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top view photo of sweet potato pasta in beige dish spinkled with parmesan cheese

Sweet Potato Pasta

Cindy
This Sweet Potato Pasta is comfort-food at its best! Plus, its packed full of veggies (both in the sauce and in the dish), so it's nutritious, creamy, and delicious.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 316 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups Sweet Potato Pasta Sauce see link below in notes
  • 10 ounces gluten free fusilli pasta
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 10 ounces mushrooms diced
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 ½ cups spinach
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese or vegan alternative

Instructions
 

  • Gather your ingredients. Boil the pasta in salted water as per the packet instructions, making sure to reserve ½ cup of the pasta water when draining.
    a photo of fusilli pasta noodles, cooked, and in a collander over a clear glass bowl, draining
  • Add a little olive oil to a large high sided frying pan and fry the red pepper and mushrooms on a medium setting until softened – about 6-8 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
    top view photo of a frying pan with mushrooms and red bell peppers, being stirred by a wooden spoon, and cooked until soft and lightly browned
  • Add the sweet potato sauce, spinach, pasta, pasta water and some seasoning to taste to the frying pan and stir over the heat for a few minutes until the spinach is wilted and the sauce is warmed through.
    top view photo of sweet potato pasta in a sauce pan with a wooden spoon in the pasta, ready to mix
  • Serve with the grated parmesan sprinkled on top.
    photo of sweet potato pasta in a beige dish with a while towel to the right of it, and a fork on the left, and another bowl of pasta in the background with a bowl of parmesan cheese next to it

Notes

  • Store leftovers for up to 2 days in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave, or on the stove over low heat. If needed, add a splash of water to loosen the sauce while reheating the pasta. 
  • Any type of pasta can be used in this recipe, fusilli is one of my favorites. 
  • For the complete nutritional details for this dish, please combine the totals from my sweet potato sauce recipe with the numbers here. 
  • Sweet Potato Sauce Recipe - linked here
Keyword sweet potato pasta