Description
These veggie packed Spicy Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos are a delicious weeknight meal that can be easily meal prepped in advance.
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
2 large or 4 small sweet potatoes*
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp sea salt
Black Beans
1 15oz can black beans
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp sea salt
Adobo Cream Sauce
2 whole chipotle chilis in adobo sauce (canned)
1 tsp adobo sauce
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp sea salt
Cilantro Lime Rice
See recipe here: Cilantro Lime Rice
Tacos
8–10 soft taco shells
1 ripe avocado, sliced
bunch of cilantro, chopped small
Instructions
Sweet Potatoes
Preheat oven to 425°F
Peel and slice sweet potatoes into small, 1/2 inch cubes
Put chopped sweet potatoes in a medium sized bowl and toss with olive oil, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika and sea salt until potatoes are coated evenly
Spread sweet potatoes on to a baking sheet in an even, single layer
Put baking sheet in oven and bake for 30-35 minute until potatoes are tender and start to brown
Remove from oven, set aside
Black Beans
Strain black beans into a colander to drain liquid
Wash beans with a little bit of cool water, set colander aside on a towel to drain for 5-10 minutes
Transfer beans to a large bowl, toss with 1 tsp sea salt, 2 tsp chili powder and 1 tsp ground cumin
Add sweet potatoes to beans, toss and set aside
Adobo Cream Sauce
Add chilis, adobo sauce and sour cream to the bowl of a food processor
Process on high until sauce is smooth
Add lime juice and sea salt, pulse
Set sauce aside
Tacos
Dampen 2 paper towels with a little bit of water, wrap taco shells in the paper towels and microwave for 30 seconds to soften
To assemble tacos, start with a generous smear of adobo cream sauce, top with 1/4 cup cilantro lime rice and 1/2 cup sweet potato black bean mixture, garnish with slices of avocado, sprinkle of fresh cilantro and a dollop of adobo cream sauce
Serve and enjoy immediately
Notes
*About 4 – 5 cups chopped
- Category: tacos
- Cuisine: mexican