Skillet Sweet Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
• Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a large skillet bring 1 inch of water to boiling.
• Add sweet potatoes; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or till tender.
• Drain well.
• Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small bowl combine orange peel, orange juice, molasses or brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and allspice.
• Pour over potatoes skillet.
• Cook and stir gently till bubbly.
• Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or till potatoes are glazed, spooning sauce over potatoes occasionally.
• Makes 4 servings.
• NOTE: If desired, substitute one 18-ounce can sweet potatoes for fresh sweet potatoes.
• Cut potatoes into 2-inch pieces.
• Place in a 1-quart casserole.
• Pour sauce over sweet potatoes.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven about 30 minutes or till heated through and sauce is bubbly.

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a nonstick skillet.
• Cook onions, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden (about 5 minutes).
• Add sweet potatoes and stock to skillet; cover tightly; simmer, stirring every 5 minutes, for about 15 minutes or until tender.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Cut thin slices lengthwise from bottom of sweet potatoes to allow them to lie flat; discard slices. Place potatoes flat side down; cut crosswise into 1/8-in. slices, leaving them intact at the bottom. Arrange sweet potatoes in a 12-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet., Stir together next 5 ingredients. Spoon half the butter mixture evenly over sweet potatoes. Bake 35 minutes. , Meanwhile, add herbs to remaining butter mixture. Toss bread crumbs with Parmesan. Remove skillet from oven. Spoon remaining butter mixture over potatoes; top with bread crumb mixture. Return to oven until potatoes are tender and topping is golden brown, 10-12 minutes. If desired, top with toasted nuts.