Mashed Rutabagas with Bacon

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon, chopped
• 2 rutabagas, peeled and diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Place bacon in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet, reserving 1 to 2 tablespoons bacon grease, to your preference.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook rutabagas in the boiling water until very tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain rutabagas and return to the pot.

Mix reserved bacon grease, butter, salt, and pepper into rutabagas; blend using an electric mixer until smooth. Stir chopped bacon into the rutabaga mixture.