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Loaded Bacon and Cheese Sweet Potato Bake

Teresa Ambra
Loaded Bacon and Cheese Sweet Potato Bake is absolutely scrumptious! This amazing sweet potato recipe is loaded with bacon, cheese, and green onions. It's terrific for company dinners or holiday menus like Thanksgiving and Christmas. This drool-worthy casserole is such great comfort food, you'll find yourself wanting multiple helpings. It's a gluten free side dish that's also great reheated for leftovers.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Vegetable, Veggie, Veggie/Casserole/Side Dish, Veggies
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 385 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 large roasting pan to bake the sweet potatoes
  • 1 skillet or microwave to cook the bacon
  • 1 potato masher
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 vegetable peeler

Ingredients
  

  • 6 large sweet potatoes baked
  • 8 oz. pkg. sharp Cheddar cheese divided use
  • 20 oz. bacon crisp-fried and broken into small pieces, or microwaved
  • 6 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp. dried chives or fresh
  • 1/2 cup red onion diced or 5 to 6 large green onions, diced
  • 3 green onions sliced
  • 1 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper

Instructions
 

  • Bake sweet potatoes.
  • Microwave bacon slices approximately 45 seconds to one minute per slice until cooked through. (Or you can fry in a skillet until done).
  • Break into small pieces.
  • Peel sweet potatoes and place in a large mixing bowl.
  • Mash down potatoes with potato masher.
  • Add butter, 1 cup of Cheddar cheese, chives, salt, pepper, red onions (or green onions), and half the bacon.
  • Stir to combine.
  • Place in 9x13” baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 30-45 minutes at 350° or until heated through.
  • Remove casserole from oven.
  • Sprinkle casserole with remaining Cheddar cheese, remaining bacon pieces, and green onions.
  • Heat through about 10 minutes or until cheese melts.

Notes

© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 385kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 11gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 553mgPotassium: 591mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 20305IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 162mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bacon, casserole, cheese, gluten free, side dish, sweet potatoes
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