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    Published: Oct 30, 2015 · Modified: Jul 31, 2020 by Roché Woodworth · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

    Sweet Potato Boats with Bacon Cheddar Mushroom Sauce

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    This stuffed sweet potatoes recipe uses simple ingredients to pack a flavor punch. Great as a light lunch or even a decadent side dish for dinner. 7 Ingredients. Only 20 minutes hands-on time. Low-Carb. Keto. Gluten-Free.
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    Sweet Potato Boats

    Sweet Potato Boats

    I used to hate sweet potatoes, because food is not supposed to sweet. Dessert yes, food no. Sweet Potatoes just tasted wrong to me, until the day I tried some sweet potato hash with bacon. I was, to my intense surprise, an immediate convert. Turns out that when you salt it up instead of trying to make it sweeter, it's pretty much the best thing in existence.

    Now, I eat it whenever the opportunity arises (in moderation of course, because they are still potatoes, and potatoes mean carbs).

    Sweet Potato Boats

    One fine Saturday afternoon I started craving those two sweet potatoes I had in the pantry. I rummaged around in the fridge and found a few strips of bacon, some mushrooms, cheese, and half a pint of cream - yes! It was exactly the ingredients that Zellie mentioned to me just a few days before - ingredients that (she thinks) make an awesome combination.

    I knew we had a winner - Sweet Potato Boats filled to the brim with Bacon, Cheddar and Mushroom Sauce. Oh yummm.

    Sweet Potato Boats

    Sweet Potato Boats

    The sauce, if that's what you can even call it, ("creamy liquid heaven" if it was up to me) was so good, I had to exercise every ounce of self control to not "taste-test" every last bit of it. It wasn't easy, but I had to think of Chirpy. I still needed photos of it.

    Well, imagine taking that "creamy liquid heaven" and scooping it into a perfectly baked sweet potato boat. *????* It's pure sweet, salty, creamy, chewy, crispy goodness.

    Sweet Potato Boats

    We gobbled this up at lunch, but it can easily be served for dinner with a little salad on the side, or if you're feeling extra indulgent, a starter for your dinner party! Sweet Sweet Potato Boaty Goodness is welcome anytime of the day. Your friends and family will agree.

    Sweet Potato Boats

    Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

    This stuffed sweet potatoes recipe uses simple ingredients to pack a flavor punch. Great as a light lunch or even a decadent side dish for dinner. 7 Ingredients. Only 20 minutes hands-on time. Low-Carb. Keto. Gluten-Free.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 477kcal
    Author: Roche Woodworth

    Ingredients

    • 4 sweet potatoes
    • 1 cup button mushrooms (sliced)
    • 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
    • 1 cup bacon (cut into small cubes)
    • ½ cup chicken broth
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 2 teaspoon dried chives
    • 2 teaspoon dried thyme
    • to taste • salt and pepper
    • to taste • scallions [garnish]

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven 400ºF/200ºC.
    • Coat the sweet potatoes with olive oil and salt and bake on a baking sheet, uncovered for 45-60 minutes. Until it pierces easily with a knife.
    • While the potatoes cook, sauté the bacon and mushrooms in a pan until crisp.
    • Add the cream and cheese and cook until the cheese is melted and the sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper if needed to own taste.
    • Once the sweet potatoes are ready, cut them in half lengthwise and scoop some of the flesh out, to create a boat. (The scooped out flesh can be reused for sweet potato fritters, etc).
    • Spoon some of the sauce into each of the boats, garnish with chopped scallions and serve immediately.
    Tips and Tricks:
    1. Add shredded chicken to make it more of a meal.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 477kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 534mg | Potassium: 721mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 21303IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 314mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Yvonne says

      August 30, 2019 at 5:29 am

      5 stars
      Yummy!!

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    2. Joyce says

      July 10, 2016 at 11:50 am

      Wow this sauce is amazing! I tried it on the sweet potatoes and it was so good. Then I used the leftover sauce on some chicken, burgers, over eggs - amazing! This sauce is the boss!!! Sooooo good, it's hard to stop eating it. Thank you for the recipe!

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      • Shay says

        July 11, 2016 at 5:23 pm

        Love hearing that! Glad you liked it 😀

        Reply

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