I owe my friend Katie for this idea. I’m can’t believe I’ve never thought of it before! I was surprised how completely delicious and satisfying it was! My boys devoured it, and even my husband said he thought it was delicious and asked me to make it again! So there you have it! 🙂
Ingredients:
- sweet potatoes (one for each person)
- can of black beans, rinsed and drained
- frozen corn (not shown)
- 1/4 lb of ground turkey or beef (I only used a little meat and it still tasted delicious)
- cumin
- chili powder
- garlic powder
- olive oil
- toppings: butter, avocado, hot sauce, lime, cheese
Bake the sweet potatoes as you normally would. Scrub them, poke holes, baked completely. In a skillet, heat oil and cook meat. Add generous amounts of spices and salt, and then the rinsed black beans, and finally, the frozen corn. Allow this to cook through so the flavors meld. Slice open the potato and top with butter. Then add a sprinkle of salt and your bean mixture. Top with your choice of toppings. The avocado especially is delish!
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Made this tonight for dinner! So yummy. I sauteed some onions to add to it and used garlic instead of garlic powder. Your recipe was delicious! My husband thought it was weird to top sweet potatoes with all of this stuff, but he agreed it was yummy & healthy.