How about a new twist on an old family favorite?!

If you like mashed potatoes, you’ll LOVE this recipe. The sweet potatoes pair perfectly with creamy goat cheese, making this one of our favorite side dishes year round.

This sweet root vegetable is HEALTHY, offering a rich source of fiber, as well as containing a host of vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, B vitamins and vitamin C. The best part? You can reinvent your leftovers by serving your sweets for breakfast, getting creative with roasted cauliflower + sweet potato tacos or swapping them for cheese in a quesadilla.

Prep ahead

Looking for ways to reduce time in the kitchen and simplify healthy eating, especially throughout busy weeknights? You can prep this simple mash beforehand, refrigerate and warm just before serving.

A quick and easy way to peel potatoes (without actually peeling)

If you’re pinched for time, simply wash, dice and boil the sweet potatoes with the skin on until tender, approximately 20 minutes. You can easily remove the skins AFTER the sweet potatoes are cooked. The skins peel off without any effort similar to the way you would peel a banana.

A great meal to pair this savory side dish with:

• Side Salad: Blueberry Goat Cheese Side Salad
• Veggie: Sautéed Stovetop Zucchini with Thyme
• Main Dish: Garlic Marinated Roast (No Mess + Crock Pot)

If you’re entertaining

If you’re entertaining and really want to impress your guests, use martini glasses to serve your Sweet Potato Mash with Goat Cheese. You can take it a step further by setting up a martini mashed potato bar with lots of fun toppings.

Some ways to “reinvent” your leftover sweet potato mash:

• Roasted Sweet Potato Quesadillas: Instead of adding an abundance of cheese to your quesadilla, get creative and use your leftover sweet potatoes mash as your base. Add your favorite roasted veggies and serve it with a vibrant side salad.
• Roasted Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Tacos: In a small tortilla, combine mashed sweet potatoes, roasted cauliflower, black beans, sliced avocado, pickled red onions, chopped fresh cilantro, hot sauce and whatever else you want to toss in there.
• Topped with scrambled eggs. We’ll pair anything with scrambled eggs. It’s literally one of the BEST ways to mix and match leftovers!