48 Easy and Delicious Recipes for Sweet Potato Lovers

This recipe for Black Bean Tostadas is about to be your go-to easy vegetarian main dish—it comes together in just 35 minutes and is packed with heart-healthy ingredients, like cabbage, black beans, sweet potatoes, peppers, and fresh herbs. Crema ties it all together, and if you want to add even more richness, finish it off with a crumble of cotija cheese.

Get the recipe: Black Bean Tostadas With Sweet Potato and Poblanos

When you can’t add meat to your vegetarian chili, you can bulk it up with lots of veggies, like red onions, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes. To round it out, two different kinds of beans add interest and bulk so this sweet potato chili has staying power, whether it’s a weeknight dinner or a crowd-pleasing main for your next tailgate.

Get the Recipe: Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Chili With Sweet Potatoes

Here, cooking sweet potatoes in the microwave cuts down on cook time, meaning you can have this fiber-packed meal on the table in just 20 minutes. While the potato is cooking, the black bean filling comes together on the stove. Just before serving, top each potato with white Cheddar cheese, and serve with a lime wedge. And be sure to save any leftovers—the veggie-bean mixture would be great tucked inside tacos or on top of nachos.

Get the recipe: Zucchini and Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

It looks a lot like a pumpkin pie, but sweet potato pies have a lighter, more airy filling compared to the dense and sometimes gelatinous texture of pumpkin pie. To keep the sweetness down on this dish, it uses a graham cracker crust and only two tablespoons of added sugar. The whipped topping is quite unique. After whipping the cream to soft-peak stage, you’ll fold in peanut brittle or candied nuts for a really special treat.

Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Pie With Candied Nut Cream

Although it tastes indulgent, this cake is packed with good-for-you ingredients. The base of the cake is filled with whole grains and fresh zucchini, and the rich chocolate frosting is made almost entirely from sweet potatoes. Genius? We think so. Have your kids take leftovers to school with them—it’s a dessert all parents can feel better about feeding their kids—or bring them to work with you the next day.

Get the recipe: Chocolate Zucchini Cake With Sweet Potato Frosting

You might think that earthy molasses is a bit too strong for sweet potatoes that have a barely-there hint of sweetness, but pairing the thick, brown syrup with the kick of jalapeno and tang of stone-ground mustard opens up a world of flavor. The sweet potato wedges are just a crisp-tender canvas for their great flavors.

Get the Recipe: Molasses-and-Chile Roasted Sweet Potatoes

If you’re eager for a bread that does more for your body than provide carbs, you’ll be delighted by this sweet potato bread. Gut-friendly miso is added to a mashed potato with antioxidant-rich pumpkin seeds, and the loaf bakes up to form a tender, flavorful bread that’s dense but airy. You can use it as a dessert—a drizzle of honey would be welcome—or as a quick breakfast with a smear of nut butter or a dollop of whipped cream cheese.

Get the Recipe: Seeded Miso Sweet Potato Bread

Microwaving sweet potatoes is a handy way to speed up the cooking process. You can shave off about 30 minutes of your total time with this step, which helps this sweet potato dinner come together in just 30 minutes. Kale and chiles tenderize while the potatoes cook. Hints of citrus juice and ground allspice elevate the potatoes’ natural sweetness and earthy notes.

Get the Recipe: Loaded Sweet Potatoes With Coconut and Kale

Sweet potato chips replace tortilla chips in this game-day dish. Toppings like black beans, pepitas, and cotija cheese give these nachos a decidedly southwestern spin, and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro adds tang and bite. Use plain yogurt if the chipotle chili powder set your tongue ablaze. This is a great dish to set out in front of guests and let everyone chow down.

Get the recipe: Sheet Pan Sweet Potato Nachos

If you don’t have time to make your own sweet potato gnocchi, you can get the next best thing: pillowy gnocchi with creamy pieces of sweet potato and a sprinkling of crunchy chopped hazelnuts. This dish looks simple—it comes together in just 20 minutes—but it still manages to be quite impressive if you need something you can cook to feed a friend, neighbor, or colleague in a hurry.

