Chipotle Cheddar Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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Smoky, cheesy, and with just the right amount of spice, these mashed sweet potatoes are the perfect savory side for any occasion—from casual dinners to festive holiday feasts!
These mashed sweet potatoes make a fantastic side dish for everything from casual dinners to holiday feasts. Unlike many sweet potato dishes that veer into dessert territory (I’m looking at you, sweet potato casserole), these are savory all the way. Flavored with smoky chipotle peppers and sharp cheddar cheese, they’re creamy with just the right amount of kick. Pair them with my dry-brined turkey, stuffed turkey breast, Peruvian chicken, pork tenderloin, or slow-baked BBQ short ribs for a meal that’s sure to impress.
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Mashed Chipotle Cheddar Sweet Potatoes
Smoky, cheesy, and with just the right amount of spice, these mashed sweet potatoes are the perfect savory side for any occasion—from casual dinners to festive holiday feasts!
Ingredients
- 3 pounds sweet potatoes
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup half & half
- 1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, with seeds
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from the can of chipotle peppers
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- 4 oz (1 cup) grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and set an oven rack in the middle position. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil. Prick each potato several times with a fork and transfer to the baking sheet. Bake the potatoes until tender, 60 to 75 minutes; turn the potatoes over halfway through baking. Let cool slightly, then peel the potatoes and discard the skins.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the half & half, chipotle peppers, sauce, and salt and bring to a simmer. Off the heat, add the sweet potatoes and cheddar. Using a potato masher, a fork, or an electric mixer on low speed, mash the potatoes until coarsely puréed. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve warm.
- Make Ahead: This dish can be made entirely ahead of time and reheated on the stovetop before serving. Add a little milk or half & half when reheating to thin the potatoes out if necessary. You may also bake the sweet potatoes ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to proceed with the recipe.
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Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (6 servings)
- Calories: 427
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated fat: 14 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Sugar: 11 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Sodium: 874 mg
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
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Gluten-Free Adaptable Note
To the best of my knowledge, all of the ingredients used in this recipe are gluten-free or widely available in gluten-free versions. There is hidden gluten in many foods; if you're following a gluten-free diet or cooking for someone with gluten allergies, always read the labels of your ingredients to verify that they are gluten-free.
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I can’t wait to make these for Thanksgiving this year! Question.. What type of cheddar cheese do you think works best? White/mild/sharp?
Sharp 🙂
I like to cook my sweet potatoes in a smoker, (great flavor). If I do and then add the smoky chipotle would that be too much smoke flavor?
It might, Rick – I’d add the chipotle peppers and sauce little by little until the flavor it right for you.
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Thank you for your website.
It is wonderful !!!
I would like to make this recipe for Thanksgiving, but there are no orange colored sweet potatoes here (Tokyo, JP) only the yellow sweet potatoes.
Do you think it will work?
Thank you in advance,
Ildiko
Hi Ildi, so glad you like the site! Yes, assuming that the yellow sweet potatoes have a similar taste and consistency to the orange variety, they should work. The finished dish will obviously have a bit of a different hue :).
Would this pair well with your beef tenderloin in wine sauce recipe?
While I think they would be okay, I might suggest these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes or mashed potatoes instead (as I think these go best with a main dish that has a bit more of a tex-mex bent. Hope you enjoy whatever you try!
I used yellow sweet potatoes this year and they were delicious!
These were excellent. I added more chipotle and cheddar to my liking👍
My husband and I both love sweet potatoes and this is a very good recipe. I have added a healthy teaspoon of minced jalepeno peppers to this recipe with nice results.
Hearty and a nice departure from sweeter sweet potato recipes. 🙂
I made this, using 2#s of sweet potatoes. Not a huge fan of them but I thought the added heat would offset the sweetness. And it did, though I did add more adobo sauce. They work well, leftover as well.
Made this last night! Very tasty. I eat sweet potatoes a lot but never thought to add in the chipotle flavor or cheese! This will be a new recipe in my house.
My fiance and I loved the recipe!! Thank you for sharing it !