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Maple Bacon Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Caramelized Onions
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
-8 people
Author
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Ingredients
4
lb.s sweet potatoes
peeled cut into one inch pieces
2
Tbsp
olive oil or olive oil spray
1
tsp
salt
1/2
tsp
fresh ground black pepper
6
slices
bacon
1
lg onion
sliced thinly
1
C
real maple syrup
2
tsp
fresh thyme or 1 tsp dry thyme leaves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Coat cut up sweet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
Roast in oven for 40 minutes or until tender and soft. Turn after 20 minutes.
Cook bacon until crisp and crumble.
Cook onions in leftover bacon grease until caramelized, soft, brown and sweet. About 10-15 minutes.
Put maple syrup into a pan with the thyme and bring to a boil.
Boil until syrup is reduced by half.
Place roasted sweet potatoets, bacon and onions into a bowl and cover with syrup mixture.
Stir to coat.
Enjoy!