Sweet Potato Noodles with Garlic & Kale

Sweet potato noodles inject the classic Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with brilliant color in this easy dish. I love to top mine with basil & plenty of Parmesan.

pasta / gluten free / vegan-option

Have you tried sweet potato noodles? In the past, I’ve made zoodles and doodles (noodles made out of daikon radish), but it didn’t occur to me until recently to make swoodles(?). Is that what we’re calling them? Anyway, one night, with a hungry stomach and minimal ingredients on hand, I saw this gorgeous recipe for Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, and I realized I could make something similar using sweet potatoes in place of the pasta.

This recipe starts with 2 medium sweet potatoes – you’ll be surprised how many noodles they make, and then you’ll also be surprised by how much they cook down in the pan. This recipe will make about 3 decent-sized servings, depending on the size of your sweet potatoes.

P.S. I’m a big fan of the Inspiralizer, because, unlike the other types that I’ve tried, it clamps down to your countertop making the “noodling” process far less frustrating, and you won’t have sweet potatoes all over your floor.

Because this is not actual pasta, more is more. The toppings are a really important component in this recipe to make the flavors and textures exciting. Add plenty of toasted pine nuts, basil, grated cheese (or vegan “cheese” from this post), and serve with dollops of pesto.

You can also customize this to your liking: roasted tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms, roasted broccoli, and goat cheese (if that’s your thing) would be great additions. And if you don’t have a spiralizer, you could make this recipe with roasted spaghetti squash instead of sweet potato, see recipe notes below.

4.8 from 19 reviews

Sweet Potato Noodles with Garlic & Kale

  PrintSweet Potato Noodles add a rush of color and plenty of nutrients to this riff on Spaghetti Aglio e Olio.Author: Jeanine DonofrioRecipe type: Main Dish, side dishServes: 4 as a side, 3 as a mainIngredients

• 2 medium sweet potatoes, spiralized
• 1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, enough to well coat the pan
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced sliced
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, more as desired
• 2 to 3 tablespoons water
• 4 cups baby kale (or thinly sliced lacinato kale)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• squeezes of fresh lemon juice, as desired

serve with:

• ⅓ cup fresh basil, sliced
• dollops of pesto (this recipe with basil in place of kale)
• 2 tablespoons hemp seeds or toasted pine nuts
• grated pecorino cheese, optional

Instructions

1. Peel the sweet potatoes. Slice in half and and cut the pointy tips off. Place in the spiralizer and spiralize into noodles. Alternatively, you can use a julienne peeler (although this is more difficult, so I recommend spiralizing).
2. Heat the oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until until the garlic slices are lightly golden brown, about 5 minutes, reducing the heat if necessary (ie, if the olive oil is bubbling too much, turn the heat down, you do not want the garlic to burn). Add a few generous pinches of salt, red pepper flakes, and a few grinds of freshly cracked black pepper.
3. Add the sweet potato noodles and toss to coat. Let cook for 2 minutes, gently tossing and scraping down the sides of the pan.
4. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water and toss again to ensure that nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan. Cover and let the sweet potato noodles continue for 5 more minutes or until they start to soften and are tender but still have a crisp “al dente” bite. Check and toss occasionally so that they cook evenly. Be careful not to overcook or they will start to break apart (this happens quickly).
5. During the last minute of cooking, stir in the kale so that it wilts into the noodles. Remove from heat and transfer to 3 or 4 bowls.
6. Serve with the fresh basil, a dollop of pesto, hemp seeds or pine nuts and pecorino cheese, if desired.

NotesNote: if you don’t have a spiralizer, this recipe would also be delicious with spaghetti squash instead of the sweet potato. Add pre-roasted spaghetti squash in step 3, and then skip step 4 – the spaghetti squash will not need the extra water or the extra cook time.3.4.3177
 

Did you make the recipe? I want to see!
Tag @loveandlemons on Instagram.

Free Bonus:5 Tips for Fast & Easy Dinners

You may like these too…

1. 
   Spaghetti Squash w/ Chickpeas & Kale

2. 
   Autumn Farmhouse Salad

3. 
   Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

4. 
   Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

5. 
   Vegan Black Bean Meatball Sub

6. 
   How to Make Veggie Noodles

70 comments

Previous Comments

Leave a comment: Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe (after making it) Rate this recipe (after making it)

Comment

Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail

Rate this recipe (after making it):

Current ye@r *

Leave this field empty

Δdocument.getElementById( “ak_js_1” ).setAttribute( “value”, ( new Date() ).getTime() );

1. Priyanka Singh
   05.18.2023

   The food looks super delicious!!….We will try it this weekend 🙂

   Reply ↓

   • Phoebe Moore (L&L Recipe Developer)
     05.19.2023

     Hope you enjoy!

     Reply ↓

2. Jean
   07.13.2021

   Wonderful! Whole family enjoyed it! Including the (currently) very picky 5 yo! I love all your recipes!

   Reply ↓

3. David roy
   05.16.2021

   I love Sweet potato and surely will make this recipe. Thank You for sharing

   Reply ↓

4. SEO Backlink Services
   03.30.2021

   This article is supper help full if you want to know more about SEO Backlink Services then please click here:

   Reply ↓

5. Happy Birthday
   01.02.2021

   Pretty Good. Each one here liked it.

   Reply ↓

6. Zarah
   10.30.2020

   Where have you been all my life?!? I have an 8 year old who is very allergic to dairy. I have the hardest finding recipes with dairy, that I was running out of dinner/lunch ideas! I’m glad I found you yesterday by chance and now, I have a ton of very healthy ideas for my family!

   Reply ↓

7. Charlotte Batama
   10.14.2020

   The recipe look great

   Reply ↓

8. sujataS
   09.26.2020

   Like the others have said, I’d almost given up on spiralizing because of the hassle — but haven’t tried the Inspiralizer. This dish is so incredibly beautiful — I’m giving it another try!!

   Reply ↓

9. techinshorts
   06.11.2020

   It’s really good dish, noodles with sweet Potato thank you for the great and unique recipe let me try this in brunch today 🙂

   Reply ↓