Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes

11/9/2017

This recipe is so many things: delicious, effortless, nutritious, colorful, and great for any meal. I made a big batch of these to have with grilled chicken for dinner, and then used the left overs with eggs and spinach the next morning.

When I opened up my pantry the other day, I remembered the lonely and giant bag of sweet potatoes I had bought from Costco.

It sat there unopened, all of them staring at me saying "Eat us now before we sprout and die ugly!" I thought, what on earth am I going to do with all of these?! I love you but sheesh, there is a small army of sweet potatoes here.

Then the answer became obvious, abandon all of them into a slow cooker (that was literally sitting on the next shelf up)!

I mean c'mon, there is nothing better than coming home after a long day and knowing your food is just sitting there, ready to get in your tummy after cooking all day.

The downfall of course, is it requires a little extra thought and prep time before you head out the door, so a recipe as simple as possible is always appreciated. Thus, the following:

Ingredients

5 Sweet Potatoes (duh)
Coconut Milk (1/2 cup)
Vegetable Stock (1/2 cup) (not pictured)
1 tbsp. Olive Oil (or) Coconut Oil
Cinnamon (2 tsp.)
Ground Ginger (1 tsp.)
Salt & Pepper (to taste)

For later:

Greek Yogurt (1/2 cup)

The potatoes that stared at me from the dark depths of the pantry.

Limited ingredients = quick and easy prep

Slice and abandon them for hours, worry free.

Directions

Set aside ~10-15 minutes before you start your day to prep this.

Rinse, peel, an slice the sweet potatoes into medallions.
Add your coconut milk, vegetable stock, oil, and spices. Cover with a lid and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
If possible, give it a little stir an hour in.
Once cooking time is up, the potatoes should be soft enough to mash together. Stir in greek yogurt and serve!

LeftOVer Ideas

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes: Creative breakfast idea

Get creative with your leftovers and breakfast!

Fry into pancakes
Assemble into a breakfast bowl (as shown)
Bake into rolls
Make them into waffles
Turn them into a shepherd's pie
Mold them into potato balls and fry

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