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Sweet Caveman Pie

JT  33 Comments

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So I know you are all waiting for this recipe so I will keep it short.  First off, let me tell you, apparently I am really creative when sleep deprived after 48 hours and thats how this recipe was born.  Even the photos, I managed to use my camera with all the buttons looking blurry from exhaustion haha.  So yea enough about me whining, hoopty blah blah blah the recipe is below if you don’t feel like reading but my next sentence is important.  So when you make this recipe, if something feels like it needs to be more or less, change it.  I honestly didn’t really measure much of anything on this one and I just eyed it so adjust to your taste.  Those honestly make the best recipes though so just go with it an enjoy.  Second lesson learned, this stuff is WAY better cold.  Me and my emergency contact both agreed that the leftovers of this are amazing cold and I will be recreating this dish just to eat for cold breakfast during the week.  I hope you enjoy.

Sweet Caveman Pie

George Bryant
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 1 lb ground bison
  • 1/2 lb bacon cut into lardons
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 carrots shredded
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons raw organic honey
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons grass fed butter
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup crushed pecans

Instructions
 

  • Place your peeled and cubed sweet potatoes in a pan, cover with water, and start boiling until potatoes are soft
  • While your potatoes are boiling, heat another large, deep sauté pan or dutch oven over medium high heat
  • Add your bacon and cook for about 6-8 minutes stirring occasionally
  • Add in your ground bison and cook for another 5 minutes or until your bison is almost cooked through
  • Now add in your onions and carrots and let cook stirring occasionally until your carrots start to soften
  • Now add in your cranberries, balsamic, honey, and cinnamon and mix well and remove from the heat
  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
  • Strain your sweet potatoes and add to a bowl to start mashing
  • Add in your butter, coconut milk, and nutmeg and mash and mix well
  • Grease a 9x13 Inch baking dish and line the entire bottom with your bacon and bison mixture
  • Scoop your sweet potatoes over the top and spread evenly with a spatula
  • Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes
  • Remove from the oven, top with your crushed pecans and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes
  • Let cool and Enjoy

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Category: Beef

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Comments

  1. Trish

    September 8, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Wondering if sausage would be ok to replace the bison since I can’t get that here and not crazy about gr beef with sw taters.

    Reply
    • George Bryant

      September 8, 2014 at 8:43 pm

      Yes that would work perfect

      Reply
  2. Diana Esparza

    June 17, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    Hi George,

    I want to make a nice dinner tomorrow and I LOVE me some sweet potatoes. Do you think I can make this meal without the bacon? I know that might be a sin to you, but I think I’ll try it without the bacon.

    Reply
    • George Bryant

      June 17, 2013 at 3:40 pm

      Of course you can :)

      Reply
  3. Anne-Marie

    May 26, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    5 stars
    I made this a year ago. The family loved it – but for some idiotic reason, I never made it again. I was driving my 12 year old home after hockey this morning and I asked – what am I making for dinner tonight? (He decides what’s for dinner – I figure if I have to make it, I’m done with figuring out what to make).
    This was so memorable, he asked for it. I recognized it from his “bison, bacon, cranberries, sweet potato and pecan shepherd’s pie”. How’s that for memorable? After a YEAR – he asked for it!
    P.S. Of course it was just as awesome the second time :)

    Reply
  4. meagan

    April 16, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    How would using ground beef in place of the bison work for this?

    Reply
    • George Bryant

      April 16, 2013 at 3:44 pm

      Perfectly :)

      Reply
  5. Marissa

    March 26, 2013 at 10:45 am

    I just wanted to say I made this last night and it is so yummy. Although there is WAY too much nutmeg in the sweet potatos, that it’s all that I can taste. I would either leave it out, or just put a teaspoon instead of a tablespoon in it. Other than that it was great

    Reply
  6. Becky

    June 18, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    This was delicious, thank you!

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      June 18, 2012 at 12:20 pm

      You are most welcome, thanks for coming to tell me :)

      Reply
  7. Rebecca Plumjudy

    May 26, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    wtf is a ‘lardon’???

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      May 26, 2012 at 2:38 pm

      OOps lol, its just slicing bacon into thin strips :)

      Reply
  8. Vanessa Christensen

    May 7, 2012 at 8:07 am

    You are so right – it was even better eaten cold for breakfast!

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      May 7, 2012 at 8:12 am

      So glad you enjoyed :)

      Reply
  9. Catie Meyer Schamel

    April 23, 2012 at 10:01 am

    I’m going to try this, but I’m considering using pure maple syrup in place of the honey. I love maple syrup with sweet potatoes!

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      April 23, 2012 at 10:03 am

      Do it up :)

      Reply
  10. Sarahmathot

    April 14, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    So is 2 Tablespoons of nutmeg right? We made this tonight and overpowered the other wonderful flavors.

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      April 14, 2012 at 8:32 pm

      Hmmm I may have had a typo I’m sorry. It could have been teaspoons

      Reply
      • PJH

        October 28, 2012 at 5:47 pm

        I think the amount of nutmeg is completely incorrect. I made this for dinner tonight and we ended up going out for burgers! It was terrible!!!

        Reply
        • George Bryant

          October 28, 2012 at 5:54 pm

          PJH,

          My sweet potatoes were huge, thats why I said LARGE. I also don’t mind nutmeg, it very well could be too much for individual taste buds. I apologize if you did not enjoy it as it has worked for many others

          Reply
        • Sarah

          November 11, 2013 at 11:55 am

          Is there a typo in the cinnamon and nutmeg quantities? Is it TABLEspoons or TEAspoons, for each? It still says tablespoons on the app version… I thought that was too much and having read comments here now I’m very confused. Thanks

          Reply
          • George Bryant

            November 11, 2013 at 8:20 pm

            Use Teaspoons Sarah, the app updates take a while but it is Teaspoons.

  11. Rkjohnson1969

    February 28, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    delicious! I wanted to make it a little more savory, so I left out the craisins and honey but it was still super delicious!

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      February 28, 2012 at 4:58 pm

      So glad you enjoyed. Hope you like everything you try

      Reply
  12. julberg6

    February 19, 2012 at 10:59 am

    I had to get off my iphone and walk over to the computer to post a comment as my iphone wasn’t acting in a civilized manner.

    I just popped this beautiful dish into the oven. I don’t know if it will be around for the reason I created it: breakfasts for a week!

    I run each morning before work and am usually eating boiled eggs and a banana. Quick and easy, but boring.

    I’ve never used balsamic vinegar in anything put over a salad. It was perfect with the bison and bacon mixture. Perfect! The coconut milk in the sweet potatoes? Oh man, what a concept! Can not wait for this to bake. Thank you!

    Congrats at your Crossfit comp. Wow. Amazing.

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      February 19, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      Oh you just made my day with your happiness, I am so glad you like it

      Reply
  13. jj

    February 17, 2012 at 9:24 am

    OMG… egg free breakfast casserole!!! Awesome!

    Reply
  14. Heidi

    February 16, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    It sounds wonderful, like a much improved descendant of shepherds pie!

    Reply
    • Civilized Caveman

      February 16, 2012 at 8:22 pm

      It tastes even better :)

      Reply

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