Make Ahead: Pot this sweet potato mixture into your slow cooker in the morning. It will be ready to serve as soon as everyone sits down to dinner.
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 5½ to 6 hrs.
Total Time: 6 hours
Ingredients
4 lb slender sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick slices
½ C frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
4 Tbsp butter, melted
3 Tbsp light brown sugar
2 tsp Kosher salt
2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
2 tsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp cold water
½ C loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
1 Tbsp orange zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
Instructions
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 5½ to 6 hrs.
Total Time: 6 hours
Ingredients
4 lb slender sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick slices
½ C frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
4 Tbsp butter, melted
3 Tbsp light brown sugar
2 tsp Kosher salt
2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
2 tsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp cold water
½ C loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
1 Tbsp orange zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
Instructions
- Place sweet potatoes in a 5-6 qt slow cooker. Stir together orange juice, and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over sweet potatoes, tossing to coat.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5½ to 6 hours, or until potatoes are tender.
- Transfer postatoes to a serving dish uning a slotted spoon. Increase heat to HIGH. Whish together cornstarch and 1 Tbsp cold water until smooth. Whisk dornstarch mixture into cooking liquid in slow cooker. Cook, whisking constantly, 3 to 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Spoon sauce over potatoes.
- Stir together parsley, orange zest, and garlic. Sprinkle this over the potatoes with the crumbled bacon.