Sweet Potato And Yukon Mash With Parmesan And Sun Dried Tomatoes Food

SCALLION AND PARMESAN MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water; salt the water liberally. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well and return to the same pot set over low heat. Mash until smooth with a potato masher. Add the butter, Parmesan and salt and pepper to taste. Mash until the butter has melted. Stir in the scallions. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan and scallions.

MASHED ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F/200*C.
• Scrub the sweet potatoes, wrapping individually in foil while still damp.
• Place directly on the oven rack and roast for about 1 hour, until they're soft to the touch. Cool slightly before removing the foil.
• While still warm, hold over a bowl and let the skins slide off, letting the flesh drop into the bowl. Discard the skin and mash the flesh along with the olive oil and cheese, seasoning to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Pile the fluffy mass into a hot serving bowl and garnish with a sprinkling of Parmesan Cheese.

CHEESY POTATO SKINS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake potatoes 50 minutes or until tender. Let cool.
• Cut each potato in half.
• With a spoon, scoop out pulp leaving 1/4-inch of potato in each half. Set pulp aside.
• Cut each skin half in half again to form quarters.
• Season the skins with salt and pepper and bake for 15 minutes.
• Mash 1 cup potato pulp with a potato masher.
• Stir in sour cream, cheese, tomatoes, green onions and parsley. (Mixture will be sticky and hold together.).
• With your hands, divide the mixture evenly between the potato skins, pressing the mixture into the skins.
• Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and bake for 15 minutes. Serve warm.

MASHED POTATOES WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place sun-dried tomatoes in small bowl. Pour enough hot water over to cover tomatoes; let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain. Return tomatoes to bowl; stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan and oil.
• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Return potatoes to pot. Stir over medium heat until excess moisture evaporates, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add milk, half and half, 2 tablespoons butter, salt, nutmeg and pepper to potatoes. Mash until smooth.
• Butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Spread half of mashed potatoes in prepared dish. Sprinkle sun-dried tomato mixture over. Spread remaining mashed potatoes over. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan. Dot with remaining 1 tablespoon butter. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake potatoes uncovered until heated through and top is golden brown, about 35 minutes (or up to 45 minutes if refrigerated).