Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchilada Pie

  • Yield:6 Servings
  • Time:
    1 hr, 45 mins show details

Ingredients

  • 2
    small sweet potatoes washed and diced
  • 2 tablespoons
    olive oil divided
  • 1
    yellow onion diced
  • 1
    red bell pepper seeds removed and diced
  • 2
    cloves garlic minced
  • 3 cups
    packed spinach leaves
  • 1
    15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 teaspoon
    ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon
    chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon
    fresh lime juice
  • ⅓ cup
    chopped cilantro
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2
    10 oz cans red enchilada sauce
  • 9
    -10 small corn corn tortillas
  • 2 cups
    shredded Mexican blend cheese or cheddar cheese
  • 1
    avocado pitted and diced, for garnish
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Equipment

  • 8x8 Baking pan
  • Saute pan

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Preparation

  1. 40 mins

    Preheat the oven to 400F. Place sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and toss until sweet potatoes are coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Roast sweet potatoes for 30-35 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove sweet potatoes from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350F.

  2. 10 mins

    While the sweet potatoes are roasting, work on the rest of the filling. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onion and red pepper. Cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and spinach leaves and cook until spinach leaves are wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the black beans, cumin, chile powder, lime juice, and cilantro. Remove from heat.

  3. 5 mins

    Mash sweet potatoes and add them to the bean mix. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  4. 10 mins

    Grease an 8x8 square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce into the bottom of the baking pan. Add a layer of tortillas, to completely cover the bottom of the pan. You might have to cut the tortillas to make them fit. Top with a little more enchilada sauce, 1/3 of the sweet potato bean mixture, and 1/3 of the cheese. Make a second layer of tortilla, enchilada sauce, sweet potato bean mixture, and cheese. Top with with a layer of tortillas, enchilada sauce, sweet potato bean mixture, and cheese. Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and cover the pan.

  5. 40 mins

    Bake enchiladas for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and the enchiladas are bubbling. Remove enchiladas from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Top with diced avocado. Cut into squares and serve warm.

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