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Black Bean Sweet Potato Enchiladas

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Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 large sweet potato, diced
  • ½ medium onion, diced
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp each: cumin and chili powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 15-oz can black beans, drained
  • 1 cup red salsa, store bought or homemade

Sauce – Very good!

  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1 chipotle, plus 1 TBS adobo from the can
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 TBS tomato paste
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tsp vegetable broth base

Enchiladas

  • 8-10 corn tortillas
  • 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Saute sweet potato and onion in olive oil until the sweet potato is tender. Mix in the garlic, cumin, chili powder and salt and saute 1 more minute, or until fragrant. Remove from heat and mix in the black beans and red salsa.
  2. Meanwhile, combine the tomato sauce, chipotle, garlic, tomato paste, water amd vegetabe broth base in a blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Preheat oven to 425 F.
  4. Grease the edges of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Then pour about ½ cup red sauce from the blender down the middle of the pan.
  5. Spoon the black bean mixture into the corn tortillas, rolling them up and placing them seam side down into the sauce in the pan. Once all the tortillas are filled, pour the remaingin sauce over top and sprinkle with cheese.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted and the filling is bubbling.
  7. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.