Sweet Potato & Black Beans (Joey & Melissa)

Name: Sweet Potato and Black Beans (Joey & Melissa)
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, or yams; olive oil; garlic; paprika; salt and black pepper; black beans; chili powder; cumin; garlic powder; sour cream; red hot pepper sauce; cilantro; salt and black pepper

Submitted by krystiwilson

Served in corn tortillas or without for a side dish.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

20 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

For sweet potatoes

LARGE SWEET POTATOES, OR YAMS
peeled, and cut into 1" cubes

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

CLOVES GARLIC
or 3 cloves

X PAPRIKA
as needed, optional *

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

For black beans

CUPS BLACK BEANS
up to 3 cups, drained and rinsed

TEASPOONS CHILI POWDER

TABLESPOON CUMIN

TEASPOON GARLIC POWDER
or 1 clove minced garlic

Serve with

X SOUR CREAM
as needed *

X RED HOT PEPPER SAUCE
as needed *

X CILANTRO
as needed *

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

Directions

Preheat oven to Broil.

Mix cubed sweet potatoes with olive oil, garlic, and spices. Broil the sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet until soft (20-25 minutes).

While sweet potatoes are cooking, heat drained black beans in a sauce pan over medium heat with spices.

Serve blackbeans over heaping pile of cubed sweet potatoes and top with sour cream, hot sauce, and cilantro. Can also be served in a warm corn tortilla.