Description
Lighten up a classic homemade comfort food casserole with spiralized sweet potatoes! A simple wholesome gluten-free meal that’s protein-rich and veggie-packed.
Ingredients
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- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and spiralized (about 4.5 cups)
- 2 oz cream cheese or 1/4 to 1/3 cup sour cream (see notes for non-dairy)
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup milk (use almond or coconut for non-dairy)
- 1 egg + 2 egg whites, whisked
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp onion salt or sea salt
- 2 oz diced olives or pimentos, drained if using canned
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 2/3 cup cooked gluten-free sausage (chicken sausage, chickpeas, or any gluten free breakfast sausage all work)
- 1 cup greens, spinach or kale
- 5 oz crumbled cheese - Parmesan or Feta work great. (see notes for non-dairy)
- 4-5 basil leaves for topping
- black pepper, to taste
- Optional: 2 -3 tbsp pesto mixed with spaghetti noodles before baking
- Optional: sauteed veggies of choice (peppers, onion, squash, broccoli)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly coat an 8×11 casserole dish with oil or coconut spray.
- Peel your sweet potatoes then spiralize them. Comes out to about 4.5 cups.
- Place sweet potato noodles in a bowl and steam in microwave for about 1 minutes or on stove top for 5 minutes, until potato noodles are al dente.
- Toss the al dente noodles in tomato sauce, oil, garlic, salt and pepper until coated. You can also toss them in pesto if preferred.
- In a medium bowl, mix your sour cream (or cream cheese), whisked eggs, and milk.
- Layer ingredients in casserole dish starting with noodles, then chicken sausage, olives or pimentos, then spinach or kale greens.
- Pour the sour cream and egg mixture over everything and then top with cheese (parmesan, mozzarella or feta all work great).
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cheese starts to brown. Check noodles for tenderness if you can.
- Optional: Top with fresh basil, black pepper and any additional sea salt or garlic.
Notes
DAIRY FREE RECIPE NOTES
- For Dairy-Free: Use 1/2 – 1/3 cup nutritional yeast instead of cheese.
- Instead of cream cheese or sour cream, you can use a non-dairy yogurt or cream cheese but consistency might be a little different.
TO MAKE MEATLESS:
- Feel free to replace the sausage with 1 cup cooked chickpeas for meatless option
Nutrition shown below for casserole with lean chicken sausage
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Main
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 249
- Sugar: 3.1 g
- Sodium: 678.5 mg
- Fat: 14.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.1 g
- Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 61.7 mg
