Sweet Potato Pasta
on Apr 17, 2023, Updated Apr 02, 2024
This delicious sweet potato pasta is made with a decadent homemade creamy parmesan sauce. A one pot dinner that is sure to be a family favorite!
One of my favorite dinners right now is one-pot meals. They are easy, delicious, and minimal cleanup.
This ultra creamy penne recipe in a parmesan cream sauce may just be your new favorite dinner.
Every bite tastes like a rich comfort food pasta, with hearty chunks of sweet potatoes for added flavor.
Ingredients to make sweet potato pasta
- penne pasta
- olive oil
- garlic
- onion
- vegetable broth
- sweet potato
- spinach
- heavy whipping cream
- parmesan cheese
- spices: salt, pepper, sage, thyme
How to make sweet potato pasta
In a large pot or dutch oven, add the olive oil, diced sweet potato, garlic, and onion.
Saute on medium high heat for 8-10 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes start to soften.
Add the penne pasta, sage, thyme, and vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
Boil the sweet potato pasta for 10-11 minutes, stirring often (turn down the heat if the boil is too strong).
Turn the heat down to low and add the freshly grated parmesan cheese, heavy whipping cream, and salt and pepper to taste (I used ½ teaspoon each).
Continue stirring the pasta until sauce starts to thicken (3-6 minutes).
Add the spinach and wilt for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Serve garnished with additional parmesan cheese!
I’m a pasta lover through and through, and this one pot sweet potato and spinach pasta is one of my favorites!
Want to wow your friends and family?
Make up a pot of this pasta and watch as everyone devours it!
But you don’t have to wait until fall to make this recipe, I make it year round!
This pasta and my sweet potato hash are two of the best ways to eat sweet potatoes.
I hesitate to say when something is the best recipe I’ve ever made (because there are several that are my favorite!), but this one pot pasta is possibly the greatest dish that I have ever made or tasted!
It has so much flavor in every bite.
This is honestly one of the best recipes I have ever made! As a grad student I like having quick meals that give leftovers, and this makes a lot of food in a short amount of time. Even reheated it’s delicious, can’t wait to make it again! – Molly
Ultra creamy, cheesy, and has a huge depth of flavor.
Such a good dish! I made it for my partner and he wouldn’t stop raving about…so much so he made some himself a couple of days later – Tess
This would be the perfect dish to serve your family and friends.
I used penne, sweet potato, spinach, fresh garlic and onion, and a homemade cream sauce to bring all of the flavors together.
On busy nights when I’m craving creamy, cheesy pasta, I turn to something easy to make and easy to cleanup.
Something delicious like this Creamy One Pot Sweet Potato and Spinach Pasta!
My husband RAVED about this pasta.
He told me we should sell the recipe to Olive Garden (it’s that good).
We had it leftover the next day and I swear it tasted even better.
Some pastas taste best fresh, but this just keeps getting more delicious as it sits and the noodles marinate in that delicious ultra creamy heavenly sauce!
p.s. have an instant pot? I altered this recipe to be made in the instant pot too!
Here is the recipe for instant pot creamy sweet potato pasta.
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Sweet Potato Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground sage
- ¼ teaspoon thyme
- 1 large sweet potato, diced (around 2 cups worth)
- 2 ½ cups fresh chopped spinach
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 ¼ cups freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a large pot or dutch oven, add the olive oil, diced sweet potato, garlic, and onion
- Saute on medium high heat for 8-10 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes start to soften
- Add the penne pasta , sage, thyme, and vegetable broth and bring to a boil
- boil for 10-11 minutes, stirring often (turn down the heat if the boil is too strong)
- Turn the heat down to low and add the parmesan cheese, heavy whipping cream, and salt and pepper to taste (I used ½ teaspoon each)
- Continue stirring until sauce starts to thicken (3-6 minutes)
- Add spinach and wilt for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently
- Serve garnished with additional parmesan cheese, if desired
Just made this for my meat loving boyfriend and he loved it! As someone who’s lactose intolerant I usually stay away from creamy pastas, but substitute the heavy whipping cream for some soy cooking cream and I can honestly say I’m a fan!!
Love it! So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
This is honestly one of the best recipes I have ever made! As a grad student I like having quick meals that give leftovers, and this makes a lot of food in a short amount of time. Even reheated it’s delicious, can’t wait to make it again!
Love it! So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Loved the idea for this recipe. Switched out the sweet potato with a butternut squash and turned out amazing. Meatless Monday just acquired a new recipe.
Thank you.
So glad your family enjoyed it! Butternut squash sounds like a delicious addition!
Delicious!! Going into our dinner rotation!! Thanks!
So yummy..!
I have convinced my partner that being a vegetarian isn’t so bad with this meal!
I’m so glad you both enjoyed it!!
Made this last night, I loved it. I would love to make this in my Instant Pot pressure cooker next time. Have you thought of converting any recipes?
Erin L
I actually did convert this recipe for the instant pot! Here is the link: https://buildyourbite.com/instant-pot-creamy-sweet-potato-pasta/
Enjoy!
Made a dairy free version using a whole can of coconut milk, two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and a fourth cup of unsweetened coconut yogurt. Also increased salt and pepper to two teaspoons and one teaspoon, respectively. Turned out so amazing! Thank you for posting!
Yum, that sounds amazing! So glad you enjoyed the recipe and made it work for you!
I love this recipe it’s so easy and tasty! Can’t wait to make more of your recipes. Thank you for sharing .
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Hayley!
Thank you for the wonderful recipe! I tried it 3 days ago and it was amazing! You were right, I heated it yesterday adding a but of heavy cream to soften and it was even more delicious!!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Such a good dish! I made it for my partner and he wouldn’t stop raving about…so much so he made some himself a couple of days later 🙂
Awesome! So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe Tess!