This healthy Spiralized Sweet Potato Stir Fry is a veggie-lovers dream! Spiralized vegetables are stir-fried in a sweet hoisin peanut sauce that is so delicious you will want to lick the bowl clean! This amazing dinner recipe is ready in 20 minutes and is vegan & gluten-free! A great meatless main dish recipe!
Have you tried spiralizing vegetables?! I recently purchased a spiralizer and am in love. The first thing I HAD to do was create this Spiralized Sweet Potato Stir Fry! It has all of my most favorite vegetables in one dish, AND they are stir-fried in a homemade peanut sauce that is totally to die for!
This Spiralized Sweet Potato Stir Fry is healthy, easy, ready in under 30 minutes, and is totally vegetarian (with vegan options). And it’s not only adored by veggie-loving adults! My 3-year-old son kept asking for “more noodles!” I’m pretty sure he ate more than I did..which never happens when it comes to vegetables! Any veggie-packed meal that keeps my toddler coming back for more is a winner in my book!
How to make Spiralized Sweet Potato Stir Fry
1. Spiralize the vegetables!
This will be the most time consuming part of this sweet potato noodles recipe, however even then it isn’t hard at all if you have the right tools! I love my spiralizer. It’s so easy to use and cranks out spiralized vegetable noodles in no time!
Can you spiralize vegetables by hand?
YES! Before I bought a spiralizer I used a hand-held vegetable peeler/spiralizer and it works really well (although it does take longer)!
2. Make the Peanut Sauce
Making the homemade peanut sauce is super simply! Just whisk everything together and your’e ready to go! If you use a peanut butter variety that is solid and not runny, you may need to gently warm it in the microwave before adding the other ingredients so that it mixes easily.
2. How do you cook sweet potato noodles?
The wonderful thing about spiralized sweet potatoes is that they only take about 5 minutes to cook! Forget about the long baking/roasting time with whole or cubed sweet potatoes! They cook so fast and easy it’s amazing! I recommend sautéing them in oil (in this case, a mixture of peanut & sesame oils)
- Heat the oil in the sauté pan or wok. Before adding the sweet potato noodles (and other vegetables) to the pan, be sure to add oil to the pan and heat it over medium-hight heat. Waiting to add the noodles until the oil is warm will prevent them from becoming mushy!
- Don’t overcook! I really mean it when I say this spiralized sweet potato stir fry cooks in 5 minutes flat! Plus, the vegetables will continue cooking after the pan is removed from the heat, so keep that in mind!
Do you need cook spiralized vegetables?
Yes, and no. Some vegetables, like carrots and zucchini, don’t technically need to be cooked. However sweet potatoes absolutely do. So if you wanted to create a raw stir fry, you would have to leave out the sweet potatoes and substitute them with carrots!
Can you cook spiralized zucchini.
If you notice, there is spiralized zucchini in this sweet potato stir fry recipe. The zucchini cooks the fastest of all the ingredients, which it why it is added last during stir-frying. It cooks so quickly that you could even just toss it in when all the other veggies are cooked to your liking, and the heat from the other vegetables will cool the zoodles!
Serving suggestions for Sweet Potato Stir Fry
- Keep it meatless. I love serving Sweet Potato Noodle Stir-Fry with this recipe for Crispy Hoisin Tofu! They are a match made in heaven…and result in a delicious gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan meal the whole family loves!
- Add your favorite protein. This spriralized sweet potato recipe can be served as a side to your favorite protein! Cashew chicken, orange chicken, stir-fried beef. The possibilites are endless!
Spiralized Sweet Potato Stir Fry: Substitutions
Here are a few possible substitutions that can be made in this sweet potato noodle stir fry recipes!
- Sweet potatoes. Purple sweet potatoes are an amazingly pretty option for this dish! Regular potatoes can be used as well, but they are not paleo.
- Zucchini. If you don’t love zucchini you can omit it. Or substitute another spiralized vegetable like carrots!
- Bell Peppers. We LOVE bell peppers, but if you don’t, simply substitute your favorite sitr-fried vegetables! Some great ideas are broccoli, baby corn, water chestnuts, etc.
- Honey. Maple syrup can be used in place of honey for a vegan version!
- Soy sauce. Coconut aminos are a great, paleo-friendly, soy-free substitute for soy sauce!
- Sesame oil. I highly recommend purchasing some sesame oil if you LOVE Asian cooking. It imparts a flavor that truly cannot be beat! However, if you must, feel free to substitute peanut oil, or any other neutral oil like olive or avocado.
- Peanut oil. The same thing apples here as does with sesame oil! The flavor of peanut oil is amazing, however any other neutral oil works too.
- Powdered garlic/ginger. the powders can be replaced by the real thing…fresh minced garlic and fresh ginger really kick up the flavor. However, I am cooking for kids, so I like to use the powders so they enjoy it too!
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Spiralized Sweet Potato Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1 small bell pepper
- 1 TBS peanut oil
For the sauce
- 2 TBS peanut butter
- ½ TBS Rice Vinegar
- 1 TBS honey*
- 2 TBS hoisin sauce
- 2 TBS soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 TBS peanut oil
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp powdered ginger
- ¼ tsp pepper
Instructions
Prepare Veggies:
- Cut off both tips of the sweet potato to create flat ends. Run the sweet potato through a spiralizer, using the correct blade to make noodles (see spiralizer instructions). Set aside.
