Sicilian Style Sweet Potato Pasta Bowl

Sicilian Style Sweet Potato Pasta Bowl

Tomato sauce, white beans, garlic, and sweet potatoes make a savory and spicey pasta bowl dinner.

  • 8 ounce package of sweet potato pasta or any of your favorite vegetable pasta

  • 1 jar marinara sauce

  • 1 cup canned tomatoes, strained

  • 1 cup white beans (canned, drained)

  • 1 each sweet potato (baked or microwaved until done, peeled and diced)

  • 1 each head of cauliflower (sliced and roasted in the oven)

  • 1 tsp olive oil

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain and reserve.

  2. Slice a head of cauliflower into 1/2 inch thick pieces. Spray with a little oil. Place on a roasting pan and place in a 375 degree oven. Cook for 20 minutes until golden brown. Break up into pieces.

  3. Heat the white beans in a bowl in the microwave.

  4. Prepare the sweet potato. Microwave on high for 5 minutes or until done. Peel and dice.

  5. Heat the marinara sauce. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper.

  6. Prepare the pasta plates: Place the cooked veggie pasta on the plate. Top with the sauce, cauliflower, white beans, and sweet potatoes. Serve hot with more sauce to the side.

We used sweet potato fettucini but you can use any flavor like spinach, tomato, lemon, beet, etc. You can also use plain pasta. 

Entree, Dinner

Mediterranean

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl about 2 cups | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 906mg | Potassium: 1009mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 877IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 5mg


Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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