42 Sweet Potato Recipes for Cooking All Fall and Winter
Nutritious and delicious, it's always handy to have sweet potatoes around!
There's a good reason we keep our pantry stocked with sweet potatoes, especially for fall weeknight dinners. Sweet potatoes are healthy, with plenty of fiber and vitamins. But more importantly, they're delicious and easy to cook with! Whether you like your sweet potatoes baked or fried, roasted or boiled, these sweet potato recipes are jam-packed with ideas for helping you add the tender orange roots to your plate every day of the week!
Easy Root Vegetable Gratin
This super simple mix of root veggies—including sweet potatoes, natch—are cooked in cream and butter, and covered in cheese. What could be better?
Roasted Vegetable Mélange
Step 1: Get all your root veggies out of the fridge and cut them into bite sized chunks. Step 2: Toss 'em in oil, dust 'em in salt, and roast 'em on a pan. You're halfway to dinner before you know it.
Loaded Potato Bar
Want an easy dinner everyone'll love? Roast up some sweet potatoes and then just pull out all the condiments and toppings you can muster: sour cream, mushrooms, salsa, guac, bacon, broccoli. Dinner is done!
Roasted Pear, Sweet Potato, and Radicchio Salad
This salad is packed with all the best flavors of fall: blue cheese, roasted sweet potatoes, ripe pears, and crunchy fall greens.
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Roasted Sausages and Sweet Potato-White Bean Stew
As one-pan dinners go, you'd be hard pressed to find something tastier.
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Sweet Potato, Onion, and Almond Cassolita
This nutty, cinnamon-dusted Morrocan-style side dish is great for spicing up fall plates from Thanksgiving to any other Thursday.
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Roasted Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
Maple syrup and fragrant thyme round out this sweet-and-savory dish. It's a fall masterpiece!
Bourbon Yams
Give your classic whipped sweet potato side some kick with a helping of bourbon and toasted pecans, this Thanksgiving.
Gingery Sweet Potato Pie
A ginger-spiced cream makes this Thanksgiving pie unforgettable.
Bucatini with Winter Pesto and Sweet Potatoes
Ready in under 30 minutes, this deserves a spot in your weeknight dinner rotation come winter. Instead of a traditional basil pesto, this recipe uses winter greens, which are cheaper and more abundant.
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Sweet Potato Fries
Though fries made from their white-potato cousins may be more common, we think these 20-minute sweet-potato fries are far superior. But you should decide for yourself.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Homemade Marshmallow
Although this dish screams Thanksgiving, you'll have no trouble serving it any time of the year. It's so delicious, we doubt your family will complain.
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Sweet Potato Biscuits
Tired of traditional biscuits? We have a sweet and simple variation right here.
Sour Cream Sweet Potato Pie
A traditional Southern dessert, this rich sweet potato pie turns fall produce into a spectacular holiday treat.
Sorghum-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Store-bought candied or spiced pecans add crunch to this comfort food dish.
Maple Meringue Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
A sweet update to a holiday must-have, this recipe gets plenty of flavor from vanilla, spices, and rich cream cheese.
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Sweet Potato Soup with Peanuts and Ginger
Sweet potato makes the base of this hearty soup, but it's the ginger, peanut butter, and tomatoes that really make the flavors pop.
Get the recipe for Sweet Potato Soup with Peanuts and Ginger.
Sweet Potato Kale Frittata
The whole family will gobble up this delicious and easy frittata that is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Potatoes Anna
This classic French side dish features buttery layers of thin-sliced potatoes that are baked until tender and golden on the top.
Sweet-Potato Doughnuts
Yep, you can flavor doughnuts with sweet potato. And it's delicious!
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