Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos

Sweet potato & black bean tacos. Create an impressive homemade dinner with this healthy and delicious vegetarian tacos recipe featuring baked sweet potatoes and stir-fried black beans. The vibrant pickled onions impart a brilliant pop of colour. Guaranteed to become your most favorite vegetarian tacos recipe!

Baked spiced sweet potatoes and stir-fried spiced black beans are combined together to create a super delicious dinner perfect for any day of the week. I love incorporating healthy legumes and pulses into my diet, and these black beans are such a versatile pantry staple. The sweet potatoes spiced with taco seasoning pairs perfectly with the black beans. Trust me, these sweet potato and black beans tacos are going to be a delicious addition to your recipe repertoire.

To make these tacos, start with baking the sweet potatoes. All you need to do is toss cubed sweet potatoes with olive oil and taco seasoning, season with a little salt and black pepper, and bake at 200 C for 25-35 minutes. When baked, the sweet potatoes will be soft, tender and caramelized.

While the sweet potatoes are cooking in the oven, stir fry black beans in a little ground cumin and cayenne pepper. Adjust the amount of cayenne pepper depending on your preference. For the black beans – you have two options – canned or dried. If using canned black beans, drain and rinse the beans prior to adding to the stir fry. But with dried black beans, you’ll need to soak dried black beans for about 6-8 hours and cook them separately.

I really love the vibrant addition of pickled red onions in this recipe. And it’s instant and super simple to make. Simply boil white vinegar, sugar, water and salt in a saucepan and pour this mixture over sliced onions. Let this cool down to room temperature and your pickle is ready.

Now, assemble these sweet potato and black bean tacos. Warm your tortillas in the microwave or over stovetop, fill with sweet potatoes, black beans, and pickled onions. Super easy dinner for your weeknights!

Yield: 8 tacos

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos

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Delicious weeknight dinner tacos made with spiced sweet potatoes, black beans and instant pickled red onions! Vegan + Vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

BAKE SWEET POTATOES:

• 2-3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1” chunks
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
• Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

STIR FRY BLACK BEANS:

• 800 g (2 x 400g) canned black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

PICKLED RED ONIONS:

• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• Salt to taste
• 2 large red onions, thinly sliced

TO ASSEMBLE TACOS:

• 8 corn or flour tortillas
• Coriander (cilantro) leaves
• Lime wedges (optional)

Instructions

Bake sweet potatoes:

1. Preheat oven to 200 C / 400 F. Line a baking tray with baking paper.Place sweet potatoes on the baking tray.
2. Add olive oil and taco seasoning. Toss to coat in the spices. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Arrange sweet potatoes in a single layer on the baking tray. Transfer to oven, and bake for 25-35 minutes, tossing halfway, until tender and caramelized.

Stir fry black beans:

1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onions, and sauté for 2-3 minutes or until soft and translucent. Add black beans. Stir to combine.
2. Add cumin and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Set aside.

Instant pickled red onions:

1. Place sliced red onions in a heatproof bowl. Combine together white vinegar, sugar, water and salt in a saucepan.
2. Place the saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, stirring, for about a minute or until sugar and salt dissolves. Bring to a boil. Pour the mixture over sliced red onions immediately.
3. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Assemble tacos:

1. Prepare tortillas according to the instructions on the package. You can warm them in the microwave, on the grill or on stovetop.
2. Place sweet potatoes, black beans and red onions on the tortillas.
3. Garnish with coriander (cilantro) leaves and lime wedges if you like.

Notes

- You can substitute red onions with your favorite toppings like chopped or mashed avocados, avocado or tomato salsa etc.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 45967Total Fat 200gSaturated Fat 50gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 107gCholesterol 0mgSodium 1051mgCarbohydrates 8259gFiber 3005gSugar 145gProtein 3060g

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