Get the Recipe: Gnocchi and Sweet Potatoes with Hazelnuts

While the potatoes for this hardy fall side dish tenderize and soften in the oven, you’ll roast a whole head of garlic to form a sweet, creamy garlic paste. Then, you’ll blend the paste into mashed sweet potatoes and stir into hot polenta. The potato boosts the polenta’s creamy mouthfeel, while the garlic adds an incredible depth of flavor you’d never get from raw garlic that’s just been cooked in a skillet. This will easily become a holiday hit.

Get the Recipe: Roasted Garlic and Sweet Potato Polenta

One-dish dinners are a dream come true for busy cooks. You can cook everything you need for your meal—in this case, chicken leg quarters and sweet potato wedges—at the same time, and on the same dish. This saves you time, mess, and a whole lot of effort. This dish is quite simple, which is why it’s so great for weeknights. You can change up the herbs (it calls for sage, but rosemary would be good, too) and switch the greens from watercress to butter lettuce or anything you have on hand.

Get the Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Roasting sweet potatoes in the oven intensifies their natural sweetness. This classic baked sweet potato recipe renders perfectly cooked potatoes every time. You can eat them as is, right from the oven. They’re sweet enough you’d certainly enjoy them. Or you can use this as a base for any number of toppings you might want to add.

Get the Recipe: Baked Sweet Potatoes

Packed with protein and fiber, this hearty main course salad is a nutritional powerhouse. Combine the kale, roasted sweet potato, chopped apple, and almonds in a large bowl and drizzle with a tangy mustard vinaigrette. Once dressed, massage the kale with clean hands to make the salad more palatable.

Get the Recipe: Mustardy Kale Salad With Roasted Sweet Potato and Apple

Once you’ve mastered the classic baked sweet potato recipe, you can take things one step further with a twice-baked option. Everything you love about a burrito is here: filling black beans, creamy avocado, and ooey-gooey Jack cheese. The sprinkle of crunchy pepitas (pumpkin seeds) is quite fun, too, so kids and parents alike will enjoy every bite of this sweet potato recipe.

Get the Recipe: Cheesy Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes With Black Beans and Avocado

You can get sweet potato chips just as crispy as the fried potato kind. You’ll just need a bit of time—and a super sharp knife so each piece is thin enough to crisp up in the oven (or use a mandoline). To highlight the faint sweetness of the sweet potato, these sweet potato chips are tossed with sugar and a bit of cinnamon, but if you like a more natural sweetness, add salt only.

Get the Recipe: Cinnamon-Sugar Sweet Potato Chips

Scalloped potatoes are quintessential holiday side dish fare, but you can give the buffet a sweet potato casserole upgrade with this gratin recipe. Most everything in this recipe remains the same as the classic gratin, save the swap to sweet potatoes. The final dish is an ultra-luxurious feature for any Thanksgiving meal.

Get the Recipe: Sweet Potato Gratin

If you’re not opposed to thinking outside the chickpea box, this delightful sweet potato recipe will provide an exciting new addition to your snacking repertoire. In this dish, sweet potatoes are cooked until ultra-tender. They’re then combined with chickpeas, almond butter, and a host of spices to create a one-of-a-kind hummus dip. Don’t skimp on the cayenne pepper. You may think you don’t want the heat, but it provides a surprising little jolt with each spoonful.

Get the Recipe: Sweet Potato-Almond Hummus

These sweet potatoes wedges are topped with two varieties of gooey cheese, creating a balanced blend of sweet and savory. Plus, they cook in under 30 minutes, and require just four ingredients. They're so good, in fact, you may want to double the recipe—they'll likely be gobbled up that quickly.

