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Sweet Potato Noodles Recipe
Here's a healthy and hearty sweet potato noodle recipe that's perfect for weeknights. It's spiralized sweet potatoes, blistered cherry tomatoes, and baby spinach tossed in a spicy cilantro cashew cream sauce. This easy-to-make vegan meal is ready in just 20 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 517 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
Sriracha Cilantro Cashew Sauce
- 1 ½ 1 ½ cups raw cashews see notes
- ¼ ¼ cup cilantro packed
- 1 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast can su parmesan cheese
- 1 1 tablespoon Sriracha
- 1 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or sub apple cider vinegar
- 1 1 tablespoon soy sauce gluten-free if needed
- sea salt to taste
Sweet Potato Noodles
- 2 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 2 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 4 4 medium sweet potatoes about 2 lb total spiralized into noodles (this is the spiralizer we have)
- 8 8 ounces spinach leaves
- Toasted cashews and cilantro to serve
Instructions
- Place the cashew cream sauce ingredients in a blender, along with 1 ½ cups of water, and blend on high until it is very smooth.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook for about 3 minutes, or until they start to blister. Remove them from the pan.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and the sweet potato noodles to the pan and toss well. Cook the noodles, tossing them with tongs several times, for 8-10 minutes, until they are crisp-tender.
- Add the spinach to the pan and let it wilt. Stir the cream sauce through the noodles and top with some toasted cashews and cilantro.
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Notes
- For the smoothest sauce, soak the cashews in hot water for at least 30 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
517kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Sodium
521mg
(22%)
Potassium
1617mg
(46%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
37816IU
(756%)
Vitamin C
41mg
(46%)
Calcium
152mg
(15%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 517
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 517kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Sodium | 521mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 1617mg | 34% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 37816IU | 756% |
| Vitamin C | 41mg | 46% |
| Calcium | 152mg | 15% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.