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Cider Glazed-Sweet Potatoes with Bacon, Pecans and Blue Cheese

Cider Glazed-Sweet Potatoes with Bacon, Pecans and Blue Cheese

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Sweet Potato Recipe
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    SupperStarter's Notes: Sweet potatoes are a fixture in Louisiana. Fall just wouldn't taste right without a weekly sweet potato. This combines two Louisiana favorites--sweet potatoes and pecans--with two of my favorites...

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Serves 4

  1. Peel sweet potatoes and onions. Cut into 2-inch chunks. Toss with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Spread onto foil-lined 10 x 15-inch baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until fork-tender. Stir halfway through baking time.

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  2. Melt butter in skillet and add pecans, brown sugar, cayenne pepper and salt, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes or until pecans are coated with sugar mixture. Pour pecans onto foil-lined baking dish to cool.

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  3. To make glaze, add 2 cloves garlic to reserved bacon drippings. Cook 2 minutes. Whisk in honey and cider vinegar.

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  4. Transfer potatoes and onions to serving platter. Drizzle with glaze. Top with pecans, blue cheese and crumbled bacon.

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Supperstarter_logo Reply

We do love our food! I am a big fan of sweet and savory. It just hits all the right notes!

Dsc_0019_2 Reply

Yes, please! I love the blue cheese, bacon and honey combo - you LA girls really know how to cook!

Susan_headshot Reply

You do Louisiana proud with this recipe! I love the contrast between the sweet honey and pungent blue cheese.

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