Recipes and Cooking Spicy Pasta with Sweet Potatoes 4.0 (84) 1 Review You'll go nuts for this flavorful yet oh-so-easy Asian-inspired pasta recipe. Cream cheese, chili sauce, soy sauce, and peanut butter team up in the scrumptious sauce. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on November 1, 2010 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Andy Lyons Bake Time: 20 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 12 ounce sweet potato, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (2 cups) 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon sugar 8 ounce dried rigatoni ⅓ cup peanut butter 1 3 ounce package cream cheese, cut up 2 teaspoon Asian chili sauce (such as Sriracha sauce) 1 tablespoon soy sauce 6 green onions, thinly sliced Directions Preheat oven to 450°F. Oil a rimmed baking pan; set aside. Place sweet potato cubes in a bowl. Toss with the 1 tablespoon olive oil, the chili powder, cinnamon, and sugar. Spread in prepared pan; bake for 20 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup hot pasta water. In a saucepan combine peanut butter, cream cheese, chili sauce, and soy sauce; whisk in 3/4 cup of the hot pasta water. Stir over medium heat until heated through. If the mixture is too thick, stir in additional water. Stir in most of the green onions. Serve sauce over pasta with sweet potatoes and remaining green onion slices. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 537 Calories 24g Fat 68g Carbs 16g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 537 % Daily Value * Total Fat 24g 31% Saturated Fat 7g 35% Cholesterol 23mg 8% Sodium 507mg 22% Total Carbohydrate 68g 25% Total Sugars 9g Protein 16g Vitamin C 6.5mg 33% Calcium 90.9mg 7% Iron 3.4mg 19% Potassium 660mg 14% Folate, total 177.4mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.