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Black Bean Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Black Bean Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 4 large sweet potatoes scrubbed
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large red onion sliced
  • 2 roasted red peppers jarred product is great here, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 teaspoons chile powder
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 15-ounce can tomato puree
  • 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • Garnish: sliced scallions sour cream, grated cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place potatoes on prepared baking sheet and cook at 350°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a fork can easily pierce potatoes.
  • While potatoes are cooking, sauté onion in a large sauté pan, lightly coated with evoo, over medium-high heat until caramelized and brown. Add red peppers and garlic and reduce the heat to medium.
  • Add chile powder, tomato paste, tomato puree, and black beans. Simmer the mixture.
  • Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out flesh, leaving a quarter-inch thick wall so that the potato can support the filling without breaking.
  • Add scooped potato flesh to chile mixture and combine. It is ok if there are chunks of potato. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
  • Divide chile between potato halves.
  • Before serving, pop stuffed potatoes back into the oven and heat until bubbly.
  • Garnish with scallions, sour cream, and grated cheese.