Bacon-Wrapped Yams

I do most of my involved cooking on the weekends. There just isn't enough time on a typical weeknight to spend more than a few minutes getting dinner on the table. So typically, I try out new recipes on the weekends and I will often cook up a number of main dish entrees so I'll have something I can put on the table quickly before judo or soccer practice. However, this often leaves me looking for a suitable side dish on any given week night.

When that happens, THIS is one of my favorites to pull out of the cupboard!


These DO take about 45 minutes all together before they can make it to the dinner table, but they are SO worth the effort. And if all I am doing is heating up the main entree, it's not such a hassle to put a bit of extra effort into this side dish.

Bacon-Wrapped Yams

Stuff You Need:

• 1-2 medium sized yams/sweet potatoes
• 3-5 strips of bacon

What To Do:

1. Preheat the oven to 425F.
2. Peel and cut your yams into ½-inch thick french fries.
3. Cut your bacon into thirds, crosswise. And then cut again in half, lengthwise. You should get 6 bacon strips out of each piece of bacon.
4. Wrap each strip of bacon around one of your yam fries.
5. Place your bacon-wrapped yam fries on a wire rack over a foil-lined baking sheet.
6. Bake for about 30 minutes at 425F or until your yams are golden brown and your bacon is starting to crisp. There is no need to turn your fries mid-way if you use the wire rack since air can circulate all around them.
7. Remove from the oven and place on a plate lined with paper towels to drain off any remaining grease.

And that, folks, is all she wrote! I have a handy, dandy potato slicer which helps to make quick work of the yams. If you have one, a vegetable spiral slicer would also work really well to speed up the prep work on this dish. Even a mandolin slicer can help if you are in a rush.

But regardless of how you slice them up, this side dish comes together pretty quickly. It carries a wallup of flavor and is sure to please even the pickiest of eaters.