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Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato Bowls With Kale and Chickpeas

Coconut milk and curry powder lend comforting warmth and spice to this simple vegetarian dinner.

Absolutely Everything You Need to Know About Thanksgiving Potatoes

You have potato problems? We've got spudlutions. (I really apologize for this terrible pun.)

Torn Potatoes of Many Colors With Chile-Lime Butter

Sure, you could use just one kind of potato for this pomegranate-topped side dish, but we love to combine a few. Try orange and purple sweet potatoes plus Yukon Golds. 

Baked Sweet Potato with Olives, Feta, and Chile

Baking intensifies the sweetness of sweet potatoes and gives the bright orange flesh a kind of fluffiness—light and soft at the same time.

Fingerling Sweet Potatoes Are the Next "It" Vegetable and We Are Fully On Board

They're quick-cooking, tender-skinned, and cuter than Elmo.

Roasted and Marinated Root Vegetables

Crisp the vegetables up after they've had a chance to soak up the marinade—or don't, they’re delicious at room temperature, or even served cold.

A Vegetarian’s Dream Sweet Potato Dinner

Serve creamy sweet potatoes and crispy-edged mushrooms over a bed of herby feta-tahini sauce for a dinner that’s easy, comforting, and perfect for fall.

Weekly Meal Plan: September 16–20

An easy week of meals to get you through the post-Labor Day listlessness.

Vegetarian Piri Piri Chorizo Bake

This is a quick and easy-to-throw-together, eat-the-rainbow revelation.

Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowls

With lots of fiber and slow-digesting carbs, these breakfast bowls won’t put you into a sugar coma.

Halloumi and Sweet Potato Burgers

Served on a bun or pita, this sweet potato and grilled cheese burger will lighten up your summer barbecue.

Sweet Potatoes With Tahini Butter

Steaming offers extreme speed and high hydration, which means that whatever you cook—from seasonal vegetables to proteins—will be done quickly and always moist.

Dinner Salad With Radicchio and Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Hard-boiled eggs, roasted sweet potatoes, and a creamy cashew dressing make this salad recipe a full meal, not a sidekick.

Cheesy Loaded Sweet Potatoes

For an easy 15-minute dinner, steam a batch of potatoes in advance. Then, top them with sour cream, avocado, radishes, pickled onions, and other fixings for a quick variation of the taco bar concept.

Ruth Reichl's Favorite Recipes from the Gourmet Years

These are the recipes she cooks again and again.

Grain Bowl With Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Composed of four elements—vegetables, a grain, a protein, and a sauce—grain bowls like this one are simple, nutrient-dense, and very pretty to serve.

Sweet Potatoes with Spiced Lamb and Mushrooms

Steam halved sweet potatoes in the time it takes to sauté mushrooms and ground lamb with a heap of fragrant spices for this satisfying weeknight dinner.