- Repeat with zucchini, set aside.
To make the sauce:
- Whisk together all ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Set aside. (Note: if your peanut butter has a solid consistency (not runny/liquidy) you will need to melt it before adding the rest of your ingredients).
- Set sauce aside.
Stir-Fry:
- Add the sweet potato noodles and peanut oil to a sauté pan or wok. Cook over medium-high heat until they just begin to brown.
- Add bell peppers and continue to cook.
- Once peppers become slightly soft, add zucchini and edamame. Cook for 2-5 minutes or until zucchini is slightly soft and edamame is slightly browned.
- Add sauce and cook until the sauce is thick and evenly coats all your veggies!
- Serve immediately with crushed peanuts and some tofu on the side!
Notes
**click here for a gluten-free hoisin sauce
Nutrition
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Jan
Got everything together for this recipe, but the edamame is not listed in the ingredients only in the method, so don’t have any. Did I miss something somewhere?
Liz @ tHe Clean Eating Couple
Sweet potato noodles are the best!! So yummy
Laura
I agree Liz! I never knew what I was missing before I tried them! LOVE!
Edye
Oh my word This looks soooo yummy 🙂
Laura
Thank you so much Edye! 🙂 <3
kimberlee
Sounds like a great recipe! I need to get one of those spiral cutters – I have been seeing them a lot of places lately and even some cookbooks about them. I just wasn’t sure if I would use it that much so I haven’t bought one yet.
Laura
I really love them! My kids literally think they’re eating noodles and they gobble it up! Plus I definitely prefer it over pasta! 🙂
Jessica @ Nutritioulicious
Welcome to the ReDux! I too love the slogan – after all, my brand is Nutritoulicious, lol! I really need a spiralizer – been saying it for over 2 years now! This would’ve been the perfect excuse but I don’t want any more clutter in my kitchen lol! This dish looks amazing and that sauce – yum!
Laura
Thank you so much Jessia! I’ve had so much fun getting to know all the ladies in the group! I know…to be honest I’m kind of wishing I just bought the attachment for my kitchen aid instead of an entirely separate kitchen appliance! 🙂 Thankfully my husband built me a super awesome storage room so I have plenty of space for all my kitchen toys! 😉
Kristy from Southern In Law
I loveee sweet potato and I loveee stir fries – so combining the two sounds incredible! <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
What a yummy meal! Sweet potato noodles are always delish!
Laura
thank you Rebecca! They are SO good! 🙂
Courtney
I haven’t tried spiralizing sweet potatoes yet, but I need to! This looks amazing.
Laura
I really LOVED them in spiralized form! The sweet potato noodles held up way better for me than zucchini noodles do!
Christine @ thyme & toast
This looks amazing! I use my spiralizer for zucchini multiple times a week and could definitely afford to branch out a bit. Can’t wait to try!
Laura
I am so excited to finally have a spiralizer! I can’t wait to noodle-ify so many things! 🙂
Sonali- The Foodie Physician
Laura, this is such a beautiful dish! Such a wonderful recipe for your first redux 🙂
Laura
Thank you so much Sonali! 🙂 I’m so grateful to be part of such an amazing community of bloggers who care about health and wellness! 🙂
Aya @ A Healthy Story
This looks amazing! I’m going to have to make it super soon! Love sweet potatoes so much.
Laura
I agree! Sweet potatoes are the perfect food (in my opinion)! 🙂
Beverley @ Born to Sweat
this looks so good! what a great twist. also that hoison tofu sounds so great, i can’t believe i haven’t tried something like that yet.
Laura
Hoisin sauce is one of my favorite condiments EVER! I could eat it on everything. 🙂
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table
Woo hoo, I don’t think I realized you were in the Recipe Redux as well! Love this veggie-packed dinner! I have yet to do sweet potato noodles and it is absolutely next on my list! My kids love them already but I know they’ll go bonkers for some sweet potato noodles 🙂
Laura
Hey Kathryn! This is my first challenge! I’m loving it! 🙂 LOL My kids definitely went bonkers (great word by the way) over these! 🙂
Marie, The Interior Frugalista
This recipe sounds delicious! Pinned to share and bookmark because this is landing on our dinner table soon.
Laura
Thank you Marie! I hope your family enjoys it as much as we do! 🙂
Michelle
Your sweet potato noodles look tasty! ????
Michelle
Laura
Thank you Michelle! Sweet potatoes are one of my top 5 favorite foods ever…and they’re awesome in noodle form! 😉
Lindsay @ Also Coffee
Definitely pinning this one for later. I love sweet potatoes!
Laura
Thank you Lindsay! Sweet potatoes are SO delicious!
Laurina Roo @sweetenedbyplants
That sauce just sounds so right!! Great balance of sweet, salty and creaminess!
Laura
I love that the peanut butter both adds creaminess and thickens the sauce without needed a thickening agent like cornstarch! 🙂
Elizabeth Shaw
Love this! Welcome to the Redux!!! Lovely recipe and beautiful photos!
Laura
Thank you so much Elizabeth! I’m excited to be part of such a great community!