These 25 sweet potato dishes areeasyto make,wholesome,andwith simple ingredients.
From30-minute dinnersandsaladstoeasyand quick family-friendly side dishes.
All of them are nutritious, delicious, and with plant–based protein. We’re sure you’ll find your next sweet or savory sweet potato recipe on this list!
1. Black bean salad
Here’s a great way to cook sweet potatoes healthy and wholesomely!
Thisblack bean saladwithroasted sweet potatoes, corn, green or red bell pepper, creamy avocado, jalapeños, and a cilantro lime dressing with freshcilantro and lime juiceis a winner.
2. Roasted sweet potatoes
Roasted sweet potatoesare quick, tasty, and easy. Serve them as aside dishor use themto make other delicious recipes.
For example, salads and grain bowls where they add healthy vitamins and fiber.
3. Sweet potato wedges
They are theperfect side dishfor most meals: roasted sweet potato wedges. These wedgesare tender, naturally caramelized, and packed with flavor. They are theperfect side dishfor most meals.
4. Easy chickpea stew
This chickpea sweet potato stew is perfect for a tasty and easyeveryday dinneror amake-ahead meal.
Freeze your leftovers, or eat them the day after – the stew is even more flavourful the day later.
5. Fried chips
Thin, tasty, and crispsweet potato chipsare among thebest homemade snacksand side dishes.
We tested oil-free,air-fryer, anddeep-fried versions so you can choose your favorite. Serve these for game nights, movie nights, or as an appetizer during the holiday season.
6. Sweet potato muffins
These are honestly one of our favorite sweet potato recipes. Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet and surprisingly flavorful in baked goods.
Sweet potato muffinsare delicate, moist, pleasantly sweet, and earthy from the sweet potatoes. Eat them forbreakfast,a snack, or a sweet treat after a meal.
7. Sweet potato mash
Make it savory or sweet; this sweet potato mash is a great side dish for the holidays and cold winter evenings.
Serve it as a side dish for the holidays, Thanksgiving, or special occasions in autumn and winter.
8. Microwave sweet potato
Microwave sweet potatoisquick, healthy, and delicious.Eat itas is, or load it withone of our toppingsto turn it into atasty main dish.
It’s a perfect quick lunch or wholesome dinner when loaded with one of our plant-based toppings.
9. Loaded potato with vegan tuna
Sweet potatoes are perfect as a quick lunch; load them with plant-based toppings. For example, this vegan tuna is a quick and easy recipemade with mashed chickpeas.
It’s the perfect replacement for tuna in asandwich, to fill abaked sweet potato, as an appetizer, or as a vegan tuna salad.
10. Sweet potato gnocchi
Our3-ingredient sweet potatognocchi is a delicious, comforting, and cozy Italian-inspired dish you’ll want to make every night.
Make it with a butter and sage sauce or a creamy mushroom sauce – a guaranteed family favorite.
12. Air fryer sweet potato
In 15 minutes, you can make thesedeliciously roasted air fryer sweet potatothat is tasty and versatile.
Fromcubestosweet potato friesandwhole baked sweet potatoes, learn how to use an air fryer for cooking this delicious root vegetable.
13. Lentil salad
Lentil sweet potato saladis one of ourfavorite salads due to its meal-prep-friendly nature.
It’s nutritious, tasty, and aromatic, thanks to asimple cumin and paprika dressinginspired by Moroccan cuisine.
14. Sweet potato salad
Sweet potato cubes are perfect in this colorful and vibrant sweet potato salad.
Have it forlunch, a quick and healthy make-ahead dinner, or bring it topotlucksandpicnics. This is one of our favorite ways of eating sweet potatoes; we are sure you’ll love it too!
15. Sweet potato soup
Sweet potato soupis a fall-inspired recipe that is creamy, earthy, a little sweet, and perfect forautumn or winter weeknight dinners.
Drizzle it with chili oil, and serve with toasted or Naan bread to sop up the leftovers.
16. Sweet potato curry
Velvety tender chunks of sweet potato combined with nutty chickpeas and a rich coconut–curry base are a winning flavor combination.
You’ll love this sweet potato curry because it’s easy, quick to make, and packs a punch.
17. Chickpea and bean-packed sweet potatoes
Make a quick quinoa salad, add beans and a dollop of guacamole, and serve on microwaved sweet potato.
It’s a quick and wholesome lunch idea and office lunch meal.
18. Sweet potato hash
Black beans, bell pepper, and caramelized sweet potato come together in this sweet potato hash that pairs perfectly with Mexican toppings.
Try it in a breakfast burrito with nachos, and serve it with guacamole, sour cream, and fresh lime.
19. Sweet potato chili
Perfectly spiced, creamy, and meal–prep–friendly, this sweet potato chili with kidney beans is a delicious dinner idea for the whole family.
Serve it with corn tortillas, avocado spread, and sour cream for a wholesome and warming plant–based meal.
20. Sweet potato casserole
Vegan sweet potato casserole is a delightful twist on a classic dish, featuring creamy mashed sweet potatoes and crunchy pecan oat streusel.
This wholesome casserole is delicious and a dessert favorite choice for your holiday table.
FAQ about sweet potatoes
Do sweet potatoes need to be boiled before roasting?
No, there is no need to boil sweet potatoes before roasting. They will get tender during the baking process with a bit of oil.
What temperature do I bake sweet potatoes?
Bake sweet potatoes at a high temperature in the oven. We find that anything between 400°F and 450°F works well.
What is the fastest way of cooking a sweet potato?
