Tasty, easy and a perfect side dish, these Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes are great with any meal. Full of flavor, they are a delicious way to get your starches in!
Fill a large stockpot about halfway with cold water. Peel the potatoes and cut them into a medium-dice, focusing on cutting them into similar-sized pieces. Place the cut potatoes into the cold water. Swirl the potatoes around in the water, then drain the water off.
Fill cold water back into the pot until the potatoes are covered. Place the pot on the stove, cover, and place it over high heat.
Bring to a boil and boil, covered, stirring occasionally until the potatoes are soft, 25-30 minutes. A fork inserted into a potato will have no resistance.
While the potatoes are simmering, add the butter and milk to a small saucepan. Place it over low heat and cook just until the butter has melted. Take off the heat and set aside.
Drain the potatoes well and leave the potatoes in the hot pot with the lid off for 5 minutes, allowing excess steam to escape. Pour the butter/milk mixture into the pot.
Mash the potatoes with a potato masher until smooth.
Add the sour cream and stir it in.
Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder, and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Once you are ready to serve, stir in the parsley, chives, and fresh thyme.
Serve immediately with more butter and herbs for garnish if desired.
Notes
If you are not a fan of sour cream you can omit it completely.
Other seasonings can be used, see above on what we like.
This is a savory dish but you can bring out the natural sweetness by adding some ingredients, see above on how to do that.
Easily double this recipe to save for later or serve a large crowd, although it does make a large batch.
This can be served with a variety of things such as Salisbury Steak, Bangers and Mash, Turkey, etc.
You can swap out the fresh herbs for dried if you'd like. For every Tablespoon fresh you can substitute 1 teaspoon of dried.