Creamed Sweet Potatoes with Carrots and Turnips

Creamed Sweet Potatoes with Carrots and Turnips is a traditional American recipe for a classic accompaniment of boiled sweet potatoes, carrots and turnips that are pureed with milk, dill and butter and are oven baked until golden on top and which makes an excellent dish for the Christmas, Thanksgiving and Hogmanay meals. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Creamed Sweet Potatoes with Carrots and Turnips.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Herb Recipes Vegetable Recipes Milk Recipes USA Recipes

Ingredients:

2 carrots, scraped and diced
1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 turnip, peeled and diced
120ml whole milk
4 tbsp dill, finely chopped
1 tbsp butter
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1/8 tsp freshly-grated nutmeg

Method:

Bring a pan of very lightly salted water to a boil, add the carrots, sweet potato and turnip and boil for about 20 minutes, or until all the ingredients are tender. Drain the vegetables in a colander then transfer to a food processor and purée with the milk, dill and butter.

Transfer the resultant mixture into a bowl and season with salt and black pepper. Turn this mixture into an ovenproof dish, sprinkle the nutmeg on top then transfer to an oven pre-heated to 170°C and bake for about 15 minutes, or until heated through and golden brown on top.

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