Sweet Potato Bacon Casserole Recipes

SPICY SWEET POTATO AND BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to the middle position; preheat oven to 425°.
• Pulse the bread, butter, and 1/2 cup cheese in a food processor until coarsely ground.
• Cook the bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and pour off all but 1 tablespoon of fat.
• Cook the onion until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the garlic and cayenne; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in the sweet potatoes, cream, buttermilk, and salt; decrease heat to med-low and cook, covered, until the potatoes are just tender, about 30 minutes.
• Off the heat, stir in the remaining 2 cups cheese, cooked bacon, and 4 of the scallions.
• Transfer the mixture to a 13 x 9 inch baking dish; top with the bread crumb mixture.
• Bake until the crumbs are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes, then sprinkle with the remaining scallion.
• Serve.

SAVORY SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Because of the various stages of this recipe (boiling, baking, baking), make sure you know what you're doing and where you're going next so read the recipe in full, before beginning!
• To a large stockpot, add the sweet potato chunks, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Boil over high heat until sweet potatoes are fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well and transfer to a large bowl.
• If you're making this straight through (and not making ahead), preheat your oven now to 350F.
• To the large bowl with the sweet potatoes brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice, cream, butter, eggs, and beat with a handheld electric mixer on medium-high speed until combined and fluffy.
• Spray a 2-quart casserole dish or similar-sized baking dish with cooking spray, and transfer the sweet potato mixture into the dish. If you're making ahead, stop now, cover tightly with plastic wrap or foil, and refrigerate.*** (See Notes)
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, add the bacon, pecans, toss to combine; set aside. Tip - Parchment paper is not optional here unless you love doing stubborn dishes with a baked-on sugary glaze.
• To a small bowl, ad the brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, smoked paprika, salt, lemon zest, and mix to combine.
• Slowly and evenly drizzle the liquid mixture over the bacon and pecans and stir lightly to coat evenly.
• Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until well toasted.
• Sprinkle the candied bacon and pecans over the top of the sweet potatoes.
• Bake on the middle rack fora bout 35 to 40 minutes, or until set. Tip - If the top appears to be browning too quickly, cover it with foil after baking for about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 5 minutes of baking.
• Allow to cool momentarily before serving. Recipe is best warm and fresh but extra will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BACON CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the sweet potatoes: Line a baking sheet with foil. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with foil.
• Prick the sweet potatoes all over, put them on the prepared baking sheet and roast until soft, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Put the butter and rosemary in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the butter starts to brown. Remove from the heat and discard the rosemary. Scoop the sweet potato flesh out of the skins and into a food processor. Add the butter, heavy cream, sugar, cinnamon, egg, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and process until smooth.
• Spread the sweet potato mixture in the prepared 8-inch baking dish.
• For the crumble: Put the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat and cook until crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon, reserving the fat. Whisk together the flour, pecans, sugar and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Using your fingers, rub the butter and 2 tablespoons bacon fat into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. Add the bacon and toss to combine. Sprinkle the crumble over the sweet potato mixture.
• Bake until lightly browned and hot throughout, about 30 minutes.

TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a half-sheet pan with foil or parchment paper; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pierce sweet potatoes well and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 90 minutes. Remove from heat and cool until potatoes are cool enough to handle. Remove skins. Leave the oven on.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble.
• Mix bread crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl and set aside.
• Mash potatoes well in a large bowl with a potato masher. Stir in chopped bacon, sour cream, onions, and softened butter. Stir to combine well. Spread mixture in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over the top of potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until thoroughly heated and bread crumbs are just turning golden, about 30 minutes.

SWEET POTATO & BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix potatoes, dressing, 1/4 cup sugar, half the bacon and zest in large bowl. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
• Combine remaining sugar and bacon with remaining ingredients; sprinkle over potato mixture. Cover.
• Bake 1 hour or until heated through, uncovering after 20 min.

HEALTHY SWEET POTATO AND BACON BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
• Cook bacon in a skillet on medium heat until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Remove and chop coarsely.
• Cook sweet potato, broccoli, onion, and garlic in the same skillet until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add spinach; season with salt and pepper and cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Beat eggs in a bowl until foamy. Add bacon and spinach mixture and stir well. Pour mixture into the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top and sides are golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.

SWEET POTATO AND BACON GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 18 to 22 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon for garnish. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet.
• Add onion to skillet with drippings; cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes or until softened.
• In 5-quart Dutch oven, add whipping cream, broth, cooked onions, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In baking dish, layer half of the sweet potato mixture, half of the bacon and 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Repeat with remaining sweet potato mixture, bacon and Parmesan cheese. Spoon any remaining cream mixture over top. Cover with foil; bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix bread crumbs and melted butter. Stir to coat.
• Remove foil; sprinkle bread crumb mixture over top. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender, top is browned and edges are bubbly. Remove from oven; let stand 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with reserved bacon and, if desired, a light sprinkling of chopped fresh thyme.

SAVORY SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
• Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and poke each one a few times with a fork. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until very soft. Remove from the oven and let cool until easy to handle. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (180°F).
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease from the skillet. Add the onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Add the thyme and rosemary, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and let the onions cool slightly.
• Scoop the flesh of the sweet potatoes into a large bowl, discarding the skins. Add the cream, egg, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine. Add the onions and Gruyère cheese, and stir to incorporate.
• Transfer the sweet potato mixture to a 9-inch square glass baking dish.
• Make the topping: In the same skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the stuffing and stir until warmed through and slightly toasted, about 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle the crumbled stuffing evenly over the sweet potatoes. Crumble the bacon and evenly sprinkle on top.
• Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes, until heated through. If desired, remove the foil and broil on high until the topping is lightly browned, 1-2 minutes. Keep an eye on the casserole so it does not burn.
• Remove the casserole from the oven and garnish with fresh thyme. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

MAPLE BACON SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Combine all casserole ingredients and spread into an 8x8 or 9x9 casserole dish.
• Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle evenly across the top of the casserole filling.
• Bake at 375 for 30-45 minutes.