Bacon Turnip Mash

5 Reviews

“Cooked and mashed turnip with savory bacon.” - by BUTTER

Ingredients

2 pounds orange turnip
3 tablespoons butter
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 dash garlic powder
1/2 pound bacon - cooked and crumbled
2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat

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Original recipe yields 4 - 5 servings

Directions

Peel and cube the turnip. Cook in a saucepan in salted water until very tender. Drain then mash with the butter or margarine, salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Set aside.
In a skillet fry the bacon until nice and crispy. Remove from the skillet and crumble. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
To the skillet with the 2 tablespoons of bacon grease add the mashed turnip and crumpled bacon. Stir and heat to the desired temperature before serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
511 cal
26%

Fat
39.6 g
61%

Carbs
15.8 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (5)

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Dettie

Jun. 4, 2003

"everyone thought this dish was excellent. the flavor of the turnips and bacon really complement each other. i will definitely make this again...." See more"

Janiceb

Nov. 29, 2007

"I went to my daughter home in Detroit,I brought this recipe with me. She has already bought the white turnips.So I used them. My grandaughter,who said she does not like turnips , tasted them and said ..." See morethey were good. My husband who said he just like the yellow, said I can make these again I used everything else in this recipe."

Fiona

Mar. 10, 2004

"This was not a hit with us, though it may be more because we are not huge turnip fans. My husband and I both felt there was too much bacon grease. I tried it because my husband is doing low carb and I..." See more'm trying to get creative with veggies, but I won't be making this again."

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