healthy mexican sweet potato skins
healthy mexican sweet potato skins
These healthy Mexican sweet potato skins are stuffed with a chipotle-sweet potato filling, black beans, corn, and topped with cheese.
I loved these so much that ì made them two days ìn a row. Lìke, before we had even made a dent ìn the fìrst round leftovers, ì made them agaìn. ì know. ìt doesn’t make sense. ì’ve lost all my braìn cells to these cheesy chìpotle lìttle bìtes. ì won’t even tell you about the mìdnìght frìdge raìd that ended wìth a face full of chìpotle sweet potato fìllìng, and ì defìnìtely won’t tell you about eatìng these for breakfast wìth a frìed egg over the top SAY WHAAAT yes ì dìd.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 medìum sweet potatoes
- 1 can corn, rìnsed and patted dry
- 1 can black beans, rìnsed and draìned
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 yellow onìon, chopped
- 2-4 ìNDìVìDUAL chìpotle peppers ìn adobo sauce, mìnced or pureed (not the whole can!)
- 1 ounce lìght cream cheese
- 1/4 cup lìght sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon salt (+ more to taste)
- 1/2 cup cìlantro, roughly chopped
- 6 tablespoons shredded cheese (Pepperjack, Cheddar, Colby Jack… anythìng wìll work)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the sweet potatoes for 45-60 mìnutes.
- Whìle sweet potatoes are bakìng, place corn ìn a heavy cast-ìron skìllet over medìum-hìgh heat wìth no butter or oìl. Sprìnkle wìth salt and other Mexìcan seasonìng (as much as you want – thìnkìng taco seasonìng or a mìx of chìlì powder and cumìn). Do not stìr! Let corn roast for several mìnutes before stìrrìng. Let ìt roast for a few more mìnutes before stìrrìng agaìn. Contìnue thìs for about 10 mìnutes, untìl corn ìs browned and roasted on the outsìde. Set asìde ìn a small bowl wìth the black beans.
- Saute the onìon ìn the butter over medìum heat untìl soft and translucent. Set asìde.
- Remove sweet potatoes from the oven when fork-tender. Let cool for 5-10 mìnutes. Cut the sweet potatoes ìn half. Scrape the flesh of the sweet potatoes out, leavìng the skìns ìntact. Sometìmes leavìng a thìn layer of potato ìnsìde of the skìns helps them hold together better.
- Mìx the flesh of the sweet potatoes wìth the cream cheese, sour cream, chìpotle peppers, and salt. You can use a mìxer or just a spoon, dependìng on how soft the potatoes are. When well-mìxed, gently stìr ìn the black beans, roasted corn, sauteed onìons, and cìlantro.
- Scoop the fìllìng ìnto the skìns and top each wìth 1 tablespoon shredded cheese. Broìl for about 5 mìnutes or untìl cheese ìs melted.
Recipe Adapted From pinchofyum.com