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Spicy Sweet Potato Pasta with Chickpeas and Spinach

Created On: July 23, 2014 | By Debbie | 12 Comments

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As much as I love a big bowl of pasta, it’s not really the best thing on a hot summer night when you want something lighter. That’s when I created this sweet potato pasta with chickpeas and spinach. Over the past couple of weeks I have been experimenting with different veggies as substitutes for pasta. Zucchini is a popular one that pairs really well with pesto or pasta sauce. For sweet potato noodles, I went with Asian/Thai inspired flavors and loved how it turned out!

Spicy Sweet Potato Pasta with Chickpeas and Spinach

In case you need more convincing to try this dish, let’s take a quick look at how subbing a vegetable for pasta can add not only flavor but numerous healthy benefits.

  • One cup of white pasta has 330 calories, while one cup of sweet potato pasta has only 114!
  • Pasta has little to no Vitamin A, while one cup of sweet potato pasta provides over 300% of the RDA.
  • Both white pasta and sweet potatoes actually have a similar amount of fiber – around 4 grams.
  • Traditional pasta does have more protein, but you can make up the difference with the addition of ground meat, tempeh, or chickpeas as a topping.
  • Vegetable “pasta” is a great alternative for those with gluten-intolerance who can’t tolerate most traditional pastas.  
Spicy Sweet Potato Pasta with Chickpeas and Spinach #vegan #dinner

Spicy Sweet Potato Pasta with Chickpeas and Spinach

Created by: Deborah Murphy

Course Entree
Cuisine Asian-inspired
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
3 servings
Toss out your boring traditional pasta for these spicy sweet potato pasta with chickpeas and spinach that take just minutes to make in one-pot. 
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Ingredients
  

  • 3 sweet potatoes peeled
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups spinach leaves
  • 1/2 bell pepper cut in thin strips
  • 2/3 cup chickpeas cooked
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon coriander

Instructions

  • Use a spiralizer/spiral slicer to make the sweet potato noodles. I used 3 potatoes to make about 2 1/2 cups of sweet potato pasta.
  • Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add the sweet potatoes and stir gently. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Add the spinach, chickpeas, bell pepper and garlic. Cook for another 3-5 minutes or until the spinach is wilted and the garlic is aromatic.
  • Turn off the heat and stir in the ginger, sriracha, vinegar, paprika and coriander.
  • Serve warm or cold with additional sriracha.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 1064mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 34907IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 3mg

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  1. Jenna says

    November 2, 2014

    5 stars
    Made this for lunch today and it was amazing! It literally took just a few minutes to prep and prepare.. my boyfriend and I polished off the whole recipe. Next time I would double to have leftovers! This came out perfectly and will be added to my regular rotation!

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    • DietitianDebbie says

      November 4, 2014

      So happy to hear it Jenna!

      Reply
  2. Robert says

    October 5, 2014

    4 stars
    Just looking at the colors is pretty tempting…I love it that you used ginger! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Cassie says

    July 23, 2014

    This looks so good… I love sweet potato noodles, never thought of adding chickepeas or spinach!

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    • DietitianDebbie says

      July 23, 2014

      You should totally try it! Spinach and chickpeas are delicious with the sweet potato. 🙂

      Reply
  4. genevieve @ gratitude & greens says

    July 23, 2014

    I wish I had a spiralizer! It would save me so much time with shaving vegetables into noodles. I’ve never made noodles with sweet potatoes before but I’d love to try. Yum!

    Reply
  5. Emily @ Zen & Spice says

    July 23, 2014

    I’ve tried making sweet potato noodles with my spiralizer and I think I cooked them too long, they came out super soggy and fell apart, haha. Cooking them for only about 5 minutes like in your recipe will probably be much better!

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    • DietitianDebbie says

      July 23, 2014

      Oh no! You should totally try making sweet potato noodles again. Their short cooking time also means that dinner prep is super quick!

      Reply
  6. Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits says

    July 23, 2014

    I love all the spices in this sweet potato noodle dish! I need to make this soon!

    Reply
  7. LydiaF says

    July 23, 2014

    These are some of my favorite flavors all in one bowl! I haven’t tried to make sweet potato noodles, but it shouldn’t be difficult since some of them are HUGE! One of these days I’m going to upgrade to a fancier spiralizer. Until then I’ll use the zucchini noodle maker and my julienne peeler 🙂

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  8. Marisa @ Uproot from Oregon says

    July 23, 2014

    I need to try spiralizing sweet potato – I am stuck on zucchini because it’s so good! This is a beautiful dish!

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  9. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    July 23, 2014

    I love this! I just started using my spiralizer for sweet potatoes a few weeks ago. I used to only do zucchini and yellow squash, but sweet potatoes are amazing!

    Reply

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