Here’s a good excuse to banish marshmallows from your Thanksgiving repertoire. We’ve partnered the richly sweet taste of mashed sweet potatoes with the savory, salty flavor of browned sausage and onions. The result is a savory and satisfying take on a dish that too often ends up cloying and heavy.
If you’d rather keep the meat and the potatoes separate, consider cooking and mashing the sweet potatoes on their own, then spooning them into a shallow serving dish. The browned meat and onions then can be spread over the sweet potatoes.
Start to finish: 45 minutes.
Servings: 10.
Ingredients
4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and quartered
1-pound package sausage meat
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the sweet potatoes and cook until tender, about 25 minutes.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the sausage meat, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain off any excess oil, then add the onion and continue cooking until the onion is soft and starting to brown, about 6 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the thyme.
When the sweet potatoes are cooked, drain them well and add to the sausage mixture. Smash them together and season with salt and pepper.
Per serving: 201 calories; 115 calories from fat (57 percent of total calories); 13 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 37 mg cholesterol; 12 g carbohydrate; 9 g protein; 2 g fiber; 421 mg sodium.
