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This gluten-free Sweet Potato Spaghetti is made with spiralized sweet potatoes in zesty Italian tomato sauce. This easy, one pot recipe uses simple vegan-friendly pantry ingredients! Whip up this sweet potato pasta in 20 minutes for a quick and wholesome meal.
There are certain recipes that I just can’t wait to share! You know I love spiralized veggies, AND sweet potato recipes. So this spiralized sweet potato spaghetti makes my heart, and stomach, extra happy!
It’s quick and easy to make with just a few healthy ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. It gives freshness and flavor without sacrificing extra time or money.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Below is an overview of the ingredients and recipe. Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details and nutrition information.
For the Sweet Potato Noodles
- Sweet potatoes – Packed with fiber Vitamin A, potassium, and beta carotene. Plus they contain at least 12% resistant starch, which is good for that gut health and feeding the good bacteria.
- Vegan butter or avocado oil – You’ll want a more buttery, creamy fat to sauté the noodles in.
- Minced garlic – For the best results, use fresh raw garlic cloves, and mince them yourself.
- Chopped onion – Adds sweet and savory flavor to the dish!
- Fresh kale or spinach – We prefer baby spinach because it’s more tender and has a slightly sweeter taste. Or learn how to soften kale with oil, salt, and lemon for tender leaves.
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes – Adjust to taste.
- Sea salt and pepper
For the Tomato Sauce
- Red Gold’s Crushed Tomatoes – Picked at the peak of ripeness and steam packed fresh, with Non-GMO ingredients and no artificial flavors.
- Garlic cloves – Use fresh raw garlic cloves for the best flavor.
- Marinated artichoke hearts – Adds richness and creaminess to the sauce.
- Fresh or dried herbs – I like basil and oregano, but season with your heart.
- Sea salt and pepper – To taste!
How to Make Sweet Potato Spaghetti
This recipe requires a few steps, but they’re easy to prepare completely worth it!
Make the Sweet Potato Noodles
- Peel your sweet potatoes and then spiralize them into noodles.
- Peel your sweet potatoes and then spiralize them into noodles.
- Microwave sweet potato spaghetti noodles in small microwave safe bowl with 1 tablespoon water to soften.
Make the Sauce
- Drain the tomatoes and place them, along with with all sauce ingredients into a food processor or high speed blender.
- Blend until smooth, and set aside.
Cook Noodles and Assemble Bowls
- Sauté onion and garlic in oil or vegan butter on medium heat until fragrant and softened.
- Mix in tomato sauce and cook for another minute or so on medium.
- Add in sweet potato noodles, kale or spinach, and spices/seasoning.
- Toss and cook for about 8-10 minutes on medium or until kale/spinach is softened and the noodles are done to your liking.
- Portion into bowls with a scoop of extra tomato sauce from the pan.
- Garnish with fresh basil or oregano.
More of Our Favorite
Spiralized Noodle Recipes
Italian Sweet Potato Spaghetti Bowls (Vegan)
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3 medium servings or 2 large servings 1x
Description
Sweet Potato pasta made with spiralized sweet potatoes in zesty tomato sauce. Easy Italian Sweet Potato Spaghetti Bowls come together in 20 minutes! Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Vegan.
Ingredients
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- 2 sweet potatoes (peeled)
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 tbsp vegan butter or avocado oil (basically a more buttery, creamy fat to sauté with)
- ½ tsp pepper
- dash of sea salt
- 1 tsp red chili pepper flakes
- ½ cup fresh kale or spinach
- for the zesty red tomato sauce:
- 14.5 Ounce can Red Gold’s Crushed Tomatoes other Red Gold’s Diced Tomatoes of choice
- 2 garlic cloves peeled
- 3 marinated artichoke hearts
- ¼ tsp salt/pepper each
- topping and mix ins:
- handful of black olives
- 1–2 tablespoon capers
- handful of fresh herbs like basil or oregano
Instructions
- First peel your sweet potatoes and then spiralize them into noodles. If you don’t have a spiralizer, then you can julienne cut them and make more of a “stir fry.”
- Also chop your onion and mince the garlic.
- Next, place sweet potato spaghetti noodles in small microwave safe bowl with 1 tablespoon water.
- Place in microwave on high for about 30-40 seconds to soften. Set aside.
For the Sauce:
- Drain your tomatoes and then place all the rest of your sauce ingredients into a food processor or blender.
- Blend until smooth.
Assembly
- Place your garlic, onion, and oil/butter in a large skillet, pot, or pan. Fry for 1 -2 minutes until fragrant and onion softened.
- Mix in your tomato sauce and let it cook for another minute or so on medium.
- Last add in your sweet potato spaghetti noodles, kale or spinach, and the rest of your spices/seasoning.
- Toss and cook for about 8-10 minutes on medium or until kale/spinach is softened and the noodles are done to your liking. You will want to keep tossing noodles around with the other ingredients every few minutes.
- Cook shorter if you want more al dente noodles.
- Lastly, add in your olives and capers and toss once more. Note You can also wait to add in your olives and capers to each individual bowl.
