An easy recipe for Thyme Roasted Sweet Potatoes that is quick and delicious.

If you are looking for an easy side dish that’s actually good for you, than this recipe for Thyme Roasted Sweet Potatoes should be right up your alley.  The process is easy and it only takes 30 minutes of baking!  Time enough to get the other dinner ingredients ready.

I love that this recipe uses 2 different types of sweet potatoes and makes for a colorful side dish recipe. Serve with roast chicken or a beef roulade and don’t forget a crunchy side salad.

Ingredients you’ll need

• White sweet potatoes
• Orange Yams
• Olive oil
• Garlic cloves
• Crushed red pepper flakes
• Fresh thyme
• Salt and black pepper

How to make Thyme Roast Sweet Potatoes

Preheat oven to 450º F. Lightly spray baking dish with cooking spray.

Add all ingredients to a 9×13 baking dish.  Toss together.  Roast for 30-35 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender.

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Thyme Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Heather

This simple recipe for thyme roasted sweet potatoes uses a medley of yams and white sweet potatoes, tons of garlic and herbs. The perfect side dish.

YIELD: 6 servings

5 from 1 Review

PREP TIME:10 minutes mins

COOK TIME:35 minutes mins

TOTAL TIME:45 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

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• 2 medium white sweet potatoes, peeled & diced
• 2 medium yams, peeled & diced
• 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 4-6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
• kosher salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

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1. Preheat oven to 450º F. Lightly spray baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Add all ingredients to a 9×13 baking dish.  Toss together.  Roast for 30-35 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender.

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Hi! I’m Heather

I’m Heather, a recipe developer and content creator based in Vancouver, Washington. I started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006 because I believed weeknight dinners shouldn’t be boring and gourmet shouldn’t mean complicated. I’m also the co-founder of Spiceology, so safe to say I think about food for a living. Stick around for recipes that actually make it into your regular rotation.

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