Meatless Friday: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos

Carolyn Astfalk shares a recipe for sweet and spicy meatless burritos.

These sweet and slightly spicy (but not hot) burritos are a hit with my teens and are super simple to prepare. I peeled the sweet potatoes, but it’s not necessary. I also used 8-inch flour tortillas, which leaves me with a leftover bowl of the bean mixture to serve later with tortilla chips, but you could use 12-inch tortillas and use all the mixture in the larger burritos.

We served two salsas with the burritos – a traditional spicy tomato salsa and a pineapple salsa that complemented the sweet potatoes so well.

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Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos

Ingredients:

Olive oil
6 cups sweet potatoes, cubed
1 onion, chopped
2 cans black beans, drained
2 tsp. cumin
1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
16 (8-inch) flour tortillas
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Sauté sweet potatoes and onion in olive oil until tender. (You can add water or apple juice as needed to prevent sticking.) Add beans, cumin, cinnamon, and salt and cook until heated through.

Divide evenly among tortillas, sprinkling each with about a 1/8 cup cheese. Roll burritos and line them in a lightly greased 9x13” baking pan. Brush tops very lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with additional cheese.

Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes. Garnish with sour cream, salsa, and fresh cilantro.

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