- Serve into bowls and scoop any extra of the tomato sauce from the pan on top of each bowl.
- Garnish with fresh basil or oregano.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Will keep fresh for 5 days in fridge.
Notes
- If you are not paleo or vegan, feel free to top with parmesan or other cheese of choice. You can also add in a cooked protein such as chicken, tofu, chickpeas, shrimp, etc.
- If prepping ahead, don’t steam noodles until ready to assemble the recipe.
Estimated Nutrition
- Approximately 175-220 calories per serving. 6-9 grams fat. 25 -36 carbs and 6 – 8 grams of protein. Depends on what toppings you add in and what the serving size is.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dinner, Main
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Fat: 7.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Canned tomatoes are a staple in our house (and nomato sauce for me!) and this looks amazing!
Oh I’d love that nomato recipe!
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It’s been way too long since I’ve made sweet potato noodles, and that SAUCE
Thanks, Janette!
Not only do I love this recipe, I love the cause. Rock on with yo bad self.
Such a healthy, colourful and easy recipe to try out, gorgeous pictures love it!
Would like to make this for a food design assignment. Can the noodles be frozen?
Sure, if they are not cooked yet.
What kind of spiralizer do you use to handle the sweet potatoes?
this is the one i use. It’s held up multiple potatoes. But i peel first. https://www.cottercrunch.com/product/spiralizer/
I have a spiralizer which I use for soft vegetables like zucchini. I have tried on several occasions to spiralizer sweet potatoes and other root vegetables without success. They are just too hard and I feel if I force it the spikes on the spiralizer will break. Please share your tips for effortless sweet potato spiralizing.Thanks.
I don’t have a microwave so can I skip that prep part or is there another way to do it? I have a toaster oven and a regular oven. Hoping to try this soon!
sure! after spiralizing, just place in oven to soften a bit. BEfore cooking as noodles. DOes that make sense? or lightly steam in pan on stove.
Ah, anything with sweet potatoes never fails to win me over! This bowl looks DELICIOUS!
I really need to get my hands on a spiralizer – being a huge veggie fan myself, I actually can’t believe that I haven’t gotten around to buying one yet. But once I do, this recipe is bookmarked – it looks so delicious and nutritious!
Hope you have a great Sunday 🙂
Emma, www.martinyfood.com
You must! You’d love in Emma. I adore my spiralizer.
This looks like the perfect savory dish! Amazing that it is vegan and paleo as well 🙂
I could eat that sauce like a soup! And you really can’t beat spiralized sweet potatoes!
I totally would drink the sauce! LOL!
Not only do I love this recipe, I love the cause. Rock on with yo bad self.
awww well thanks mama!
This looks amazing!! Are sweet potatoes hard to spiralized? & imagine so just because they’re hard? Can’t wait to try!!
Look at those golden “noodles”! I am so making this Lindsay. Delicious idea with a stellar flavor combination – as always!
Right, so I think I need to go out and buy a spiralizer right this second so I can turn sweet potatoes into noodles. This looks SO crazy good, and I’m kind of dying for a bowl of this goodness right now. Also… gorgeous pictures, lady!!!
This looks like the perfect dinner! I love the idea of using sweet potatoes as noodles for an added nutritional punch! I always have some canned tomatoes on hand to make chili!
I love the campaign and I think this looks amazing… but I’m still NEVER coming home. 😉
Sweet potato noodles??? Yes!! I have never tried that and the whole recipe sounds amazing!!
Very helpful and Great information,
we appreciate advise especially coming from a professional.
Thanks again and keep up the great work!
This looks so good I wish it was dinner tonight! Sadly I used the last sweet potato yesterday or I would because my family loves sweet potato “noodles”.
another reason why we need to be neighbors. To share!
Canned tomatoes are a staple in our house (and nomato sauce for me!) and this looks amazing!
what’s the nomato sauce made from? sounds good though!
I have never heard of the campaign but that dish looks amazing & I love sweet potatoes!!!!!!!
i really do love them too! and YOU!
It’s been way too long since I’ve made sweet potato noodles, and that SAUCE. Hellz.yes.
my thoughts exactly!
Lindsay, I so <3 how enthusiastic you are about every recipe you share! I'm a fan of Red Gold too – though I haven't made spiralized sweet potatoes – I need to change that – thank you for the inspiration, my friend!
You gotta try it! I think you’d love. Might be good with spiralized BEETS too. For my beet lovin friend
That SAAAUCE! These noodles are diving me bonkers…I can see why you were anxious to share the recipe! Sweet po noodles are my favorite of the veggie noodle family, and this bowl looks so tasty and healthful…definitely the perfect way to start the week!
right? i could drink that sauce. LOL!
Snappy, delish, and full of potato love!
i knew you’d love! p.s where you at blogher? I didn’t see you if so.
All my favorite foods in one bowl! Even Dave can enjoy this! Now to figure out how to get you to deliver 🙂
I will deliver to you any day!
I love that you called these snappy! Definitely made me feel snappy this morning!
oh good! i kinda love that word! haha
I will raise my fork to this indeed! ANd lower, and raise, and lower…
why i love you!