Black Bean And Potatoes Fiesta Food

SWEET POTATO AND BLACK BEAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put 1/4 cup red enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
• Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the garlic, onions and jalapeño and cook until the onions become translucent and the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add the cubed sweet potatoes, diced tomatoes, black beans, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste and 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Place a generous 1/3 cup filling in the center of each tortilla, roll up and place in the baking dish seam-side down.
• Top with the remaining 3/4 cup enchilada sauce and the cheese. Bake, covered with foil, until the enchiladas are hot and the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Top with more cilantro and serve with sour cream if desired.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, add the oil and saute the garlic until it is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato sauce, chicken broth, chile powder, cumin, chipotle chiles and some salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until slightly thickened, for 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside until ready to use.

FIESTA SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth and sweet potatoes in a pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until sweet potatoes are softened, about 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine black beans and picante sauce in a blender; blend until smooth.
• Add the black bean mixture and roasted red peppers to the soup. Reduce heat. Add cilantro, smoked paprika, and lime juice. Stir soup and cook until heated through, 5 to 7 minutes.

FIESTA BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine ingredients, mixing well.
• Cover and refrigerate for several hours before serving.
• Note: the best way to dice an avocado is to cut it in half up to the seed all the way around, wiggle it apart, take a knife and pry out the seed, then cut the flesh into a cross-hatch without cutting through the skin, then scooping out the fruit with a larger thin spoon, as close to the skin as you can get.

FIESTA BLACK BEAN BELL PEPPER SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large non stick skillet sauté onions until they soften. Add peppers and seasonings and sauté until peppers are almost tender. Add tomatoes, beans, corn and lime juice. Cover and let simmer until tomatoes are soft but not mushy.
• Serve with tortilla chips and sour cream.
• As an alternative, once the peppers are tender transfer the mixture to an oven-safe dish, mix in the remaining ingredients, cover with shredded cheese and bake until the cheese melts.

BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• For the beans: Place the beans in a bowl or pot, cover with cold water and allow to soak overnight. Drain and rinse before proceeding. (Alternatively, add the beans to a medium pot and cover with hot water. Bring to a boil, and then boil for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pot and allow the beans to sit for 1 hour. Drain the beans and rinse them with cold water before proceeding.)
• In a medium pot, add the soaked beans, chicken broth, 2 cups water, the garlic, onions and green, red and yellow bell peppers. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Then add the chile powder, cumin and salt and stir. Cover and continue simmering until the liquid level is to your liking, about another hour. Taste for seasoning and add more of what it needs.
• For the fixins: Serve in a bowl with sour cream, cilantro, lime wedges and diced bell peppers on the side.

BLACK BEAN AND POTATOES FIESTA

Steps:

• Heat Potatoes, Sauce Mix, hot water and milk to boiling in 3-quart saucepan or high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 17 to 18 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients; heat through.