Black Bean and Sweet Potato Tostadas

The recipe Black Bean and Sweet Potato Tostadas could satisfy your Mexican craving in about 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 515 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $1.57 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1258 people were impressed by this recipe. If you have avocado, lime, red onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a side dish. It is brought to you by Two Peas and Their Pod. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 99%. This score is tremendous. Try Chile Spiced Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tostadas, Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers, and Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1 avocado, diced

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

4 corn tortillas (we used Tortilla Land)

1 lime, cut into wedges

Drizzle of olive oil

1/2 red onion, diced

Salt and pepper, to taste

2 large sweet potatoes, washed, peeled, and cut into small cubes

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

frying pan

broiler

microwave

stove

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place sweet potato cubes on a large baking sheet. Lightly drizzle with olive oil and toss. Season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until sweet potatoes are soft and tender. Stir a couple of times while they are roasting.2. In a non-stick skillet, heat corn tortillas over medium-high heat. When tortillas start to bubble up, flip and heat the other side until golden brown, about 30 seconds for each side. Place tortillas on a baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray. Place under a hot broiler for about 2 minutes. Remove from oven and turn over tortillas. Place tortillas back under the broiler for another two minutes.3. Heat black beans over the stove or in the microwave. Top tortillas with beans, sweet potatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, and any other toppings you desire. Serve warm.*Note-these are a little messy, we just pick them up and eat them with our hands:)

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Place sweet potato cubes on a large baking sheet. Lightly drizzle with olive oil and toss. Season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until sweet potatoes are soft and tender. Stir a couple of times while they are roasting.

3. In a non-stick skillet, heat corn tortillas over medium-high heat. When tortillas start to bubble up, flip and heat the other side until golden brown, about 30 seconds for each side.

4. Place tortillas on a baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray.

5. Place under a hot broiler for about 2 minutes.

6. Remove from oven and turn over tortillas.

7. Place tortillas back under the broiler for another two minutes.

8. Heat black beans over the stove or in the microwave. Top tortillas with beans, sweet potatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, and any other toppings you desire.

9. Serve warm.*Note-these are a little messy, we just pick them up and eat them with our hands:)


Nutrition Information:

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514k Calories
11g Protein
22g Total Fat
70g Carbs
62% Health Score
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Calories
514k
26%

Fat
22g
35%

  Saturated Fat
3g
20%

Carbohydrates
70g
24%

  Sugar
8g
10%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
712mg
31%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
11g
24%

Vitamin A
24339IU
487%

Fiber
18g
73%

Manganese
0.87mg
44%

Potassium
1239mg
35%

Folate
130µg
33%

Vitamin B6
0.63mg
31%

Phosphorus
310mg
31%

Copper
0.62mg
31%

Magnesium
115mg
29%

Vitamin K
28µg
27%

Vitamin E
3mg
24%

Vitamin B1
0.35mg
23%

Vitamin B5
2mg
23%

Vitamin C
18mg
22%

Iron
3mg
22%

Vitamin B2
0.32mg
19%

Vitamin B3
2mg
15%

Calcium
125mg
13%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Selenium
4µg
6%

covered percent of daily need
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