Sautéed Sweet Potatoes are an easy and delicious way to prepare sweet potatoes for use in all of your favorite recipes. Enjoy them on their own, as a side dish, or as part of breakfast and salad recipes.
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Sweet potatoes are delicious any time of year, not just as a side dish during Thanksgiving- though Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes are delicious!
This stovetop sweet potato recipe is super easy to make, with just a bit of dicing and time. This method of preparing is also completely customizable to your tastes, as you can switch up the seasonings to suit whatever you would like.
For more delicious sweet potato recipes, we love them as a base in Mexican Sweet Potatoes with Chicken and as an alternative to regular potatoes in Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes.
Ingredients
- Sweet potato: Though sweet potatoes can vary in size dramatically, 2-3 medium sized sweet potatoes are generally enough for 4 servings. Choose sweet potatoes that are firm and free from blemishes.
- Avocado oil: Use a high heat, neutral oil like avocado oil to cook these in. Coconut oil is another good option.
- Spices: For a classic flavor combination use garlic powder and paprika. See below for additional flavor combination ideas.
For a full list of ingredients and their measurements, see the recipe card below.
What Do you Season Sweet Potatoes With?
This recipe is just a guideline for cooking sweet potatoes sauteed, you can switch up the seasoning in any way you like. Here are some suggestions.
- Cinnamon and Nutmeg
- Cumin and Chili Powder
- Italian Seasoning
- Rosemary and Thyme
How to Cook Sweet Potato Sauteed
Step 1. Wash and peel sweet potatoes.
Step 2. Cut into ½-inch, relatively uniform pieces. It can be helpful to cut sweet potatoes into matchsticks and then dice from there to keep the pieces the same size.
Step 3. It can be helpful to cut sweet potatoes into matchsticks and then dice from there to keep the pieces the same size.
Step 4. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Once hot, add sweet potatoes.
Step 5. Stirring frequently to avoid burning, saute sweet potatoes until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, this will take 15-20 minutes.
Step 6. Add seasoning at the end and give one final stir before serving.
Recipe Tips
- A cast iron skillet is great for sauteing sweet potatoes on the stove because it heats well and can hold a lot at once.
- If you don't have a large enough skillet, you may have to work in batches.
- If your sweet potatoes have soaked up all the oil from cooking, it can be helpful to add a tiny drizzle of additional oil along with the spices at the end to help them stick to the potatoes.
- Sauteed sweet potatoes will take around 15 minutes to cook (depending on how big the pieces are and how full the pan is). Because of this, using a high heat oil such as avocado oil or refined coconut oil is advised over something like extra virgin olive oil.
What to Serve with Sauteed Sweet Potatoes
This pan fried sweet potatoes recipe is delicious on it's own as a tasty snack, but they are great for meal prep as well and can be incorporated into lots of recipes.
- Use them as part of breakfast sweet potato hash
- With steak (such as bavette steak or air fryer t bone steak)
- As a salad topping
- Alongside Creamy Boursin Chicken
- Dip them in Gochujang Aioli for a tasty snack.
Storage and Reheating
Store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Cooked sweet potatoes can be reheated in the microwave or back on the stove or in the air fryer for more crispness.
Recipe FAQs
No you don't. The skin is actually a super nutritious part of the sweet potato, and you can leave it on if you prefer.
This isn't necessary but it does help ensure a crispy outside and a soft and fluffy center.
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Sauteed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2-3 sweet potatoes medium sized
- 2 tbsp. avocado oil
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
Instructions
- Wash and peel sweet potatoes.
- Cut into ½-inch, relatively uniform pieces. It can be helpful to cut sweet potatoes into matchsticks and then dice from there to keep the pieces the same size.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Once hot, add sweet potatoes.
- Stirring frequently to avoid burning, saute sweet potatoes until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, this will take 15-20 minutes.
- Add seasoning and give one final stir before serving.
Notes
- A cast iron skillet is great for sauteing sweet potatoes on the stove because it heats well and can hold a lot at once.
- If you don't have a large enough skillet, you may have to work in batches.
- If your sweet potatoes have soaked up all the oil from cooking, it can be helpful to add a tiny drizzle of additional oil along with the spices at the end to help them stick to the potatoes.
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