Mashed Rutabagas With Bacon

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 slices bacon, chopped
• 2 rutabagas, peeled and diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• place bacon in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until crisp, about 10 minutes. remove bacon from skillet, reserving 1 to 2 tablespoons bacon grease, to your preference.
• bring a large pot of water to a boil. cook rutabagas in the boiling water until very tender, 15 to 20 minutes. drain rutabagas and return to the pot.
• mix reserved bacon grease, butter, salt, and pepper into rutabagas; blend using an electric mixer until smooth. stir chopped bacon into the rutabaga mixture.