8 Mouth Watering Ways to Cook with Sweet Potatoes

As a general rule, the more color you can add to your plate the better! Sweet potatoes come packed with nutrients. Vitamin A (100% of your daily recommended value in a single potato), vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium heyyyyy. Sweet potatoes are a great source of carbohydrates – the perfect way to fuel your lifestyle!

8 Healthy and Delicious Sweet Potato Recipes

Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp

I’m a big fan of spiralized vegetables. I don’t have an Italian bone in my body so I’m not afraid a long lost great-great-great grandmother will read this and pop my tires — I like veggie noodles more than regular noodles. My husband thinks it’s weird too, but sweet potatoes hold their texture, flavor and color like no other!

If you don’t have a spiralizer or you’re looking for something even easier, grab a container of pre-cut sweet potato noodles from the grocery store. Make sure to check the quality, pre-cut sweet potato noodles can go bad quickly.

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Sheet Tray Nachos

You had me at nacho. Once I figured out how to make crispy sweet potato chips in the oven, the natural progression was to add cheese, avocado and salsa.

Avocado Sweet Potato “Toasts”

What was once a hipster trend is now a breakfast staple. What I love about avocado toasts is the versatility. Feeling breakfast-y? No problem! Throw an egg on top and call it a morning. Sweet tooth? Peanut butter, banana and maple syrup it is. But that’s just the start.

Substituting in sweet potato slices for toast adds an extra touch of sweetness and levels up the nutrient game. You can turn these toasts into anything you want. The best part about this recipe is that you can roast your avocado slices once and reheat them in the toaster for another couple of days.

Cinnamon Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie

This is the kind of smoothie you fall in love with. It’s popping with sweetness and spice. It’s rich and satisfying AND it’s healthy to boot! If you workout in the morning I highly recommend refueling with this smoothie!

3-Ingredient Sweet Potato Gnocchi

These gnocchi are easy to make and even easier to eat! You can make them ahead of time and either stored in the refrigerator for a few days, or in the freezer for a few weeks.

Serve with your favorite sauce and toppings like pesto, or fresh veggies, or shrimp and Parmesan cheese.

Sweet Potato Pancakes

These pancakes are a bit more involved than the other recipes, but totally worth it! If you’re looking for an extra kick of protein in the morning, mix maple syrup into plain Greek yogurt and use that as a topping with toasted nuts.

South Western Sweet Potato Hash and Eggs

In my house hashes usually happen when we have an array of mismatched root vegetables looking for a way to get used up. But this recipe? This is worth buying the right ingredients for.

Baked Sweet Potato Chips

Homemade chips are a great way to level up a dinner party or game day appetizer. They’re healthier and tastier (by far), than anything you can find in a bag! This recipe is very simple but feel free to jazz it up. Here are some of my favorite spice combos:

• BBQ – smoked paprika + onion powder + garlic powder + chili powder + brown sugar
• Ranch – dried parsley + dried dill + dried chive + garlic powder + onion powder
• Parmesan – onion powder + garlic powder; add Parmesan and fresh parsley when you pull from the oven