Lemon Pepper Sweet Potato Crisp - Easy Thanksgiving Side - Food Wishes

While cheese is not a typical Thanksgiving ingredient, it really works amazingly well here as part of this crispy, super savory topping for soft sweet potatoes. If you’re looking for a new and exciting twist on a holiday sweet potato casserole, I really hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy! For the fully formatted, printable, written recipe, follow this link: RECIPE PAGE IS BEING PROCESSED. PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER. In the meantime, here are the ingredients to make 8 portions: For the crisp, cheesy topping: 4 cups large, coarse fresh breadcrumbs 4 tablespoons melted butter salt to taste cayenne to taste 1 ounce (1/2 cup finely grated, unpacked) Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 2 ounces (1 cup unpacked) sharp white cheddar cheese, grated, plus 1/4 cup for the top For the sweet potato base: 2 1/2 to 3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled, and cut into about 1 1/2-inch chunks zest from 1 lemon juice from 1 lemon 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper pinch of cayenne 4 tablespoons melted