Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Our family loves sweet potatoes as a side—easy to make and simple to serve in a helping for each person.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Cut into 1-inch cubes, boiled until fork-tender, then mashed with butter, salt, pepper, and finished with sour cream and chives.
Time
- Prep: about 15 minutes
- Boil: about 25 minutes
- Total: about 40 minutes
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: about 1 cup · 1 of 6 servings
- Calories ~260
- Protein 4 g
- Fat 10 g
- Carbohydrates 38 g
- Fiber 5 g
- Sodium ~390 mg
All nutrition facts are AI generated and approximate.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 Tbs chives
Directions
- Cut sweet potatoes into 1 inch cubes.
- Boil until tender enough to easily pierce with fork.
- Drain potatoes and add back to pot.
- Mash with butter, salt and pepper.
- Stir in sour cream and chives.