Sweet Potato And Black Bean Bake Food

SWEET POTATO AND BLACK BEAN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat up 2 tbsp of olive oil in a heavy bottom pan or a casserole pot.
• Add diced onion and fry it off on a low heat until almost translucent, stirring from time to time.
• Add diced-up garlic, continue frying for another minute or so.
• Mix all the dry spices into the onion and garlic. Fry them off for another minute, stirring the whole time.
• Add in all the tomatoes and their juices. Once in the pan, break the tomatoes down with a wooden spoon. Add a can full of water and allow the sauce to simmer gently for about 30 minutes.
• Once the pan gets dry, add another can full of water and continue simmering the sauce until until tomatoes break apart and the sauce thickens. It needs to be thick for this dish or else the bake gets watery.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat the oven up to 180° C / 355° F and grease a baking dish with 1 tbsp of olive oil.
• Spread ½ cup (120 ml) of tomato sauce at the bottom of the dish.
• Slice sweet potatoes with a mandolin to achieve 3 mm / 0.1" thick slices. I don't recommend slicing them by hand (unless you are a pro) as the slices need to be exactly the same thickness for them to cook at the same time and this is really hard to do using a knife.
• Place a layer of sweet potato on the tomato sauce making sure the slices overlap slightly. Sprinkle with salt, oregano and smoked paprika.
• Next spread on a can's worth of black beans. Season with a bit of salt and cumin.
• Follow with another layer of sweet potato. Again overlap them slightly and season with salt, oregano and smoked paprika.
• Spread the second can of drained beans on top of the potatoes. Season with a bit of salt and cumin.
• Follow up with a third layer of sweet potato. Again overlap them slightly and season with salt, oregano and smoked paprika.
• Finally, spread the rest of the tomato sauce on top - you should have just under ¾ cup left.
• Cover with a piece of tin foil and bake for about 60 minutes - give or take - until the sweet potato is cooked through and a knife slides right in.
• Sprinkle with shredded vegan cheese and bake (no cover this time) for about 10-15 minutes, until the cheese has melted.

LOADED SWEET POTATOES WITH BLACK BEANS AND CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Halve sweet potatoes lengthwise, then brush all over with olive oil and sprinkle both sides with salt.
• Place cut side down on prepared sheet and roast for 30 to 40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Take sweet potatoes out of the oven, turn them over and let cool slightly. Use a fork to rough up the flesh and slightly flatten the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide half the cheese among the potato halves. Spoon the black beans over them, then cover with the remaining cheese. Return the pan to the oven and bake for another 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the beans have warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

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.