Best Spicy Slow Cooker Potatoes Recipes

SLOW COOKER MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH SPICY PECAN TOPPING

Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Spicy Pecan Topping image

These sweet potatoes cook in the slow cooker, leaving your stove and oven free for other dishes. The spicy pecan topping may be made while the potatoes cook, or up to 3 weeks ahead of time and stored in an airtight container.

Provided by Bibi

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes

Time 4h15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup orange juice
⅓ cup light brown sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
2 tablespoons grated orange zest
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon Crystallized Ginger (Dried) FSP
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup pecan halves
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 tablespoons heavy cream
kosher salt to taste
1 sprig fresh mint

Steps:

Place sweet potato chunks into a 4- or 5-quart slow cooker. Stir orange juice, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, orange zest, and ginger in a bowl. Pour over the sweet potatoes.
Cover and cook on Low until sweet potatoes are very tender, 4 to 5 hours. Stir every hour. Cooking time will vary with the size of the chunks and the age of the sweet potatoes.
Meanwhile, line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine candied ginger, salt, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set spice mixture aside.
Heat pecans in a nonstick pan until lightly toasted, stirring or shaking the pan constantly, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter and stir until melted. Mix in spice mixture and stir until pecans are coated. Sprinkle with brown sugar and water and mix to coat all the pecans. Cook until liquid evaporates, stirring constantly, about 2 more minutes.
Spread out pecans on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer and allow to cool.
Use a hand mixer or potato masher to mash the sweet potatoes with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, cream, and salt. Lightly chop the cooled pecans and sprinkle on top. Garnish with fresh mint.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.2 calories, Carbohydrate 41.5 g, Cholesterol 16.1 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 127.2 mg, Sugar 15.5 g

SPICY SLOW COOKER POTATOES

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Easy spicy potatoes using unique spices all thrown into a slow cooker! No pre-cooking anything! This recipe is a modified version of an old Sri Lankan spicy potatoes recipe, but is for all tastes! This recipe goes well with curried chicken and rice.

Provided by Sriyani

Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes

Time 3h55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 green chile peppers, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
8 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes

Steps:

Pour olive oil into the bottom of a slow cooker. Layer onion slices over the oil. Add green chile peppers, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, sugar, garlic, salt, and pepper. Layer potatoes on top, seasoning each layer with a sprinkle of salt and red pepper flakes.
Cook on High until potatoes are tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Stir gently before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.1 calories, Carbohydrate 42.3 g, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 35.9 mg, Sugar 3.4 g