Name: Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lbs sweet potatoes (about 2 medium, $1.69); 2 Tbsp milk ($0.04); 2 Tbsp butter ($0.10); 2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.04); 2 peppers chipotle peppers in adobo ($0.20); to taste salt and pepper ($0.05)

Take your mashed potatoes up a notch or two by using flavorful sweet potatoes and spiking them with a dash of smokey, spicy chipotle peppers.

Ingredients

2 lbs sweet potatoes (about 2 medium, $1.69)

2 Tbsp milk ($0.04)

2 Tbsp butter ($0.10)

2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.04)

2 peppers chipotle peppers in adobo ($0.20)

to taste salt and pepper ($0.05)

Instructions

1 Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into one inch cubes. Place them in a medium pot and cover with water.

2 Bring the pot up to a boil. Continue to boil the potatoes until a fork inserts easily into the potatoes (about 7-10 minutes). Drain the potatoes in a colander and return them to the pot (turn off heat). While the potatoes are boiling, roughly chop two chipotle peppers.

3 Add the milk, butter, brown sugar and chipotle peppers to the potatoes. Mash and mix the ingredients until smooth. Taste and add salt and pepper to your liking.