Appetizer for 12

Garlic Butter Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Name: Garlic Butter Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 sized sweet potatoes; 1 spray olive oil; 3 tbsp melted butter; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp fresh parsley; 1/4 tsp kosher salt (optional); 1/4 tsp black pepper (optional); 2 tbsp parmesan cheese

$1.29for 450 minServes 12

Boiled sweet potatoes are smashed, brushed with garlic butter, and roasted with parsley and Parmesan until crisp.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Sweet potatoes, 2 lb$1.29/lb typical	2 lb	$2.58Typical price
	Butter, 1.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
	Parmesan, 0.5 oz$0.55/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.24Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.88

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.32 per serving$1.29 for 4

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Ingredients

4 sized sweet potatoes
1 spray olive oil
3 tbsp melted butter
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp fresh parsley
1/4 tsp kosher salt (optional)
1/4 tsp black pepper (optional)
2 tbsp parmesan cheese

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and coat a large baking sheet with cooking oil.
Peel the sweet potatoes, cut them into thick pieces, and boil them in salted water for 15 minutes.
Drain the potatoes, arrange them on the baking sheet, and gently press each piece flat.
Mix the melted butter with minced garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper, then brush it over the potatoes.
Sprinkle with Parmesan and roast for 25 minutes, until the edges are crisp and the centers are tender.