Ingredient: carrots

Name: Sweet Potato Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 12 people
Ingredients: 5 pounds sweet potatoes (peeled, cut into 2 inch pieces); 12 ounces carrots (peeled, cut into 2 inch pieces); 6 tablespoons brown sugar; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon ginger; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 eggs (lightly beaten); 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 12 marshmallows (large)

Sweet Potato Casserole

We have tried a lot of sweet potato casserole recipes. This one is our favorite for Thanksgiving. The spices are just right, and we like the carrots and sweet potatoes together. It is based on a Food Network recipe that I scale to fill a 13×9 inch pan and has a pecan topping.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

5 pounds sweet potatoes peeled, cut into 2 inch pieces
12 ounces carrots peeled, cut into 2 inch pieces
6 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 eggs lightly beaten

Topping

1/2 cup chopped pecans
12 marshmallows large

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

5 pounds sweet potatoes peeled, cut into 2 inch pieces
12 ounces carrots peeled, cut into 2 inch pieces
6 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 eggs lightly beaten

Topping

1/2 cup chopped pecans
12 marshmallows large

Instructions

Place sweet potatoes in a stock pot. fill with water, and boil for 20 minutes.
Add carrots to stock pot and boil for 8 minutes longer.
Drain and then transfer to a stand mixer bowl. Add brown sugar, butter, orange zest and egg. Mix until just combined.
Pour into a 13×9 baking dish and sprinkle with pecans and optional marshmallows.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350F.

November 14, 2022

Chicken and Dumplings

This is a variation on a Rachel Ray recipe that we liked. We use our own drop biscuit recipe. If we are traveling we use store bought poultry seasoning, but if we are at home we mix that ourselves with this poultry seasoning recipe.

Chicken and Dumplings

Prep Time

Cook Time

Servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 russet potato cut into 1/2 inch dice
2 carrots peeled, cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 celery stalk cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 onion medium sized, diced
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
32 oz chicken stock
1.5 pounds chicken cut into 3/4 inch dice
1 cup frozen peas
4 drop biscuits wet mix, uncooked

Prep Time

Cook Time

Servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 russet potato cut into 1/2 inch dice
2 carrots peeled, cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 celery stalk cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 onion medium sized, diced
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
32 oz chicken stock
1.5 pounds chicken cut into 3/4 inch dice
1 cup frozen peas
4 drop biscuits wet mix, uncooked

Instructions

Add olive oil and butter to a stock pot. Heat over medium heat until butter has melted.
Add flour and poultry seasoning. Whisk together.
Add potato carrots, and celery. Cook until starting to soften, about 10 minutes.
Add chicken broth and chicken.
Spoon drop biscuit mix onto the top of broth. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Larger sized biscuits work best as they will break up as you stir in the peas in the next step.
Remove from heat and stir peas into the chicken and dumplings.

December 24, 2017