Get the Recipe: Cheesy Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Roasted potatoes come in many forms, and in all forms, they’re delicious. Here, potato rounds are baked until done in a sauce of red wine vinegar and brown sugar, a sweet-sour combo that’s quite unusual for the typical sweet potato recipe. This is a great option for holidays, but it would be delicious on a weeknight. It only requires 10 minutes of prep time; the rest is hands off.

Get the recipe: Italian Sweet-and-Sour Sweet Potatoes

You can get a side of smashed sweet spuds in record time with the Instant Pot ($69; amazon.com). This countertop appliance cooks the starchy root vegetables to soft in just 30 minutes. For the most flavor reward, don’t mask the sweet potatoes in butter and cream. Add a bit of zest with orange juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Maple syrup elevates the natural sweetness.

Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

The lusciousness of a sweet potato, combined with tender onions, helps give this easy soup a delicious creaminess without a speck of cream. Nutmeg brings out the sweetness of the cooked sweet potato and apple, and a side of tangy blue cheese and crisp apples is the perfect pair for this classic fall meal.

Get the Recipe: Sweet Potato and Apple Soup With Cheese and Walnuts.

The beauty of roasting sweet potatoes in the oven is that you can cook several—for a family or for just you—all at once. Then, you can use the baked sweet potatoes as a blank canvas for a week’s worth of meals. Top them with any combination of ingredients for an ever-changing meal. We particularly like how the avocado and goat cheese make these vegetarian sweet potatoes feel extra hearty.

Get the Recipe: Loaded Baked Sweet Potato.

Sweet potatoes taste best when you use a sweetener that has a depth of flavor, like honey, molasses, or maple syrup. Plain sugar, even brown sugar, works well, of course, but the earthy flavors of the potatoes really highlight the special flavors of these natural sweeteners. In the case of this puree, maple syrup stands in with a kick of additional flavor from ground nutmeg. The sour cream may seem unusual here—it’s standard in white potato purees—but it adds richness and a creaminess you can only get with dairy.

Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Puree With Maple

Ground beef, grated sweet potato, and baby spinach form the humble but hardy filling of these turnovers, or hand-held savory pastries. The exterior puff pastry turns crispy and flaky in the oven. To finish off the meal, serve with a side of roasted veggies or a green salad.

Get the Recipe: Beef and Sweet Potato Turnovers

Classic potato salad uses white spuds, but once you swap them for the sweet variety, you may never go back. Sweet potato salad balances the tang of a vinaigrette dressing well, but it’s equally at home with a creamy one. Here, we’ve combined it with red onion, spinach, and lime juice for an exceptionally simple sweet potato salad.

Get the Recipe: Chicken with Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

Basic French fries have nothing on these oven-baked sweet potato fries. The edges turn crisp with a golden-brown crust in the high-temp oven, while the inside of each wedge remains tender. The drizzle of lime juice and sprinkle of cilantro may be unexpected, but you’ll be delighted at the citrus zip and peppy herb against the lightly sweet spud. Serve these addictive wedges with your favorite burger.

Get the Recipe: Crispy Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Lime and Cilantro.

Vegetarian meals suffer from a bad reputation of not having much staying power, but this vegetarian sweet potato meal doesn’t lack in protein. In fact, it packs a whopping 14 grams per serving thanks to the fiber-rich quinoa and cubed sweet potatoes. One cup of the slightly sweet spud has two grams of protein. Plus, all of the ingredients in this dish provide a bounty of vitamins and minerals.

Get the Recipe: Quinoa With Sweet Potatoes, Kale, and Pesto.

Dinner in three easy steps: Pile ingredients on sheet pan. Roast. Eat. Potatoes tenderize, chicken cooks, and chickpeas turn crispy in the oven. A drizzle of pesto brings everything together for a dinner that only requires 20 minutes of hands-on time.

Get the Recipe: Roast Chicken With Sweet Potatoes and Chickpeas.