Tasteful Sweet Potato Enchiladas Recipes

Sweet Potato Enchiladas. Numbered photos throughout this post correlate to the descriptions below. Saute: Start by adding the peeled, cubed sweet potato to a large skillet with olive oil. For some more loaded sweet potato recipes, try my sloppy joe sweet potatoes, loaded vegetarian sweet potatoes, and Italian-style stuffed sweet potatoes.

Typically, enchiladas are made with meat, seafood, beans, cheese, potatoes, or vegetables stuffed in corn tortillas and topped with enchilada sauce. But after having these cheesy sweet potato enchiladas smothered in salsa verde - well, let's just that if all dishes had sweet potato involved with a sour cream drizzle like this, I could easily convert to a vegetarian and give up red meat! These Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas are a delicious and easy weeknight meatless enchilada recipe. You can have Sweet Potato Enchiladas using 9 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Sweet Potato Enchiladas

1. You need 2 of large sweet potatoes.
2. You need 1 can of black beans.
3. You need 2 (12 oz) of cans green enchilada sauce.
4. Prepare 1 of half yellow onion.
5. You need 12 of 6" white corn tortillas (soft).
6. Prepare 1 tsp of chili powder.
7. Prepare Dash of salt.
8. Prepare Dash of pepper.
9. You need 1 of bag (2 cups) shredded Mexican cheese blend.

They are a guaranteed family favourite and a healthier lightened up dish! The first time I made enchiladas was when I was a teenager, had just started my baking business, and was literally, always, always in the kitchen for any reason ever. The enchiladas are stuffed with creamy, hearty sweet potato, plus black beans, feta cheese, and spices. The sauce is super easy—just grab some mild salsa verde at the store.

Sweet Potato Enchiladas step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees..
2. Bring 1 medium sauce pan water to a boil..
3. Rinse, peel and dice sweet potatos..
4. Add potatoes to boiling water, boil 8 mins or so until potatoes are soft, but not mushy..
5. While potatoes are boiling, dice onion..
6. Add diced onion, black beans, chili powder, salt and pepper to large mixing bowl..
7. Drain potatoes, and add them to the large mixing bowl of beans and onions..
8. Open can of green enchilada sauce. Mix 2 tablespoons into beans and sweet potatoes. Spread rest onto bottom of baking dish..
9. Warm tortillas, 3 or 4 at a time, in microwave between the folds of a damp dish cloth (heat in 15 sec intervals)..
10. Take one tortilla at a time, sprinkle a little cheese on it, and spoon 3 1/2 tablespoons of sweet potato black bean filling onto tortilla. Sprinkle a little more cheese and roll up the tortilla. Place into baking dish. Repeat until dish is full and enchiladas are snug up against one another..
11. Drizzle second can of enchilada sauce over enchiladas until covered..
12. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 mins. Remove, cover with shredded cheese, and bake for additional 5-10 mins or until cheese is melted..
13. Serve warm with sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa, hot sauce and/or guacamole to taste..

Or, you can go the extra mile and make your own. In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine sweet potato and water. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, enchilada sauce, chili powder, oregano, cumin and sweet potato; heat through. Place sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet.