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Twice baked Savory Sweet Potato Casserole With Bacon

Double baked mashed sweet potatoes with bacon, green onion, and smoky chipotle powder is a delicious switch from the sugary side usually served during the holidays. The savory mounds are topped with buttery breadcrumbs before baking the potatoes again.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Sweet potato cooking time.1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: holiday side, vegetable side
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 people20
Calories: 273kcal
Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds Dark-orange sweet potatoes 9 large or 12 medium
  • 8 ounces Bacon 8-10 slices
  • ¼ cup Panko crispy bread crumbs
  • 1 Tablespoon Unsalted butter melted
  • ½ cup Sour cream
  • ¼ cup Unsalted butter softened
  • 2 Medium green onions chopped (2 tablespoons)
  • ½ teaspoon Ground chipotle powder
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350℉. Line a 15X10X1-inch baking sheet with foil
  • Spray a 13X9-inch (3 quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a folk. Place in foiled-lined pan. Bake about 1 hour 15 minutes or until a fork easily pieces through the potato.
  • Cool 10 minutes. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes, discard skins, and cut out and eyes or dark spots. Place the sweet potato flesh in a large glass bowl.
  • In a medium size skillet, cook bacon until crisp; chop. Set aside.
  • In a small glass bowl, mix the breadcrumbs with the 1 Tablespoon melted butter. Set aside.
  • Mash the potatoes with a potato masher.
  • Stir in the chopped bacon, sour cream, the ¼ cup softened butter, the onions, chipotle seasoning, salt and pepper, until well blended.
  • Spread mixture in the glass baking dish, or form individual servings in the dish with a ½-cup ince cream scoop or measuring cup.
  • Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over top.
  • Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and bread crumbs just begin to brown.

Notes

  • High Altitude 3500 to 6500 ft. preparation -- Bake the potatoes 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Bake the prepared casserole for 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Save time by using pre-cooked bacon.
  • You can make this sweet potato casserole the day before by simply covering and refrigerating it until you're ready to bake.
  • Instead of baking the potatoes, you can cook with in a crockpot or microwave them. 
HOW TO MAKE CROCKPOT SWEET POTATOES
4-5 large sweet potatoes 
  1. Scrub sweet potatoes and rinse - do not dry off. This is the moisture the potatoes need in the slow cooker. 
  2. Place rinsed potatoes into the crockpot. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3.5-4 hours. Potatoes are done when a fork can easily be inserted into the potato. 
HOW TO MICROWAVE SWEET POTATOES
4 sweet potatoes
  1. Scrub the potatoes and pat dry. Trim away any blemishes with a paring knife.
  2. Prick each potato four or five times all over with a paring knife or fork. 
  3. Place the potatoes on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave at 100% power for 12 minutes. If your microwave does not have a rotating turntable, flip the potatoes after 7 minutes. 
  4. At 12 minutes check the potatoes for doneness, and continue to microwave in 1-minute bursts as needed until the potatoes are cooked through. 

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 662mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 25948IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg