How To Make Sweet Potato Noodles

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Learn how to make sweet potato noodles with this simple guide – it’s so easy and a great fun way to eat more vegetables

Have you all picked up a spiralizer yet? I have been loving mine. If you’re scratching your head, check out my zucchini noodles with turkey bolognese, cucumber ribbon salad with yogurt herb dressing, pizza zucchini noodles, or turkey soup with zucchini noodles. It’s a great way to replace pasta and cut down on the overall calorie content of your meal. The bonus is that you’re also eating more nutrient rich vegetables AND they taste great.

I thought about pairing these sweet potato noodles with something. I know plain sweet potato noodles might seem a little dull. Honest to goodness, they’re great on their own. You could totally eat them like this. But they’re unbelievably versatile once you get the hang of the general process of how to make sweet potato noodles. Which is what we are going to talk about today. I’ve been trying to focus on the basics more often – once you get the basics down, cooking is so much easier and so fun.

So here’s how we handle sweet potatoes and make sweet potato noodles with a spiralizer:

• Scrub scrub scrub until all dirt is gone.
• Peel (optional)
• Cut off ends so you have nice flat surfaces on both ends.
• Spiralize with the spaghetti blade (fine blade or 1/8-inch)
• Spritz spritz with cooking spray or olive oil.
• Roast until golden brown and soft.
• Stuff your face.

I purchased the Paderno 3-blade spiralizer probably about a year ago and I adore it. Then Paderno asked me if I wanted to try out their newer 4-blade spiralizer. Umm, YES. I tried it out and decided I loved it. I passed my 3-blade on to a good friend who just started her own food blog, Chocolate Slopes. Edited to add – In efforts to be extremely transparent, I’ve now purchased and tried the Inspiralizer and it is my new favorite – it has genius features that make it a step above (better suction to the counter, better blade system, etc.).

INGREDIENTS:

• one sweet potato
• nonstick cooking spray
• salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Clean sweet potato and peel if desired.
4. Cut off both ends of sweet potato so they are nice and flat. Affix onto spiralizer and spiralize using “spaghetti” blade.
5. Lay out sweet potato noodles on baking sheet and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray or olive oil spray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
6. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown and softened. Enjoy with your favorite pasta sauce — or on their own

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