This Sweet Potato Zucchini Casserole recipe is incredibly flavorful, gluten-free, and easy to make. It’ll be on your table in less than 30 minutes and is a one-pan meal loaded with protein, vitamins, and nutrients.
Sweet Potato Zucchini Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 medium zucchinis diced
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1/2 cup onions chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1 cup homemade tomato sauce or any other sauce of your preference
- 2 medium sweet potato sliced
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- Garnish with fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium skillet, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add zucchini, salt, and pepper. Stir occasionally and cook for about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- In the same skillet, add onions and garlic. Cook until the onions are translucent.
- Add the ground turkey and cook until the meat is not pink anymore. Make sure to break apart the meat with a spoon as it cooks.
- Add homemade tomato sauce, the cooked zucchini, salt, and pepper. Cook for more 3-5 minutes.
- In a greased baking casserole, place the slices of sweet potato in an even layer.
- Pour the ground turkey mixture into a baking dish.
- Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
- Before serving sprinkle some fresh parsley.
- Enjoy!
Tips
- You can leave the skins on the sweet potatoes if you’d like. Just make sure you clean the potatoes thoroughly beforehand.
- The amount of zucchinis you need will depend on the size of them. While larger ones are great, they are a bit more watery compared to smaller zucchinis.
- I recommend shredding mozzarella from a block as it melts more smoothly than pre-shredded cheese.
- To store: Keep in mind that zucchini is a watery vegetable so the longer you store it, the more the texture changes (this is why I don’t recommend freezing this). So, try eating this sweet potato zucchini casserole immediately or only keeping it for 2-3 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
- To reheat: Reheat the casserole in the microwave or oven until warmed through.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
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Diana says
Absolutely delish! I was skeptical at first because I usually don’t make recipes unless there are reviews, but I figured I would give it a shot because it looked amazing… And it was! I eat a lot of turkey but I always make it the same way. Needless to say, my boyfriend and I were getting sick of the same old turkey meat recipes so this was a great way to switch it up. My boyfriend loved it! here are some things I did different: I doubled the amount of mozzarella (I felt like 1/2 cup wasn’t enough), and to save time I used jar sauce instead of making my own. Definitely recommend!
Olivia says
I’m so thrilled to hear you and your boyfriend enjoyed this recipe! We (my husband and me) also love this recipe 😉
Michelle says
Could you substitute with chicken?
Olivia says
I’ve never tried this recipe with chicken but I think you can. Please, let me know if you try it and how it turns out. Thanks!
Cheryl says
I substituted cubed chicken since that was what i had available and my whole family liked the recipe. They thought it needed more chicken and more cheese but only a little.
Olivia says
Happy to know your daily enjoyed it 😉
Cayla says
So, I will admit that at first I thought this might not be so good… something about the tomato and sweet potato and turkey combo… but I had made your zucchini lasagna recipe a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing, so I figured this would at least be worth a try. I am SO glad that I tried it. It was so good and easy. I did bake it for about 15 min extra, and it browned the cheese to perfection and cooked the sweet potatoes just right (the mandolin is definitely the way to go for this recipe!). I also thought that 1 cup of tomato sauce was a not quite enough, so I added another half cup. Thank you for the awesome and easy recipe!
Olivia says
Hi, Cayla. I am so excited to hear this! Thank you so much for trying this recipe and taking time to leave your positive review 😉
Starr C says
I was skeptical about cooking sweet potatoes with tomato sauce but my whole family loved it! My son even said he liked it more than nachos! I forgot the parsley and probably cooked the zucchini too long but it tasted amazing. I threw in some herb de Provence when cooking the turkey. Thanks!
Olivia says
I’m so thrilled to hear your whole family (even your son!) enjoyed this recipe! So happy 😉
Jessica says
Made it with all fresh ingredients, I used ground beef instead of turkey. The family loved it! I will definitely be making it again. I also added some fresh basil to the ground beef mixture.
Olivia says
Glad to know you and your family loved this recipe and the addition of the fresh basil sounds great!
Sue says
This was wonderful! I used more tomato sauce (one 15-oz. can) and added some basil with it. I also made two layers of sweet potato slices and turkey/zucchini mixture. I baked the casserole covered for 30 minutes and then added the mozzarella cheese and baked for about 15 minutes more until the cheese was melted and began to brown. I let the casserole rest for about 10 minutes after removing it from the oven. My husband said “Put a star by this recipe — I think I could eat it every day!” Thanks for a great recipe!
Maryam says
Fabulous recipe! I used beef instead of turkey and it still tasted delicious. Thanks for sharing.
ML says
I’m making this to freeze for a post-natal meal at my home birth for the birthing team. How would you go about reheating from frozen?
Olivia says
I’m not sure since I’ve never frozen this recipe, but I think it would work well 😉
ML says
Ok, thanks! I baked it, let it cool, put foil over and froze. I’m planning on pulling it out once labor begins to thaw a bit (if labor isn’t too fast being my third!), then instructions I put on foil were 350* for 20m, longer if still a bit frozen. Will report back!
Olivia says
Great. Let me know how it was. And congrats on your third baby. Hope you have a save and happy labor 😉
Bill says
It;s a good recipe but the printing of it is a HUGE waste of ink with all the story line stuff and many images.
A simple list of ingredients and directions would be much better.
Yvonne says
Just copy and paste it all into a Word Document. Edit as needed before printing!
Lisa J says
My whole family loved this…even my 16mo old grandson! I did the ground beef with fresh basil in it and a little sugar! I did not put the cheese on it and it still was delish!❤️
Olivia says
That’s great. I am thinking to make this recipe again without cheese. It’s good to know that it is good even without cheese!