Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Grilled Sweet Potatoes are a simple and healthy side dish recipe prepared on your grill. They are great for summer grilling. Simply slice your sweet potatoes, toss with olive oil and seasonings then put on a grill while your main dish cooks.

Don’t you feel like sweet potatoes get the short end of the stick? I mean it’s like they are brought out in the winter for all their glory during Thanksgiving and then tucked away until the holidays roll around again!

And they are just too good for that, don’t you agree?! I’ll tell you a little secret… sweet potatoes are also delicious grilled – like this recipe for seasoned grilled sweet potato wedges, YUM!

If you’ve ever wondered how to grill sweet potatoes, look no further. You’re going to love this easy side dish! I love quick and easy side dishes like this that I can prepare right along my grilled main dishes like grilled ranch pork chops or southwestern grilled chicken drumsticks.

Throw some BBQ Baked Beans on the grill and you have an entire meal with minimal clean up right on your grill!

Why You’ll Love these Grilled Sweet Potatoes

• These easy sweet potatoes only take 20 minutes to make. They’re the perfect addition to any quick meal!
• I bet you have all the ingredients in your pantry that you need to make these grilled sweet potatoes! Nothing fancy needed, just olive oil, spices and potatoes.
• You only need five basic ingredients to make these grilled sweet potatoes. So easy and delicious.

Ingredients needed for Grilled Sweet Potatoes

I love that I have all the ingredients to make this in my pantry usually. It’s the perfect side dish to throw together last minute for a grilled dinner.

• Sweet potatoes – I like to get medium-sized sweet potatoes so that the sliced rounds aren’t too large.
• Olive oil – Use a high heat oil for the best results. If you don’t have olive oil, then you can use avocado oil instead.
• Black pepper – Black pepper on sweet potatoes is the most delicious flavor combo!
• Garlic salt – If you do not have garlic salt then you can use regular garlic powder and sea salt instead.
• Smoked paprika – This is my secret ingredient to the most flavorful grilled sweet potatoes.

How to Make Grilled Sweet Potatoes

1. Preheat gas grill to high heat before you begin prepping the potatoes.
2. Then, wash the sweet potatoes and peel if desired. Slice into half inch rounds.
3. Place sliced sweet potatoes into a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients; olive oil, pepper, garlic salt and smoked paprika. Toss to combine.
4. Lower heat to medium and then add the potatoes to the grill. Grill for about 10 minutes on each side or until fork tender when pierced. Transfer potatoes to a platter for serving. Check the seasonings, add more salt if desired. Enjoy!

Does it matter how sweet potatoes are sliced?

No, it doesn’t matter how they are sliced! You can choose to slice the potato in rounds or even lengthwise as a plank. Either way works!

What does matter is the thickness of the slice. To ensure all of the potatoes finish cooking at approximately the same time, be sure to slice them in a uniform thickness. The thicker the slice of potato, the longer it will take to cook.

Do I need to peel a sweet potato before grilling?

That part is totally up to you! Personally, I prefer non-peeled because I like the texture of the potato skin and also because it’s easier! Why peel it and add extra work if you don’t have to, right?

Are yams and sweet potatoes the same thing?

Actually, they are two different types of potatoes. Sweet potatoes are orange in color where the flesh of yams are more orange, like the photos in this blog post.

Can you use yams in place of sweet potatoes for grilling? Absolutely! Yams don’t have as much natural sweetness as their cousin, but they would be equally as tasty in this recipe!

Use A Grill Pan!

Don’t have a outdoor grill? Or maybe it’s winter and you don’t want to go outside to make these on the grill. Grab a grill pan and make this sweet potato recipe on the stove top instead.

How to Store Leftover Grilled Sweet Potatoes

If you have leftover grilled sweet potato slices, place them in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Serving Suggestions

There are so many options to serve with these amazing grilled sweet potatoes!

I love to pair them with grilled pineapple pork chops for a healthy, low carb dinner. But they’re also yummy with Italian grilled chicken breasts, Blackstone chicken thighs or a grilled pineapple teriyaki chicken burger.

Sweet potatoes and chipotle are a match made in heaven, so serve these grilled sliced sweet potatoes with chipotle chicken skewers. I love making these tender sweet potatoes when I serve easy smoked pork butt at a barbecue or alongside some honey bourbon steak.

I love sweet potatoes because they are an easy side dish to have handy that can seriously feed a family or a crowd affordably! You’ll love them too because this dish is simple and easy but has so much flavor and is great with just about any main dish!

More great potato recipes you’ll enjoy!

• Smoked Baked Potatoes
• Smoked Cheesy Potato Casserole
• Seasoned Potatoes on Smoker
• Baked Potatoes on the Grill
• Cheesy Potatoes on the Grill with Bacon