Sunday, November 9, 2008

Anticipating Thanksgiving

It's time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. Ahhh.

Last year I made Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes which we really enjoyed, especially my family who doesn't like the marshmallow yams. Here is the recipe:

Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds cubed peeled sweet potato
1/2 cup half-and-half
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 (7-ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
Preparation
Place potato in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes or until tender.

Drain and return potato to pan. Add half-and-half, butter, and juice; mash to desired consistency. Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly.

Remove 2 chiles from can and chop; reserve remaining chiles and adobo sauce for another use. Stir chopped chiles, brown sugar, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon into potato mixture. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
Yield

8 servings (serving size: 2/3 cup)
Nutritional Information

CALORIES 264(22% from fat); FAT 6.4g (sat 3.8g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 3g; CHOLESTEROL 19mg; CALCIUM 65mg; SODIUM 328mg; FIBER 4.4g; IRON 1.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 49.4g

Please share with me any of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes!

1 comment:

Rosemary said...

Thanks, Charlotte. My pepper belly family will enjoy the "hot" sweet potatoes. Rosemary