Chipotle Scalloped Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 2 Chipotle Chilies in Adobo Sauce (for more heat add a 1 teaspoon of the Adobo Sauce from the can of chilies)
- ¾ cups Heavy Cream
- ¾ cups Whole Milk
- 8 cups Sweet Potatoes , peeled and sliced 1/8-1/4 inch thick (I suggest using a mandolin to ensure uniform thickness)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Use the butter to grease a 4 quart baking dish.
- In a blender or food processor, process the chilies, cream and milk until smooth.
- Layer approximately 2 cups of the sliced sweet potatoes on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Cover with approximately ¼ of the chile-cream mixture and some kosher salt and pepper. Repeat three more times, ending with the chile-cream and salt and pepper.
- Bake for 60 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. During cooking spoon some of the chile-cream over the top of the casserole should the top of the potatoes appear dry. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Southwest Cooking
Sara says
This looks fantastic! I've done a different sweet potato-chipotle gratin (from Mollie Katzen) that has tomatoes as well. Such a great combo – yum! 🙂
Cake Duchess says
Hi Toni-I never had spicy sweet potatoes before and am totally intrigued. They look so good!! I will add a link here for Thanksgiving:)xx
Cucina49 says
I'm normally not a sweet potato fan because, well, they're just too sweet. I love the addition of the chipotle to add some zing and smoke to the dish.
Baker Street says
Oh this is fabulous! Great idea of adding chipotle.. and i'm so sure it paired perfectly with sweet potatoes!
Elies_Lie says
it's another way to enjoy sweet potatoes!
glad u add the chili to the dish to make it more flavor , tq fr sharing the recipes! 😉
Emily says
I always knew there was a difference between sweet potatoes and yams, I just didn't know what it was. Thanks for the brief summary.
Jenny (VintageSugarcube) says
Toni- You had me at heavy cream and chipotles. Looks scrums-deelish. PS. Thanks for the TG Recipe invite. 🙂
Roxana GreenGirl {A little bit of everything} says
I just bought some sweet potatoes to try this gratin. Will share a photo this weekend. Can't wait to try it!
Rachel says
That it – sweet potatoes and chipotle in my Thanksgiving dinner! I love the idea of that spicy-sweet combination and I'm definitely going for a different take on Thanksgiving this year.
All That I'm Eating says
These look lovely. I havn't had many chipotle chillies, only in mayonnaise so I would be interested to try them like this. It's nice to do something different or to…spice things up a little…no pun intended.
Eliotseats says
I can only imagine the horror of biting into a big scoop of what you thought were mashed potatoes only to get an uber sweet marshmallowey mouthful! Enjoyed your post and this recipe!
Russell at Chasing Delicious says
Yum! This sweet potato recipe sounds scrumptious! I haven't tried anything like it. Love the spice.