The fastest way of cooking sweet potato is in themicrowave,which takes only 5 minutes. Prick the sweet potato before microwaving it; you don’t need to peel it beforehand.
Air fryingis the second fastest cooking method and takes just 15 minutes when the potato is cut into cubes. Thirdly,boiling andoven-roastingthe sweet potato takes 30 minutes.
Are sweet potatoes healthy?
Sweet potatoes can be considered asuperfoodthanks to their many health benefits, such as stabilizing blood sugar and improving digestion.
Sweet potatoes contain slightly fewer calories than white potatoes but can be considered a nutrient-dense carbohydrate source. Sweet potatoes contain slightly more vitamins B6 and C than white potatoes.
But deciding between white and sweet potatoes is up to you and your family’s preference. Both potato types are plant foods and can be a fiber-rich addition to a whole-food diet.
More veggie-packed recipes
If you’re looking to incorporate more veggies into your diet, take a peek at thesevibrant salad recipes:
- Morrocan carrot saladwith lentils and cumin dressing.
- Cauliflower saladfor a boost of plant-based energy to keep you full all day.
- Mediterranean farro salad with roasted veggies and pistachios.
- Winterfennel and orange saladinspired by Sicilian traditions.
- Healthy and crispytofu saladwith creamy tahini dressing.
- Green Bean Saladwith mustard dressing and crisp red onion.
- Juicytomato saladwith heirloom tomatoes.
- Authentic Greek salad with fresh vegetables and salty feta.
- Moroccan Carrot Salad
- Cauliflower Salad
- Mediterranean Farro Salad
- Fennel and Orange Salad
- Tofu Salad
- Green Bean Salad
- Tomato Salad
- Horiatiki – Greek Salad
For many more side dish ideas, check out our sides category page.
25 Best Sweet Potato Recipes
By: Nico Pallotta
5 from 2 votes
Microwave sweet potato is quick, healthy, and delicious. It's one of our 25 best sweet potato recipes.
Microwave for 5 minutes then cut it open,load it with one of our toppings, and enjoy!
Prep Time: 2 minutes mins
Cook Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 7 minutes mins
Servings: 2 people
Course: Dessert, Main, Side dish
Cuisine: American
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Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes
TOPPINGS
Mexican
- 2 servings black bean salad (without the sweet potatoes in it)
- 2 tablespoons guacamole
- 4 tablespoons vegan sour cream
Mediterranean
- 2 servings couscous salad
- 4 tablespoons tahini sauce
- 4 tablespoons roasted chickpeas
Greek
- 2 servings couscous salad
- ¼ cup black olives
- 2 ounces feta cheese (we used dairy-free feta)
- 2 tablespoons roasted chickpeas
Chickpea Tuna
- 2 servings vegan tuna
Simple Savory
- 3 tablespoons butter (we used dairy-free butter)
- 6 leaves sage
- 2 pinches sea salt
Simple Sweet
- 2 tablespoons butter (we used dairy-free butter)
- 2 drizzles maple syrup
- 2 sprinkles cinnamon
- 2 sprinkles nutmeg grated
- 8 walnuts crushed
- 1 tiny pinch salt
Instructions
HOW TO MICROWAVE SWEET POTATO
Wash the sweet potatowith a brush under cold water toscrub the dirt away.
Dry itwith a paper towel, thenprick it with a forka few times.
Arrange the sweet potato on amicrowave-safe plateand microwave athigh power for 5 minutes.
Slide a paring knife in the center of the potato tocheck for doneness. The potato is cookedif the blade slides in easilythrough the center. If not, keep microwaving it in 30-second to 1-minute intervals.
When ready,split the sweet potato in halfwith a knife andadd your favorite topping.
MEXICAN TOPPING
Tasty and protein-rich Mexican-inspired topping withblack bean quinoa salad,mashed avocado, andvegan sour cream.
MEDITERRANEAN TOPPING
Light and nutritious Mediterraneancouscous saladwithcrispy roastedorair-fried chickpeasand creamy and nuttytahini sauceon top.
GREEK TOPPING
We use a simplecouscous or bulgur salad with tomato and cucumber, then top it withcrispy chickpeas, slicedblack olives, andcrumbled feta cheese(we used dairy-free feta).
CHICKPEA TUNA TOPPING
Our deliciousvegan tuna recipeis perfect to stuff microwave sweet potatoes. You can even addmelty vegan cheeseon top and arrange them on a baking sheetunder the broilerfor a few minutes until thecheese melts.
SIMPLE SAVORY TOPPING
A simple savory topping ofbutter(we use dairy-free),sage leavesfried in butter in a pan for 2 minutes, andsea saltorkosher salt.
SIMPLE SWEET TOPPING
A simple sweet topping with butter(we use dairy-free),maple syrup(or brown sugar),cinnamon,nutmeg, andwalnuts (or pecans).You can also addchopped appleon top.
We took the sweet potato out of its skin for this one, thenmashed it lightly with a forkfor the spices and maple syrup to go in. It was a scrumptious dessert.
Video
Easy Sweet Potato (black bean topping)
Notes
Nutrition information is for one microwave sweet potato without any topping.
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcal, Carbohydrates: 45g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 0.1g, Saturated Fat: 0.04g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0g, Trans Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Potassium: 762mg, Dietary Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 32063IU, Vitamin B6: 0.5mg, Vitamin C: 5mg, Vitamin E: 1mg, Vitamin K: 4µg, Calcium: 68mg, Folate: 25µg, Iron: 1mg, Manganese: 1mg, Magnesium: 57mg, Zinc: 1mg
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