Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Noodles (Vegan)

These easy vegan sweet potato noodles are a delicious holiday side dish. They’re gluten-free, nutrient-rich, and a fun alternative to pasta.

Good morning! Or maybe afternoon where you are 🙂  Lately, I feel so sleep deprived that I’ve lost track of time. My 15-month-old is either teething or has decided he hates me and that I don’t need sleep anymore. I’m hoping it’s the first one 🙂

I’ve been making up for the lack of sleep by eating lots of food! These Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Noodles are a new favorite around here. They’re flavorful and great for a dressed-up sweet potato side dish on your holiday table!

Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Noodles Recipe Ingredients

• Nutritional yeast
• Raw cashews
• Sweet potatoes – I peeled the sweet potatoes for this recipe. Ensure they’re pretty uniform in size throughout the whole sweet potato. That will make it much easier for spiralizing.
• Oil – Feel free to use the oil of your choice; I used coconut. I recommend using refined coconut oil if you want to avoid the coconut taste.
• Water
• Butter –  I used vegan buttery spread.
• Garlic – I used fresh garlic, which I minced.
• Salt
• Garnish – I used chopped fresh parsley.

Why Your Body Will Love This Sweet Potato Recipe

Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants – Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals like vitamin C, A, copper, and manganese, as well as antioxidants that support the immune system. They also contain beta-carotene, as well as vitamin E, which helps defend against diseases like heart disease and cancer.  Cashews, which contain zinc, vitamin E, and copper, support eye health. They also contain beneficial antioxidants that boost the immune system, and tryptophan, which helps us fall asleep.

Digestive Health – The fiber in sweet potatoes helps us maintain healthy blood sugar and cholesterol levels. (It’s also great for the digestive system.)

Recipe Tips and Thoughts

• This recipe is vegan and gluten-free.
• These noodles are also great for lunch or dinner if you add extra protein. I suggest white beans, chickpeas, or baked tofu. I’m really into hearty bowls assembled using protein, veggies, and starch. These sweet potato noodles go well with a kale salad and white beans or chickpeas and a little tahini dressing 🙂
• I’ve used an awesome vegan parmesan recipe to make these Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Noodles vegan. All you do is blend up some nutritional yeast, cashews, and a pinch of salt, and you’ve got a nice cheesy topping. It’s so good that I like to have it around at all times to throw onto practically everything I eat 🙂
• As much as I like traditional sides like mashed potatoes or roasted sweet potatoes, I also want to mix things up and impress my holiday guests. These garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Noodles would be the perfect way to do that! They’re not something people see every day, and they have such great flavor!
• Store these noodles in an airtight container in the fridge for about four days.

Have a question about this recipe? Ask me in the comments, and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

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Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Noodles {Vegan}

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• Author: She Likes Food
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 4-6 1x

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A flavorful and delicious take on sweet potato noodles!  Perfect for a holiday side dish!

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Ingredients

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• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/4 cup raw cashews
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled (You want them to be pretty uniform in size throughout the whole sweet potato.  That will make it much easier for spiralizing.)
• 2 teaspoons oil of your choice, I used coconut
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons butter, I used vegan buttery spread
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• Salt
• Chopped fresh parsley for garnish, if desired

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Instructions

1. Add the nutrition yeast, cashews and a pinch of salt to a food processor, or blender, and blend until cashews are mostly broken down and in very small pieces (see photo above).  Set aside
2. Use a spiralizer to spiralize the sweet potato.  I like to use the middle thickness setting.  If you don’t have a spiralizer you could also grate the sweet potato on the thick side of the grater.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add coconut oil, spiralized sweet potato and a pinch of salt.  Cook sweet potato for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Next, add the water, cover and let sweet potatoes cook for about 10 minutes, stirring once.  I like my sweet potato noodles with a little bit to them, but feel free to cook as long or as little as you like.
5. Move sweet potato noodles to the side of the pan and add the butter and garlic.  Cook until garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.  Add in the vegan parmesan and stir everything together.  Add in a handful of chopped fresh parsley, if desired.  Sweet potato noodles are best when served soon after they’re cooked.

Notes

Sweet potato noodles serve about 4-6 people as a side dish and make about 2-3 servings if eating as a main dish. Recipe is easily doubled or tripled if needed.

• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins
• Category: Side, Gluten Free, Vegan

Vegan Parmesan inspired from this recipe by Minimalist Baker.

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