Mashed sweet potatoes with ricotta cheese is a simple side that we like to have with pork. It pretty much goes with anything though. Boil the sweet potatoes until soft, mash them with butter and creamy ricotta until they’re smooth. Finish them in the oven and top with toasted pistachios. Super easy.
If you don’t have ricotta, you can always substitute cream cheese or chèvre.
Mashed sweet potatoes with ricotta cheese
Mashed sweet potatoes with creamy ricotta cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs sweet potato peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp butter
- pinch salt & pepper
- 4 tbsp ricotta cheese
- ½ cup raw peeled pistachios
Instructions
- Fry the pistachios in ½ tbsp of butter and a pinch of salt.
- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the sweet potatoes and boil until tender.
- Add remaining butter, salt and pepper to taste. Mash the sweet potatoes and fold in the ricotta.
- Put mashed sweet potato in an oven proof casserole dish. Sprinkle with crushed pistachios and bake 350℉ for ½ hr.
