Upgrade your sweet potato side dish this year!

This side dish is perfect as part of your Thanksgiving dinner or served during the cozy fall months.

Here’s how to make mashed sweet potatoes with goat cheese, including our quick microwave shortcut.

Goat Cheese Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Credit: Adam Albright

Add enough water to cover.

Bring to a boil and add salt.

Drain and return to the saucepan.

Heat 1/2 cup half-and-half and 1/4 cup butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave 1 minute.

Mash half-and-half mixture into the potatoes.

Stir in 2 oz.

Sprinkle pistachios and fresh sage over potatoes.

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.