Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes (slightly adapted from Food Network, Servings: 4, Total Time: 30 minutes)

Ingredients

·         2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed

·         2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

·         ½ tsp. kosher salt

·         1 chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce, chopped

·         1 teaspoon adobo sauce, from the pepper can

Directions

1.)    Put the sweet potatoes in a large pot and cover with water.  Bring the water to a boil and cook for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are fork-tender.

2.)    Drain the water from the pot.  Add the butter and salt and mash with a potato masher. Add the chile and sauce and continue mashing to combine. Serve immediately

I served these with Mexican meatloaf.  They were sweet and spicy, a great combination.  The potatoes were creamy and went down easily, even with the hint of spice from the adobo pepper and sauce.  I added a bit of extra sauce to mine, but it still wasn’t overly hot.  My husband liked the dish, but it was slightly too hot for him.  Easy and tasty!

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Garlic Mashed Potatoes (from Kraft Recipes, Servings: 8, Total Time: 30 minutes)

Ingredients

·         2-1/2 lb. baking potatoes (about 7), peeled, quartered

·         4 cloves garlic, minced

·         1 tub (8 oz.) Cream Cheese Spread

·         1 Tbsp. margarine

Directions

1.      Cook potatoes and garlic in boiling water in large saucepan 20 min. or until potatoes are tender; drain.

2.      Mash potatoes until smooth.

3.      Add remaining ingredients; mix well.

I made this dish for Thanksgiving and the family really enjoyed it.  I used one or two additional cloves of garlic and it worked out perfectly.  My husband loves garlic and I am OK with it, but we both loved the potatoes.  The potatoes were soft and creamy, a perfect complement to my family’s turkey and my Tofurky!