Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Posted Sep 27, 2024
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These savory roasted sweet potatoes are easy to make with 6 ingredients in 40 minutes! Oven roasted sweet potatoes are a simple & healthy side dish everyone loves!
Many people associate sweet potatoes with spices like cinnamon, or sweet dishes like sweet potato casserole or sweet potato soup. Well, today I want to introduce you to these savory roasted sweet potatoes!
I make these oven roasted sweet potatoes so often, I can’t believe it has taken me eight years to actually share this recipe. But it’s because they are my go-to side dish when I am short on time and need to add a healthy starch to our main dishes in a hurry.
In this roasted sweet potatoes recipe, cubed sweet potatoes are tossed in olive oil and a simple spice blend. Then, they are baked until they are perfectly crisp on the outside and soft in the center. They’re so delicious you will definitely want seconds!
Roasted Sweet Potatoes: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Sweet Potatoes. You can use yams, or purple or white sweet potatoes. Or, try this oven roasted potatoes recipe.
- Olive Oil. Any neutral oil works well including avocado or canola oil.
- Smoked Paprika. Regular (not smoked) paprika is a good substitute.
- Garlic Powder. I don’t recommend substitutes for garlic powder.
How to Roast Sweet Potatoes
Begin by preheating the oven to 425 degrees F. Then, grease a large baking sheet (21” x 15”) generously with olive oil, set aside.
Then, combine the spices in a small bowl and set them aside.
Next, cut the sweet potatoes into ½” cubes and put them in a large mixing bowl.
Size Matters
The thickness/size of the sweet potatoes will greatly affect baking time. Smaller sweet potatoes will cook faster.
Once in the mixing bowl, pour ¼ cup olive oil over the sweet potatoes and stir until they are evenly coated.
Then, sprinkle the spice mixture over the potatoes and stir until evenly distributed.
Next, spread the oiled & seasoned sweet potatoes evenly in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Then, bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, stir, and bake an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown
Once the sweet potatoes are golden brown, remove them from the oven and serve.
Serve
The oven roasted sweet potatoes warm, garnished with fresh herbs of your choice (if desired). We often serve them with our favorite dinner or breakfast recipes, here are some suggestions:
- Serve them with your favorite egg dishes like this frittata, omelette, or egg casserole.
- We love them with pistachio chicken, chicken kebabs, or on this BBQ chicken salad!
- Serve them with hamburgers or grilled Asian flank steak.
Store/Freeze
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Reheat in the oven set to warm to make them crispy again! Or in the microwave.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe FAQS
Season them before roasting so the flavors adhere to the oil and potatoes and make a flavorful crispy exterior.
Make sure to bake them in a single layer on the baking sheet to make them crispy and stir once during baking.
You can soak the sweet potatoes in cold water then drain them, but it’s not necessary and I never do it!
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Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Extra olive oil for greasing the pans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet (21” x 15”) generously with olive oil. Set aside.
- Combine spices in a small bowl, set aside.
- Cut sweet potatoes into ½” cubes and put them in a large mixing bowl.*
- Pour ¼ cup olive oil over the sweet potatoes, stir until they are evenly coated.
- Sprinkle the salt pepper, paprika and garlic powder over the potatoes and stir until evenly distributed.
- Spread the sweet potatoes evenly in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, stir, and bake an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Sweet Potatoes. You can use yams, or purple or white sweet potatoes. Or, try this oven roasted potatoes recipe.
- Olive Oil. Any neutral oil works well including avocado or canola oil.
- Smoked Paprika. Regular (not smoked) paprika is a good substitute.
- Garlic Powder. I don’t recommend substitutes for garlic powder.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Love roasted sweet potatoes, and this seasoning adds good flavor!
Nice recipe–thank you for sharing this. Look forward to making these.
You’ll have to come back and let me know how you like them!