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Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce Recipe

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This creamy pasta dish is the result of combining two different recipes. I often turn it into a main dish by serving a green salad on the side.—Suzanne Appleyard, Queensbury, New York

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Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato
2/3 cup 2% milk
2 cups uncooked penne pasta
1 tablespoon pine nuts
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 tablespoon butter
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Additional shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions

Scrub and pierce sweet potato; place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 10-12 minutes or until tender, turning once. When cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin. Place potato in a large bowl and mash with milk.
Cook pasta according to package directions. In a large skillet, saute pine nuts and sage in butter until pine nuts are toasted. Remove from pan and set aside.
In the same skillet, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. Stir in the sweet potato mixture, salt and pepper. Drain pasta, reserving 3/4 cup cooking water; add to sweet potato mixture. Stir in the cheese, pine nut mixture and reserved cooking water. Sprinkle with additional cheese if desired. Yield: 5 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup (calculated without additional cheese) equals 294 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 529 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2010, p135

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Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2013 by kgalloway2

My husband and I liked this recipe quite a bit. I thought it was a good change up from our normal rotation. Our girls (8 & 18) however were not as impressed with the sweetness. My husband prefers meat with his meals so I added turkey kielbasa.

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2013 by niagaracat

Very different way to use sweet potato. Left out the pine nuts as I had none on hand.

Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2012 by apalumbo410

I used some light cream cheese instead of the parmesan. Also, a full tsp. of sage is a bit much. Otherwise, it's delicious and healthier than most sauces.

Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2012 by holsart10

it's quick, easy and I like those two combinations