Want to add more vegetables to your kids’ meals? Try sneaking them into pasta.
Creamy Sweet Potato Pasta with Bacon
Want to add more vegetables to your kids’ meals? Try sneaking them into pasta.
Ingredients
Creamy Sweet Potato Pasta with Bacon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 300 Grams bacon sliced into strips
- 1 white onion diced
- 1 medium carrot diced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 200 Grams orange sweet potatoes peeled, boiled, and mashed
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup plain yogurt
- 200 grams (about 2 1/2 cups) sharp cheddar cheese
- 500 Grams penne pasta cooked according to package directions
- 200 Grams mozzarella cheese ((about 2 1/2 cups)), mozzarella cheese
- parmesan cheese for sprinkling
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon and sauté until brown. Remove 1/4 of the bacon from the pan and set aside. Add onions and carrots to the pan; sauté until very tender, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add chicken stock, mashed sweet potatoes, butter, yogurt, and cheddar cheese. Stir gently until mixture begins to simmer. Remove from heat.
- Combine cooked pasta and sweet potato sauce and transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish or individual oven-safe bowls. Top with mozzarella cheese and extra bacon.
- Sprinkle generously with parmesan cheese. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven until cheese has melted and turned slightly golden, about 15 to 17 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve hot.
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