Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

5 servings

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023
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

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 294 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 529mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 3g fiber), 11g protein.