DollopWhat to make with sweet potatoes: 45 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on sweet potatoes, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potato, on the table in 15 minutes, and the cheapest is West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes at $1.30 a serving. 28 of them are simple enough for a first try.
Microwave BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potato
$2.33 a serving
15 min
Microwave Greek stuffed sweet potato
$2.39 a serving
16 min
Ham steak with fried apples
$3.81 a serving
25 min
Sweet potato and black bean quesadillas
$2.46 a serving
30 min
Air fryer chicken sausage and sweet potatoes
$3.86 a serving
35 min
Instant Pot coconut curry quinoa
$2.68 a serving
35 min
Sweet potato and ground beef skillet
$3.11 a serving
40 min
Black bean and sweet potato tacos
$1.63 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan black bean and sweet potato hash
$2.15 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan chickpeas and sweet potatoes with tahini
$1.88 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan chorizo and sweet potatoes
$2.21 a serving
45 min
West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes
$1.30 a serving
45 min
Air fryer stuffed sweet potatoes with kale and white beans
$3.37 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan Cajun pork chops and sweet potatoes
$2.78 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan chicken thighs with sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts
$3.10 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan jerk cauliflower and sweet potatoes with black beans
$2.88 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan jerk chicken and sweet potatoes
$2.82 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan sweet potato nachos
$2.23 a serving
50 min
Smoky chicken and sweet potato sheet pan
$2.31 a serving
50 min
Air fryer taco stuffed sweet potatoes
$3.40 a serving
55 min
Curried lentil and sweet potato soup
$2.33 a serving
55 min
Sheet pan maple Dijon tempeh and Brussels sprouts
$3.47 a serving
55 min
Sheet pan sausage, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts
$3.02 a serving
55 min
Tuna stuffed sweet potatoes
$2.51 a serving
55 min
Sheet pan BBQ tofu and sweet potatoes
$2.29 a serving
60 min
Loaded sweet potatoes with chili-lime black beans
$1.91 a serving
70 min
Slow cooker Thai peanut tofu curry
$3.09 a serving
285 min
Slow cooker coconut lentil curry
$2.16 a serving
430 min
Air fryer sweet potato burrito bowls
$3.59 a serving
35 min
Tempeh and sweet potato hash
$3.44 a serving
40 min
Dakgalbi (Korean spicy chicken with cabbage)
$2.70 a serving
45 min
Ground turkey and sweet potato meal prep bowls
$3.31 a serving
45 min
Honey mustard pork tenderloin with sweet potatoes
$2.25 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan harvest farro bowls
$3.04 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan maple dijon salmon and sweet potatoes
$5.66 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan sweet potato and lentil salad
$2.46 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan harvest chicken salad
$3.42 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan miso sweet potato bowls with brown rice and quinoa
$2.42 a serving
55 min
Sweet potato black bean chili
$2.67 a serving
55 min
Chicken thigh meal prep bowls
$3.00 a serving
60 min
Moroccan chicken stew with chickpeas
$3.15 a serving
60 min
Sweet potato enchiladas
$2.46 a serving
75 min
Turkey and sweet potato hash with eggs
$2.77 a serving
50 min
Jamaican red pea soup with spinners
$1.73 a serving
70 min
Thieboudienne (Senegalese fish and rice)
$2.22 a serving
100 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.