Spicy Spiralized Garlic-Cinnamon Sweet Potato Noodles
Spiralized Sweet Potato noodles pass for traditional grain pasta with loads more flavor, nutrition and fewer calories. Tossed in a simple garlic, red pepper flake and seasonal spice browned butter makes a richly flavored filling option in less than 30 minutes. Recipe can be doubled or tripled keeping the ingredient proportions the same. See the Notes section for a link to an Spiralizer alternative.
Servings 2 -2 cup main dish portions or 4-1 cup side dish portions
Calories 421kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups Spiralized Sweet Potatoes* , regular or mixed orange and purple (using the 1/8-inch 3mm noodle blade)
- 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
- 3 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 1 large Garlic Clove , minced
- ¾ teaspoon Red Chile Flakes (more can be sprinkled on the finished dish if you prefer it really hot!)
- ½ teaspoon ground Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground Nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the red chile flakes, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl, stir to blend together and set aside.
- Place spiralized sweet potato noodles in a large mixing bowl. Add the olive oil and toss to coat. Note: if using both colors of sweet potato, the pigment of purple sweet potatoes may transfer to the orange noodles when raw. To keep both colors intact, I toss them in separate mixing bowls each with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place on the prepared baking sheet, spreading them to a single layer.
- Bake noodles for 7 minutes. Remove and set tray aside to cool (sweet potato noodles will continue to soften as they cool).
- In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted, add the minced garlic and saute for a minute.
- Add the spices and stir constantly to blend. The butter will darken and brown; stir an additional minute and remove from the heat.
- Add the sweet potato noodles to the spiced brown butter and toss to fully coat the noodles. Serve immediately.
Notes
*To prepare sweet potato noodles without a Spiralizer, try this method.
Nutrition
Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 896mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 38485IU | Vitamin C: 6.8mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1.7mg