Name: Sweet Potato Fettuccine in Gorgonzola Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato (peeled); 1 Tbsp olive oil (15 mL); 2 Tbsp pine nuts (20 g); 4 oz gorgonzola cheese (113 g); ¼ cup heavy cream (60 mL); ½ cup dried cranberries (60 g)

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Quick and easy to make, this sweet potato fettuccine in a gorgonzola sauce is a great way to enjoy Italian without the gluten. Dried cranberries plus 5 other simple ingredients come together to make the most delicious pasta dish.

Sweet potato fettuccine noodles in a bowl on a yellow background

We love veggie pasta around here. There’s the tried and true zucchini noodles, the ribbony asparagus noodles, and even some Asian-inspired carrot noodles. So it was just a matter of time before I set my sights on sweet potatoes.

I had no idea how these would turn out when I conjured up the thought of them. Would they get crispy and crunchy? Would they be too moist and fall apart? Or would they be everything I dreamed they could be? I think you can guess the answer 😋

This has quickly become one of my favorite ways to cook with sweet potatoes.

Reader rating

★★★★★

“My daughter and I loved it! Tasted better than I expected – I couldn’t picture sweet potatoes made this way but it was good! I used walnuts in place of pine nuts as that’s what I had on hand, and half and half in place of cream.” —Julia

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Making sweet potato noodles in a cast iron skillet

here’s what you’ll need

Jump to the recipe card for the full quantities.

Sweet Potatoes: I use a few large orange sweet potatoes. If you’re wondering if you can use yams, you can! Much of what we call yams are actually sweet potatoes. Check out the difference between yams and sweet potatoes here.
Olive Oil: For roasting everything. Avocado oil works well too.
Pine Nuts: These add just the right amount of crunchiness and nuttiness to break through the sweetness. They can be expensive, so feel free to use walnuts instead.
Gorgonzola Cheese: Nicknamed Italian blue cheese, you can find it next to the blue cheese in the specialty cheese section.
Heavy Cream: Just a bit helps the sauce come together. Readers have had luck using half and half in place of the heavy cream, just be sure to heat it slowly so it doesn’t curdle. Half and half has a much lower fat content, so it can curdle under high heat.
Dried Cranberries: You know how sweet potatoes are always paired with other fall staples like cranberries. Well, there’s a reason! They are a match made in heaven.

how to cut sweet potato noodles

We’re making these sweet potato noodles without a spiralizer. Partly because sweet potatoes are too firm for most spiralizers, and mostly because fettuccine noodles are simply the best. To make these sweet potato fettuccine noodles:

Stack the slabs and slice into fettuccine noodles.
Peel the sweet potatoes.
Cut into thin slabs, using either a mandolin slicer (easiest way) or a large knife.

how to make sweet potato fettuccine

Here’s a quick overview. Jump to the recipe card for the full instructions.

Prep the noodles as noted above.
Toast the pine nuts to bring out their sweetness.
Cook the noodles to soften them.
Make the sauce in a separate saucepan. Then add it all together!

Sweet potato fettuccine noodles in a cast iron skillet on a yellow background

why not boil the noodles?

Rather than boiling the noodles (which would make the sweet potato too mushy), we’re going to cook these noodles in a sauté pan. To cook sweet potato noodles, we’ll briefly sauté them with a splash of oil until they’re slightly tender.

more veggie pastas you’ll love

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Zucchini Pasta With Avocado Pesto

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Butternut Squash Pasta with Gorgonzola and Cranberries

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Easy Carrot Noodles (No Spiralizer Required!)

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