Full of aroma, sage goes so well with my favorite autumn ingredient sweet potatoes. Even better is sage that’s been cooked to a vibrant green and crispy texture.
There’s just something about crisp sage leaves that adds a bold flavor you would never achieve in its original state.
Other Recipes You Might Like
- Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Pecan
- Parmesan Bacon Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes
- Parmesan Sweet Potato Fries
In particular, crispy sage is perfect in my Sweet Potato Bake with Sage Butter Sauce side dish.
While the edges of the sliced sweet potatoes are baked until wavy, the potato itself is soft, so it needs the crunchy texture to create balance in each bite.
Additionally, the richness from the butter and golden garlic, that’s nearly sweet, makes it so easy to achieve full flavors without the use of so many ingredients.
If you decide to go a bit healthier, you can skip the butter all together and use coconut oil. I find refined coconut oil is much better for all types of cooking as it omits the flavors and aromas of coconut.
Refined coconut oil is processed, but still a much more nutritious alternative to butter, which I’m sure you’ll be using in mashed potatoes, turkey and gravy this Thanksgiving.
If you are still looking for last-minute recipes ideas, here are some for your consideration:
- roasted turkey in parchment paper
- pecan pie cheesecake
- garlic parmesan roasted butternut squash
- honey roasted butternut squash
- cheesy roasted potatoes with bacon
- parmesan sweet potato fries
- honey butter cloverleaf rolls
- popovers
- easy cheesy garlic bread
- mini garlic monkey bread
- pull-apart garlic bread
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 188 calories per serving.
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Sweet Potato Bake with Sage Butter Sauce
Sweet potato bake with cheese, sage and butter sauce. Easy peasy sweet potato side dish that goes well with any main entrees and perfect for holidays.
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes cleaned and sliced thin
- salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 sprig sage chopped
- 1 cup pecorino romano cheese, shredded
Directions
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1Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Coat a 9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
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Arrange the sweet potato slices in a circular pattern in the baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven to bake for 1 hour.
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During the last few minutes of baking, combine the butter, garlic and sage in a small pan and cook on medium heat until the sage is crisp, and the butter is slightly golden brown.
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4
Remove the sweet potato from oven and place on a trivet. Drizzle the sage butter sauce evenly as possible over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle on the cheese, and serve.
Recipe Notes
Parmigiano reggiano or any type of hard, salty cheese is a good substitute for pecorino romano.
anna
Nice, thank you. I use the silicone trivet with heat-resistant handles and it’s so much better than the metal trivet that came with the instant pot. I got it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082XZNGPJ
anna
Nice, thank you. I use the silicone trivet with heat-resistant handles and it’s so much better than the metal trivet that came with the instant pot. I got it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082XZNGPJ
Sara
Can this be cooked one day and warmed to serve another day?
Lisa
This is fantastic!!!!!!!!
I put a few chopped scallions on top for color.
Such a beautiful presentation with the swirl.
Yummmmmmy!!!!
Sharan
Looks. Yamee I am going to try without bacon
Laura
I really appreciate the simplicity of this tasty dish. Easy ingredients that i already have on hand. That’s what I need right now! It’s down to the wire and I’m running out of time and I don’t have to fuss in the grocery store to try to find weird ingredients that I don’t already use. Love this. It has never occurred to me to use cheese on sweet potatoes before!! And the sage addition makes it all Thanksgiving-y. Bringing this to my mom’s for Thanksgiving, think she’ll really enjoy.
Rasa Malaysia
Laura – You will love it, thanks for your sweet comment.