Description
Delicious and hearty sweet potato tacos topped with creamy avocado mash and fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- ½ small yellow onion (minced)
- 1 small diced yellow or red bell pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika (or regular paprika)
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 (15 oz can) black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 medium lime
- tortillas, taco shells, cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, avocado mash, etc. (for serving)
- 2 large Hass avocados
- 1 medium lime
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Scrub and dry the sweet potatoes. Dice the potatoes into even ½-inch cubes. You should have about 4 cups of cubed potatoes.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add ½ tablespoon olive oil and heat for 30-60 seconds. Once the oil is heated, add in the cubed sweet potatoes, the minced onions, diced bell peppers, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, and ½ teaspoon onion powder. Cook the mixture, stirring and flipping the potatoes frequently until the sweet potatoes are golden and fork-tender. This takes about 15-20 minutes. If you notice the sweet potatoes browning too quickly, turn down the heat, add in 1-2 tablespoons of water and continue to cook until softened.
- Once the sweet potatoes are fork-tender, add the drained beans and minced garlic to the skillet. Cook for 3-5 minutes, or until the beans are warmed through, stirring frequently.
- Once the beans are warmed through, turn off the heat. Add the zest and juice of the lime into the mixture and gently stir to combine.
- For the Avocado Mash: Cut the avocados in half and discard the pit. Scoop out the flesh and mash with the juice of 1 medium lime and ¼-½ teaspoon of salt. Taste and add additional salt if needed.
- To Serve the sweet potato tacos, warm the tortillas in a dry skillet over medium-high heat until warm and pliable. To each tortilla with a generous scoop of the avocado mixture and sweet potato taco filling. Add any additional desired toppings and serve immediately.
Notes
- This recipe serves as a great vegetarian option for Taco Night.
- Feel free to add any additional toppings like cheese or hot sauce based on preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg