt. slow cooker and place the sweet potato slices into it.
2. Take a small bowl and stir together orange juice concentrate, butter, kosher salt, light brown sugar, and chopped rosemary. Pour over the potato slices and toss to coat.
3. Cover the slow cooker and cook until the potato slices are tender or for 5-1/2 to 6 hours at LOW heat.
4. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the potato slices to a serving dish. Keep the cooking liquid into the cooker and increase the heat to HIGH.
5. Mix 1 tablespoon cold water and cornstarch in a small bowl until the mixture becomes smooth. Pour the mixture into the slow cooker and whisk for 3 to 5 minutes or until the liquid becomes thick. Pour the sauce over the potato slices in the serving dish.
6. Mix together minced garlic, chopped parsley, and orange zest. Sprinkle the parsley mixture over the potatoes.
7. Finally, serve the potatoes after sprinkling the crumbled bacon over them.

Love Sweet Potato Dishes?

Try this Sweet Potato Casserole for your Thanksgiving meal

The great thing about this slow cooker Thanksgiving side dish recipe is that you can just pour the potato mixture into the slow cooker in the evening and forget about it for the next 5-6 hours. Have it ready to serve when everyone sits down to dinner!

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The Autumn-Inspired Butter Pecan Sweet Potatoes recipe is best for snacks or at any time of the day. You only need a few ingredients and a little effort to make this delicious recipe. So, get your utensils ready and prepare the ingredients needed to make the Autumn-Inspired Butter Pecan Sweet Potatoes.

Autumn-Inspired Butter Pecan Sweet Potato Recipes

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Sweet Potato Ingredients:

• 8 medium sweet potatoes (5 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Coarse salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar
• 1/3 cup pecan pieces
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peel potatoes and halve lengthwise; slice crosswise 1/2 inch thick. On a baking sheet, toss potatoes with olive oil; season with coarse salt.
2. Transfer half the potatoes to a second baking sheet; cook both sheets until potatoes are tender, tossing occasionally, 25 to 30 minutes.
3. Sprinkle with butter, brown sugar, pecan pieces, and cayenne pepper, dividing evenly. Bake until sugar is caramelized and hard, about 10 minutes. Gently toss; serve immediately.

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That’s all you need and you can serve up to 8 persons for the whole procedure. You can actually prepare your recipe ahead to make it more convenient on your part. All you have to do is to let it cool down, cover and refrigerate. Then, do the procedure about 15 minutes before serving. This is the kind of potato recipe that you can serve for weekend family gathering or even party celebrations.

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Healthy Snack: Baked Beet | Apple | Sweet Potato Chips

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Healthy Snack: 3 Baked Chips Recipes

1. Baked Beet Chips

Ingredients

• 2 purple or golden beets
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Parchment paper
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

To make this yummy treat preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel the beets and cut them into thin slices. It is way easier to do that if you use a mandolin or a hand-held slicer, but a sharp knife will work as well. Use two paper towels and press the beet slices between them to remove any excess liquid. Arrange them into one layer onto the lined baking sheet and sprinkle with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove the sheet from the oven and let it stand for 5 minutes. After that, return the baking sheet into the oven and bake for another 4 to 8 minutes checking regularly so they don’t get over-baked. They are done when the center of each chip isn’t wet anymore. Once done, place them on paper towels and let them cool down for a few minutes before serving.

2. Baked Apple Chips

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Ingredients

• 2 apples, washed
• Brown sugar and cinnamon (optional)
• Parchment paper

Directions

These are as yummy as they are easy to make, but you do need some time for them to bake. So, preheat your oven to about 200 degrees F. Line one or two baking sheets with parchment paper. You can core the apples, but that is not necessary. Next, using a mandolin or a sharp knife cut the apples into thin slices. If you didn’t core the apples, remove any seeds. The thinner you can slice them, the crispier they will get. Arrange the slices in one layer on the baking sheet. If you want, you can now sprinkle some brown sugar and cinnamon over the slices. Bake them for 1 to 2 hours, flipping them once during the baking process. Turn off the oven and let the slices in the oven for about an hour to get them extra crispy.

3. Baked Sweet-Potato Chips

Ingredients

• 2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp coarse salt
• Parchment paper

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Directions

Sweet potatoes are one of the yummiest and healthiest things out there, so this is a great way to add them to your healthy snack options. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F, making sure that the racks are in the center and lower positions. Slice the sweet potatoes into thin slices, using a mandolin or a sharp knife. Divide the sweet potato slices between 2 lined baking sheets. Drizzle with oil, toss them gently, and spread them in a single layer on sheets. Bake them, flipping once during baking, until the centers are soft and edges are crisp, which should take about 22 to 25 minutes. As soon as they are out of the oven, sprinkle with some high quality coarse salt, and serve.

Make either one of the above baked chips or even make a variety of them to serve at a friendly gathering or a movie night. They can be stored in an airtight container for a couple of days, and if they get soft, just pop them in the oven for a few minutes to get them crisp again.

