Goat Cheese and Spinach Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are mashed with goat cheese and spinach for a comforting yet healthy side dish.
Can you guys believe how COLD it has been this winter? It’s unreal. Our high today is supposed to be -2. NEGATIVE TWO! For the HIGH. It’s unreal. Of course yesterday it rained all.day.long, so the roads are a slippery mess.
Weather like this (obviously) makes me crave comfort foods. These mashed sweet potatoes with goat cheese and spinach don’t fall into the usual comfort food categories (like freshly baked bread, soups, and anything made in a dutch oven or crockpot). They will warm you up from the inside and without the additional calories usually associated with comfort foods.
In fact, I would argue this is a healthy recipe. So this recipe is perfect for those of you who are eating healthy this January. And not only is this a healthy, comforting dish, it also tastes delicious. I’ve always been a fan of the combination of goat cheese with sweet potato or spinach, but I never would have thought to combine all three in to one dish.
Hubby and I enjoyed these sweet potatoes and I plan to add them to our regular rotation. I wish we had tried these before the holidays because they would make a great addition to any holiday spread. I’ll have to keep that in mind in a few months when Easter rolls around…
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Goat Cheese and Spinach Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are mashed with goat cheese and spinach for a comforting yet healthy side dish.
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
3 medium sweet potatoes
2 oz goat cheese
2 cups spinach, finely chopped
1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper
1/4-1/2 tsp smoked paprika
Directions:
Peel and chop potatoes into 1-inch pieces. Place in a microwave safe dish and add 1" water at the bottom of the dish. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 10 minutes.
Drain water from potatoes and place in a medium sized bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mash together with a potato masher.
Check seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed.
Serve warm.
Recipe inspired by Running to the Kitchen
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
I’m so glad you posted this! Aarti’s kale salad is on my list of dishes to make, and it’s good to know that you guys enjoyed it.
I saw this on the first episode of Aarti Party and it looked so good to me! Kale is something I’ve also never worked with in our kitchen so I definitely want to give this recipe a try!
I love kale, and I was intrigued by this as well – I really want to try it now! Great picture!
I picked up all of the ingredients this morning to make the salad, and it is now sitting in my fridge waiting to be devoured for lunch. It’s GREAT! Who knew raw kale could be so good?!
Kale is one of my favorite foods but I haven’t had it raw yet. I am bookmarking this!
Wow sounds interesting! I’m very curious to try it myself. I love kale.
I saw this on Aarti Party too – looks good – glad you tried it!
I love kale and am on a new-found mango kick, so I’m sure this is absolutely wonderful 🙂
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I don’t know if I could get anyone in my family to try this, but it looks so interesting! I have never tried kale, but I would like to!
I made a massaged kale salad once but it was just “eh”. I don’t think I massaged enough. But I might have to try it again, and do it the right way, since you both loved it!
I LOVE massaged kale – love, love, love it. It tastes completely different than “regular” – not as “green” if that makes sense. 🙂
I also love the next food network star. I should check out Aarti’s show since this recipe sounds like it’s right up my alley. 🙂