30+ delicious sweet potato recipes
Whether it's in a side dish, the base of a curry or even a cake, sweet potato is a healthy and filling vegetable. These are our favourite sweet potato recipes.
Sweet potato is a versatile vegetable and is perfect for velvety soups, in curries and also to add to a trusty tray bake.
Use it for a wonderfully sweet potato mash (instead of regular potatoes) or as a jacket potato (we've loaded ours with chicken and tarragon).
You can even use sweet potato in a cake and we have a recipe for a sweet potato and cranberry cake and beautiful sweet potato and ginger bundt cake
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Jalfrezi - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This is a really easy vegetarian slow cooker recipe. It's simple to prepare and packed with vegetables including aubergine. If you start this curry cooking in the morning, you'll have it ready for your evening meal.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Vegan Aubergine and Sweet Potato Jalfrezi
Sweet Potato Toasts with Chickpeas - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This is a simple dish - oven roasted slices of sweet potato topped with chickpeas, curry powder and cumin and wilted spinach.
Aubergine, Chickpea and Sweet Potato Curry - best sweet potato recipes 2021
You can make this curry in advance and it keeps well in the freezer.
One-pan sweet potato and cod traybake - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This is an easy supper that takes just 15 minutes to prepare.
Mixed Bean Falafel and Sweet Potato Hummus - best sweet potato recipes 2021
The falafel and hummus can easily be doubled for a tasty lunchbox treat.
Piri Piri Chicken and Sweet Potato Skewers - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This fiery barbecue side dish, was inspired by the famous chicken shop.
Chorizo, Sweet Potato and Courgetti Frittata - best sweet potato recipes 2021
Leftover fridge ingredients get a delicious makeover in this simple frittata.
Sweet potato, spinach and goat's cheese rotolo - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This pasta supper tastes as good as it looks. It takes a bit of extra effort, but will be worth it.
Barbecued sweet potato wedges - best sweet potato recipes 2021
Serve up this sweet potato recipe at your next barbecue, the ideal accompaniment with your bangers.
Recipe: Barbecued sweet potato wedges
Sweet potato and chorizo soup - best sweet potato recipes 2021
Smoky chorizo and sweet potatoes are the perfect marriage and make a wonderfully warming winter soup.
Recipe: Sweet potato and chorizo soup
Sweet potato chips - best sweet potato recipes 2021
Quick, easy and with only three ingredients, these tasty chips are a great alternative to traditional wedges.
Recipe: Sweet potato chips
Chicken, ham and sweet potato enchiladas - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This recipe is a Friday night favourite, chicken, ham, sweet potato wrapped in tortillas.
Recipe: Chicken, ham and sweet potato enchiladas
Sweet potato mash - best sweet potato recipes 2021
The mix of regular and sweet potatoes gives this mash a rounded, earthy taste
Recipe: Sweet potato mash
Sweet potato curry - best sweet potato recipes 2021
A spicy, veggie option for your midweek meal, this curry has bags of flavour and can be made in under an hour.
Recipe: Sweet potato curry
Chicken tarragon sweet potatoes - best sweet potato recipes 2021
The creamy chicken mixture for this recipe can also be used to make a delicious pie.
Recipe: Chicken tarragon sweet potatoes
Sweet spiced lamb - best sweet potato recipes 2021
A delicious melt-in-the-mouth lamb dish which can be made ahead and frozen for fuss-free entertaining.
Recipe: Sweet spiced lamb
Slow-cooked pork with sweet potato and orange - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This slow-cooked pork is infused with an array of unusual flavours, from zesty orange to Asian Teriyaki marinade. Best of all, it can't go wrong!
Recipe: Slow-cooked pork with sweet potato and orange
Herby buttered sole with sweet potato wedges - best sweet potato recipes 2021
Frying flat fish fillets isn’t easy to do for lots of people, as you need a few to fill you up, so take advantage of the fact and whip up this indulgent treat just for you.
Recipe: Herby buttered sole with sweet potato wedges
Sweet potato and cranberry cake - best sweet potato recipes 2021
If you thought sweet potatoes were just for savoury dishes then think again! This sweet potato and cranberry cake makes a lovely breakfast treat with a big cup of coffee.
Recipe: Sweet potato and cranberry cake
Chicken, sweet potato and pesto traybake - best sweet potato recipes 2021
This chicken tray bake recipe with sweet potato is an easy mid week supper that takes minutes to prepare.
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