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Stagetecture’s

Best of 2013 – #1

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! Today we’ve arrived at Stagetecture’s number one post of 2013! For the last two days we have counted down from the third most popular post – Sunday Brunch:Perfect French Toast to the second most popular post – Sunday Brunch: Warm Cinnamon Scones Recipe. If you are one of those people who enjoy Thanksgiving sides, especially sweet potatoes, you aren’t alone! If you remember I shared my Gibson Holiday Sweet potato casserole recipe that has been in my family’s recipe books for years. Well there is no denying that you all love this other recipe for this southern favorite – ‘Southern Sweet Potato Casserole’. It was the most popular post in 2013, and I have to say — It’s still one of my favs too! Enjoy everyone and Happy 2014!

First Featured – Entry #2958, November 5, 2013

Don’t have a complete Thanksgiving menu yet? Well, worry no more. You can add this easy to make and delicious Southern Sweet Potato Casserole recipe to your list. You will definitely love its sweet taste and nice texture. It is so easy to prepare and certainly worth the wait. This mouth watering recipe provides the experience of crunchy pecans and cornflakes mix together with chewy marshmallows.

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole

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Ingredients

4 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups cornflakes cereal, crushed
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

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Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Bake sweet potatoes at 400° for 1 hour or until tender. Let stand until cool to touch (about 20 minutes); peel and mash sweet potatoes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°.
2. Beat mashed sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, and next 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon potato mixture into a greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.
3. Combine cornflakes cereal and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle over casserole in diagonal rows 2 inches apart.
4. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle marshmallows in alternate rows between the cornflake mixture; bake 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

The whole ingredients make around 6 – 8 servings of Southern Sweet Potato Casserole. It will take you approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes to complete this side dish. Feel free to adjust the sweetness and the crunchiness of this recipe by making some modifications with the sugar and cereal. But take the recipe as it is so you can taste the real sweetness of this deli.

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Have you ever noticed that snacking can often be worse off for your calorie intake than your regular meals? Instead, why not find healthy snacks and recipes that taste great and still provide low calories? Prepare your kitchen and get hold of your cooking utensils. This is an easy to cook snack but packed with flavor. The Baked Sweet Potato recipe is a low calorie snacks that you enjoy and make anytime.

Baked Sweet Potato Chips Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 large sweet potato, unpeeled, washed, and dried (about 9 ounces)
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Parchment paper
• Cooling rack
• Baking sheets

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Directions

1. Heat oven to 200°F with two racks.
2. Line two baking pans with parchment paper, and set aside.
3. Slice potato crosswise, as thin as possible.
4. Arrange the slices on the prepared sheets, and keep them from touching as much as possible.
5. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
6. Cook for 50 minutes.
7. Slices will dehydrate and shrink; turn chips over, and rotate baking sheets if needed for even cooking.
8. Cook until slices are crisped and floated around the edges and the centers are still orange, not brown, 30 to 40 more minutes.
9. Transfer to cooling racks and cool chips on baking sheets.

NOTE: Chips will be soft when removed from the oven and will crisp as they cool. Store in an airtight container, at room temperature, up to 3 days.

That’s how quick and easy you can have this Baked Sweet Potato. You can have a mayonnaise or ketchup for your dip. But you can consume it directly without dips and still enjoy the delicious taste of sweet potatoes.

This recipe is best when shared with your loved ones while watching your favorite show. You can also serve this if you host a party or any gathering you have at home. Make sure you choose fresh potatoes to ensure a tasty treat.

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Taters for your tots! Potato tots or tater tots have been a great treat for kids, and even for adults as well.  These deep fried pops of goodness are quick to make and great to enjoy.  This recipe has a twist though instead of regular potatoes it calls for sweet potatoes for the tots.  So you not only get the salty crunch but there is a bursting inside of sweetness added to the taste!  So round up the family and get to eating!

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Servings: 75-80 tots

Total time: 1hr. 10 min.

Ingredients

2 pounds of Sweet Potatoes
2 tablespoons of Flour
2 Green Onions, green and white parts, minced
1 teaspoon of Salt
A few grind of Black Pepper
Mild-flavored Oil for Deep Frying

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Instructions

1. Wash the sweet potatoes very well, then take out a pot and put the potatoes in it covering them with water.  Bring the pot to a simmer on medium heat and cook until potatoes are tender firm.  With a knife pierce the potato with a little resistance.
2. Take the pot away from the heat and let them cool, once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, begin to grate the skins on them.  Now it will be fine if some shreds of skin are left on the potato after the grating is down then mix them with the onion, salt, pepper, and flour.

3. Mix and mash it well enough to create a firm dough.
4. Time for shaping the tots: Take a rounded teaspoon of the potato mixture in your hand.  Then squeeze and squash it together.  Next, roll it into a log, stopping along the way to flatten the ends into a stubby little barrel shape with your thumb and forefinger. Roll and flatten the ends again.

Fill a small saucepan with enough oil that the tot will be submerged in.  Again heat over a medium heat until it is very hot.  Start putting the tots into the oil and it should immediately begin to bubble and sizzle, leave the tots in the oil for about 5 min so they can turn a golden brown.

(If they are turning brown to quickly then turn down the heat, if the opposite is happening and they are not bubbling right away then turn up the heat.) And remember not to crowd them in a pan.

5.  Once the tots are done use a draining spoon to take them out of the hot saucepan and onto a cooling rack or paper bags.

If you like some dip, mix together vegenaise, ketchup, and chipotle powder.

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