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Home » Food » Recipes » Side Dishes » Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion and Pine Nuts

Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion and Pine Nuts

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Today I am sharing a delicious Spiralizer recipe: sweet potato with goat cheese, caramelized onion and pine nuts.

Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions and Pine Nuts| APinchOfHealthy.com

This makes a killer side dish or vegetarian main dish that will knock your socks off.

The Spiralizer

It is my second Spiralizer recipe (see the other one here). The Spiralizer is a cool kitchen device that slices vegetables into noodle shapes. I did a full product review on it here if you are interested.

I love the concept of using veggies to make “noodles.” It opens up so many different flavor combinations. And there is something so fun about eating food in this form. Plus it is a great way to lighten up traditional pasta dishes if you are watching your weight.

Recipe Notes

This is one of those recipes that is more about the method than the actual recipe. But I did measure everything out for the recipe. So feel free to make it your own.

For example, this particular recipe is made with sweet potatoes. You can lighten it up even more by using butternut squash in place of sweet potato if you want to.

I liked using the sweet potatoes, though. It is slightly more filling to me. In fact, even though I made this as a side dish, a double portion would be a great vegetarian main dish. You could totally make a meal out of this!

Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions and Pine Nuts| APinchOfHealthy.com

Spiralizer Sweet Potato Recipe

Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions and Pine Nuts| APinchOfHealthy.com
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Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion and Pine Nuts

Spiralizer sweet potato with caramelized onion, goat cheese and pine nuts makes a killer side dish or vegetarian main dish that will knock your socks off.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword spiralized sweet potato, spiralizer sweet potato
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 216 kcal
Author Marjorie @ APinchOfHealthy.com

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces raw sweet potatoes spiralized (*see Notes below)
  • 1.5 Tablespoon olive oil divided
  • 1/2 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 large yellow onion sliced
  • pinch of sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 ounces goat cheese crumbled
  • 2 Tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (optional for garnish)
  • 1/3 cup vegetable stock or chicken stock (optional to add to caramelized onions a few tablespoons at a time to deglaze pan)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon of butter to a sautee pan or skillet, and heat over medium heat.
  3. Once the butter is melted, add the sliced onions, pinch of sugar, pinch of salt and pepper, and stir to combine.
  4. Reduce heat to low, and cook the onions low and slow for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
  5. While the onions begin cooking, toss the raw spiralized sweet potato with 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in a large bowl, salt and pepper to taste (1/4 teaspoon salt salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper).
  6. Spread the sweet potato "noodles" on a baking sheet line with parchment paper.
  7. Baked for 10 minutes, remove the pan and rearrange the noodles, and bake for another 4 minutes.
  8. Keep an eye on the onions, and stir frequently. If the onions start to look too dry, add a tablespoon or two of chicken stock (optional) to deglaze the pan.
  9. Once the onions and sweet potatoes are cooked, assemble in a serving dish: add the cooked noodles to the bottom, top with the caramelized onions, goat cheese and pine nuts.
  10. Garnish with chopped fresh thyme.
  11. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

* I started with 15 ounces of raw sweet potato. After peeling and running through the spiralizer, it was reduced to 12 ounces.

I used the #2 blade - 1/4 inch spacing blade - to slice the potatoes.

Baking time - I wanted the sweet potatoes to have a slight "bite" (al dente), so if you want softer noodles, bake slightly longer.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a nutrition label generator.

Nutrition Facts
Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion and Pine Nuts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 191mg8%
Potassium 367mg10%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 12380IU248%
Vitamin C 6.8mg8%
Calcium 59mg6%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

I hope you enjoy this recipe. Pin and share if you like it! 

Spiralizer Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions and Pine Nuts| APinchOfHealthy.com

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  1. Barbara says

    July 9, 2018 at 4:50 pm

    I don’t understand the small amount of potato relative to the rest of the ingredients. If I were to make this as a main dish, wouldn’t I need 15 oz (12 oz) for each person?

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      July 10, 2018 at 7:40 pm

      5 stars
      It’s Barbara again. I just made this dish with 2 monster sized sweet potatoes for 3 people and kept the rest of the ingredients as listed. IT was very, very good. A keeper. But I’m still curious about the amount of sweet potato listed in the recipe. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

        July 11, 2018 at 9:15 pm

        Glad you liked it Barbara!🙌🏻 You can use as much sweet potato as you like. It’s been a while since I’ve made this one, but any amount of potato would work, as long as you feel like you have enough goodness from the toppings to go around. It sounds like you did. 👍🏻 Thanks for letting me know!🙏🏻💖

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        • Barbara says

          July 14, 2018 at 8:16 am

          5 stars
          Many thanks. Making this again for another dinner party. Terrific recipe.

          Reply
  2. Candy says

    March 6, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe. I didn’t have goat cheese or pine nuts so I used blue cheese and toasted pecans. It was fabulous! And I put them between the layers as well.

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      March 6, 2018 at 1:42 pm

      That sounds like a yummy substitution. I am so glad you enjoyed it!💖

      Reply
  3. Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says

    November 7, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    I hope you enjoy it!👏🏻

    Reply
  4. Notion Nova Spiralizer says

    June 8, 2016 at 3:57 am

    great recipes

    Reply
    • Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says

      June 25, 2016 at 10:27 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says

    February 23, 2016 at 12:56 pm

    I am so glad that you enjoyed it Lauren! 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to leave that feedback.

    Reply
  6. Melanie says

    January 1, 2016 at 10:41 pm

    Any idea what the SmartPoints for this recipe would be?

    Reply
    • Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says

      January 2, 2016 at 3:40 pm

      Hi Melanie…great question! I plan on updating all of my recipes to include SmartPoints in the next few weeks. I am currently pregnant (and overdue!), so my Weight Watchers membership is on hold. So I do not know the SmartPoints value just yet.

      Reply
  7. Madeline says

    February 17, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    Just discovered this, looks so nice and fresh! And what’s not to love about goat cheese?

    Reply
    • Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says

      February 17, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      Thank you Madeline! And I completely agree about goat cheese. I am slightly obsessed. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Giselle says

    February 7, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    Yum! Sounds amazing!

    Reply
    • Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says

      February 8, 2015 at 6:24 am

      Thanks Giselle 🙂

      Reply

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