A baked potato with beans is a classic, right? But what if we mix that up a little? This Mexican stuffed sweet potatoes recipe is full of vitamins and minerals, has everything you love about a traditional baked potato with heaps more flavour. Â
The best part about this recipe? After your potatoes are in the oven, you only need to spare about 5 minutes to prep everything else so it’s a really low maintenance easy dinner or lunch recipe. The guacamole provides you with some healthy fats, the beans obviously add some protein and you’ve got a great source of carbohydrates from the sweet potato to create a really simple yet balanced meal. Â
I used my guacamole recipe from my homemade tortilla chips in this recipe to keep things simple. The guacamole is fresh and zesty, which provides the perfect flavour balance between the smoky beans and the spice of the hot sauce or salsa. Â
Nutritional Information Â
This recipe is loaded with fibre, proving the full RDA of 25g. It’s also relatively high in protein for a recipe with only one clear protein source, coming in at 18g a serving. There’s 11g of fat per serving, most of which comes from the avocado. Â
Each serving provides over 100% of your daily vitamin A and C requirements as both sweet potatoes and kale are high in those two vitamins. It also contains over a third of the calcium RDA and just under a third of the RDA of iron. In terms of vitamins, it contains at least 25% of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, and B6.Â
Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes RecipeÂ
An easy, healthy, balanced meal option for those wanting easy prep midweek dinners or lunches. Â
This recipe is dairy free, gluten free, soy free, nut free and vegan. Â
Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
Beans
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp cumin
Guacamole
- ½ small red onion chopped
- 1 small ripe avocado
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 fresh chilli
- 1 tsp chilli oil
To serve
- 1 tbsp mixed seeds optional
- 60 g kale or other salad base
- Hot sauce or salsa to serve
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180°c, slice your potatoes in half and spray the inside of each with a couple of sprays of fry spray. Place them on the baking tray, skin facing up. Lightly stab the skin a few times with a fork, then place in the centre of the oven for approximately 45 minutes. This will vary depending on the size of your potatoes, so check them a few times to see how long they’re taking to soften.
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About 5 minutes before the sweet potatoes need to be removed from the oven, add the beans and spices to a small saucepan on a low heat and warm them through, stirring occasionally.
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While the beans are cooking, prep the guacamole. Scoop out the avocado and remove the stone. Mash with a fork until reasonably smooth. Stir in the chopped onion and chilli. Add the juice from 1 lime and the oil, then season to taste with sea salt, black pepper.
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Add the kale to two plates or bowls. Once the sweet potatoes are ready place one in each bowl, add the guacamole, lightly mashing it into the sweet potato, then pour the beans over. Add salsa or hot sauce to serve.
Serve and enjoy!
Do you like the sound of this Mexican stuffed sweet potatoes recipe? What are some of your favourite fillings for baked potatoes? Â
Until tomorrow,Â
SophieÂ
I’m not Vegan, but this looks delicious
This sounds amazing, I must try it!
This is literally my ideal meal! haha. I love sweet potatoes and I love Mexican so this is fab!
This looks delicious!!! I’ve been trying to find new meals to try for lunches and this is perfect, thank you for sharing!
Looks delicious! I love the combination of sweet potatoes and black beans – I have a chili recipe with those two things as well. I’ll have to give this a try, thank you!
This recipe sounds fab! Definitely going to print it off and pop it in my recipe folder!
Cheese & beans on jacket potato is a massive comfort food for me…ha!
This sounds so delicious and simple! Both of which I love haha! I definitely want to give this a try at some point xx
Yum! This sounds so delicious and super healthy. I absolutely love sweet potatoes and black beans x
Kate
This recipe sounds and looks delicious! x
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This is such a great idea! Sometimes I get bored of the tortillas so this is a great alternative. Love an edible bowl 😉
Okay this sound INCREDIBLE! Sweet potato is one of my favourite foods and adding black beans to them sounds delicious. I’ll be bookmarking this one for the future for sure X
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These look AMAZING!! Always looking for good Gluten free and vegan recipes!! Thanks for sharing, definitely going to try these this week!
Oooh! It is that time again! I love the different recipes you have shared. Today I had a discussion about going to a more plant-based diet and thought about your blog! I love that your prep time for the recipe is so short. There are times when we want something quick. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Looks delish!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
That’s so weird, I was actually thinking just yesterday about getting some sweet potatos and doing a stuffed sweet potato of some kind, so thank you for the inspiration!
You are making me so hungry! I love sweet potato xx
Yum this looks great, I haven’t had sweet potato in so long. If I did have a jacket potato as a lunch I usually end up just having baked beans and cheese!
Chloe xx
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Ah these look delicious! I love anything Mexican so I’m sure I’d enjoy these xx
Tiffany x http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
I am OBSESSED with any sweet potato recipe so this is right up my street.
Mollie | https://mollieclarke.co.uk
I need to try a recipe like this x
I love sweet potato but have never thought of doing it this way before. It sounds absolutely delicious and I’m definitely going to have to make it myself.