Roasted Sweet Potatoes Chipotle Beans (Printer-friendly)

Tender roasted sweet potatoes with smoky chipotle black beans and fresh zesty salsa

# What You'll Need:

→ Sweet Potatoes

01 - 4 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
02 - 2 tablespoons olive oil
03 - ½ teaspoon sea salt
04 - ¼ teaspoon black pepper

→ Chipotle Black Beans

05 - 1 tablespoon olive oil
06 - 1 small red onion, finely chopped
07 - 2 garlic cloves, minced
08 - 1 teaspoon ground cumin
09 - 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
10 - 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced or 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
11 - 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, drained and rinsed
12 - ½ cup vegetable broth
13 - ½ teaspoon salt
14 - ¼ teaspoon black pepper
15 - Juice of ½ lime

→ Zesty Tomato Salsa

16 - 2 medium ripe tomatoes, diced
17 - ½ small red onion, finely diced
18 - 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced
19 - ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
20 - Juice of 1 lime
21 - ¼ teaspoon salt

→ Garnishes

22 - 1 avocado, sliced
23 - Extra cilantro, chopped
24 - Lime wedges

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a fork. Rub with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place on baking sheet and roast for 35-40 minutes until tender.
03 - Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add red onion and sauté for 3 minutes until softened. Add garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, and chipotle. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
04 - Add black beans, vegetable broth, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 8-10 minutes, mashing some beans with a spoon for thicker texture. Stir in lime juice and keep warm.
05 - Combine tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice, and salt in a bowl. Toss well and set aside.
06 - Once sweet potatoes are cooked, split each open. Fluff the flesh with a fork.
07 - Spoon chipotle black beans over each sweet potato. Top generously with tomato salsa. Add avocado slices, extra cilantro, and lime wedges if desired.
08 - Serve immediately while components are at optimal temperature.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It's genuinely satisfying but doesn't leave you in a food coma, which is rare for something this flavorful.
  • The whole thing comes together in about an hour and most of that is just the oven doing the work.
  • You can easily double it or scale it down depending on who's eating, and leftovers taste even better the next day.
02 -
  • Don't skip rinsing the canned beans—it's the difference between creamy and gluey.
  • If your tomatoes are mealy or pale, your whole salsa suffers, so choose them carefully or use what you have and let the lime juice do extra work.
  • The chipotle pepper in adobo sauce gives you way more control than powder does, especially if heat levels matter to your guests.
03 -
  • Roast extra sweet potatoes on the weekend and you've got the base for quick lunches all week.
  • Make the salsa a few hours ahead so the flavors deepen, but don't add the avocado until right before serving or it'll brown.
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