These smashed sweet potato guacamole bites have crispy sides with soft centers. Topped with a crispy piece of salty bacon, they’re the perfect game day bite.
So we’re apparently getting anywhere from 18-36 inches of snow today and tomorrow.
Even the low end of that forecast sucks.
18 inches pretty much guarantees power outages around here and even though we have a generator and a wood stove, neither of those things will bring me the internet when it goes out.
I mean, who cares about the lights, I’d rather have the ability to waste my entire day away on Facebook and Netflix.
But that’s all the shit talking I’m going to do about this storm because you know what it’s done?
It’s gotten people to shut the hell up about deflated balls and the Super Bowl while they freak out about stocking up on eggs, milk and bread instead.
Hall-e-freakin’-lujah.
If you haven’t been around for any other Super Bowl season, please refer to this edamame dip for my thoughts on the sport of football. It’s pretty succinct.
The one and only good thing about the Super Bowl, is and always will be, the food.
A day full of eating buffalo, baconized everything and cheesy dips or breads galore is really hard to pass up.
These sweet potato guacamole bites are definitely on the healthier side of the Super Bowl food spectrum but that doesn’t mean they don’t have some serious game pop-ability.
Their crispy edges, soft middles, spicy guac centers and salty bacon top make them perfect for throwing back while you watch half-illiterate fat men run around a field and horribly lip-synced half-time shows.
For a similar dish with striking color – try this smashed and roasted purple sweet potato recipe or, use purple sweet potatoes in place of regular sweet potatoes for this recipe!
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Smashed Sweet Potato Guacamole Bites
Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 avocados
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 jalapeno, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 3 slices bacon, cooked
Instructions
- Clean sweet potatoes leaving skin on. Place in a large pot and cover with water. Boil potatoes for about 20 minutes until tender.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Remove potatoes from water, slice into thick rounds (about 1/2 inch) and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Using a fork, gently smash the tops of the potatoes.
- Drizzle the potato rounds with olive oil and season liberally with salt and pepper.
- Place potatoes in the oven for 20-22 minutes until the edges are crispy and starting to turn golden brown.
- While potatoes cook, combine the avocados, lime juice, garlic, jalapeno and cilantro in a small bowl. Mash together until smooth.
- Chop the bacon into 1/2 inch pieces and set aside.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven, top with a spoonful of the guacamole and a piece of bacon.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Half illiterate fat men?? Seriously? That’s a very ignorant, elitist thing to say about professional athletes. Or do you just have an issue with testosterone? When I’m looking for recipes I just want to read about the food, how to prepare it and some tips that might be helpful. That’s it. I don’t need to read about someone’s feelings about team sports. You know what they say about opinions…..
Hey, good thing no one is forcing you to read the post and pretty sure I can write whatever I like considering it’s my site and I pay for the domain, server and everything else that’s entailed in keeping this recipe online. If you’re not cool with the writing either skip to the recipe or just click that “x” in the top of your screen. xo
Some people cannot take a joke!!! Get a life, go to another site!!
adorable! what a great flavor combo too!
What a great idea and I love the photos, great job Gina!!
HAHAHA wait I was legitimately about to create a recipe for this EXACT same thing as a last minute super bowl recipe!!! Like smashed and twice cooked sweet potatoes and everything. I’m so glad I did a little google search to see if anyone had come up with this exact thing already. So funny that you just posted this less than a week ago. I guess we’re on the same wave lengths! Now I need to come up with something else though…. Hmmm…
These look amazing! Sweet potatoes and guacamole. Can’t go wrong. Soooo…when it says boil for 20 minutes, does that mean put them in the pot, wait for the water to boil and then time for 20 minutes? Or in the pot for 20 minutes altogether? Thanks!
Put them in the water, bring to a boil, then cook for 20 minutes once boiling.