Food & Cooking Recipes Quick & Easy Recipes Sauteed Sweet Potatoes and Spinach 3.6 (133) Close Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Curried sweet potatoes and spinach make a dish that is hearty enough to be a meal. Directions Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cut sweet potatoes into cubes; cook, stirring, until starting to soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add curry powder. Cook 1 minute. Add water and chopped red onion. Cook, stirring, until water evaporates and potatoes are tender and browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. In the same skillet, cook spinach in 2 batches, adding second batch when first wilts, 2 minutes. Drain; add to potatoes. Stir in balsamic vinegar; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Cook's Notes Sweet potatoes are available sporadically year-round, but they're at their sweetest in fall and winter. They are sometimes mislabeled as yams, which are actually not widely available in North America.