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Sweetpotato spaghetti is an easy way to include more veggies in your favorite pasta dish. Made with a 3-ingredient sweetpotato pasta sauce, it’s an easy way to increase the fiber and nutrition in the diet. Mix with traditional pasta or enjoy this sweetpotato spaghetti recipe on its own!

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As you probably know, we eat a lot of sweetpotatoes in our house. If you need proof, here are some of our favorite unique sweetpotato recipes.

They are just so versatile. Adding them to pasta or making sweetpotato nachos are some of our favorite ways to infuse nutrition.

And in an effort to reduce food waste, I decided to spiralize our sweetpotatoes to make this gluten-free sweetpotato pasta recipe.

We often modify our favorite pasta recipes, and adding sweetpotatoes was a no-brainer because they are such a great component in any family meal for toddlers.

We’ve made pasta with sweetpotato sauce before, but now having an actual sweetpotato sauce for sweetpotato pasta is even better.

I love the plant based protein in this recipe, thanks to the black beans. But you could also add some lentil veggie meatballs.

This pasta recipe is high in fiber and antioxidants, too, and works well for kids and babies.

Sweetpotato noodles have the firmness of traditional pasta, so their consistency is similar. Since sweetpotatoes are naturally sweet, they have a sweeter, lighter taste than pasta.

While our spaghetti squash with pumpkin sauce noodles are soft, sweetpotato zoodles are firmer, which is why this is one of our favorite sweetpotato pasta recipes.

Gather Your Ingredients

To make these sweetpotato pasta noodles, you’ll need:

• spiralizer
• sweetpotatoes
• olive oil
• garlic
• onion
• black beans
• mozzarella cheese
• salt, pepper, italian seasoning, paprika

You can add any additional toppings you’d like, from your choice of meat to even crunchy nuts and seeds!

Don’t forget the delicious sweetpotato pasta sauce!

This simple 3 ingredient sauce for your sweetpotato zoodles mixes sweetpotatoes with a little milk and tomato sauce to upgrade your typical pasta sauce with flavor and nutrients.

How to Spiralize A Sweetpotato into Zoodles

Spiralizing a sweetpotato isn’t difficult if you have the right equipment. I used this spiralizer and it worked great.

I liked that it gives you different options for the final product, depending on the same, width and texture you’re going for.

Then, you’ll push down firmly with the flat end on the level surface on the spiralizer, and churn the top handle as the spiralized zoodles come out of the bottom.

How to Make Sweetpotato Spaghetti

After spiralizing your sweet potato, saute your diced onion with some olive oil.

Then, add your sweetpotato zoodles and cook for 8-10 minutes, until they have softened and are cooked.

Lastly, you’ll add the spices and black beans, before topping with cheese (or add the meat/your choice of protein).

Personally, I like my sweet potato pasta noodles to be very cheesy, like a good sweetpotato mac and cheese or the easy one-pot tiktok pasta with goat cheese.

Sometimes we’ll even combine these sweetpotato zoodles with regular pasta to mix things up and get a mix of flavor and nutrition!

To make your sweetpotato pasta sauce recipe, just microwave your sweetpotato and let it cool.

Then, remove the inside flesh (after it cools), and combine in a bowl with milk and pasta sauce and blend!

I like to use my immersion blender for a quicker result.

And there you have it – the easiest sauce for sweetpotato pasta. It can also work with this hidden veggie mac anc cheese.

Servings 3

Sweetpotato Spaghetti with Sweetpotato Pasta Sauce

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

Mix this easy sweet potato spaghetti with traditional pasta or enjoy these sweetpotato zoodles on their own, with a creamy sweet potato pasta sauce

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 2 medium sweetpotatoes, spiralized
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• ½ medium white onion, diced
• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Sweet Potato Pasta Sauce

• 1 medium cooked sweetpotato, mashed and cooled
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce

Instructions 

1. Peel sweetpotatoes and spiralize them to pasta size and style of choice using a spiralizer.     
2. In large pan, sauté olive oil over medium high heat. Add garlic cloves and diced onion. 
3. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until onion starts to look translucent.
4. Add in spiralized sweetpotato. Cook for 10-15 minutes over medium-high heat, or until sweetpotatoes soften and are cooked through.
5. Add in black beans, salt, pepper, paprika and Italian seasoning and mix.
6. Add in shredded cheese, stirring until melted, and turn off heat.
7. For the sauce, start by microwaving your sweetpotato for 5-7 minutes or until soft. Take the mash filling out and separate from the skin. Mash and mix in a bowl with milk and tomato sauce to desired consistency. Use an immersion blender if necessary.
8. Plate and enjoy!

Notes

Can substitute with vegan cheese to make it a vegan sweetpotato spaghetti.

Equipment

Ourokhome Vegetable Spiralizer Zucchini Noodles Maker – 4 Built-in Spiral Slicer Blade for Veggie Spaghetti Paste

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 19gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 1698mgFiber: 15gSugar: 12g

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