This Mexican-inspired loaded vegetarian baked sweet potato recipe is loaded with zesty black beans, melted cheese & salsa with a dollop of cream. An easy 20 minute dinner idea!
Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato Recipe
Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato RecipeLoaded baked sweet potatoes are so quick and easy to make, you can cook the potatoes in the microwave to make it quick, or use this oven recipe for baking sweet potates. A few of my other favorite sweet potato recipes are Italian-Style Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, Sloppy Joe Baked Sweet Potatoes, and Cheesy Baked Sweet Potato Skins.
This recipe is a guest post from The Picky Eater. I met Anjali in San Francisco a few years ago; she’s a sweet blogger who I instantly connected with, she is also a vegetarian and shared this delicious (yes, I tested this myself and now make it all the time) recipe with us, perfect for meatless Monday!
Hi Everyone! My name is Anjali Shah and I blog over at The Picky Eater, where I write about healthy recipes and easy-to-make family meals. I test all of my recipes on my “fast food loving husband,” who, prior to meeting me, ate a diet of frozen pizzas and Taco Bell, so any recipe that makes it on to my blog is “husband approved”!
One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen is to makeover comfort foods into healthy versions that taste amazing, are full of flavor and feel just like the original.
Today I’d like to share one of my favorite recipes – my Loaded Baked Potato Makeover. My healthy swaps include: sweet potatoes instead of russet, “loaded” toppings like black beans and veggies sautéed with spices, and a dollop of cream (which is my favorite swap – 0% Greek Yogurt for sour cream!) The husband usually can’t tell the difference, especially when I spice up the yogurt with some taco seasoning.
How To Make This Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe
This meal is delicious and takes only 20 minutes to make, which is why I love making it after a long day at work – I know I’ll have something yummy in my stomach in the same amount of time it would take to pick up takeout. The husband loved it too, and it has since become a staple weeknight meal in our house. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
More Sweet Potato Recipes:
- Turmeric Sweet Potato and Macadamia Nut Soup
- No Bean Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili
- Sweet Potato Fries in the Air Fryer
Loaded Baked Sweet Potato “Healthified”
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup fat free Greek yogurt, or light sour cream
- 1 tsp taco seasoning
- 1 tsp olive or canola oil
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika or smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- a pinch of salt
- 1-1/3 cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup mild or spicy salsa
- 1/2 cup reduced fat Mexican cheese blend
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions or cilantro
Instructions
- Poke holes in the potato with a fork, cook on your microwave’s potato setting until potatoes are soft and cooked through (about 8-10 minutes on high for 4 potatoes). If you don't have a microwave, bake about 45 minutes at 400°F.
- Combine yogurt and taco seasoning in a small bowl, mix well.
- Heat oil in a medium pot over medium heat.
- Add peppers, onions, chili powder, paprika, cumin and salt; cook until the onions have caramelized slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Add black beans, stir to combine and heat through (about another 5 minutes).
- Slice the potato lengthwise down the middle or as I did in the photo, use a fork to pierce the top in an oval shape, then remove the top of each potato.
- Top with 2 tbsp shredded cheese, 1/3 cup of black bean mixture, 2 tbsp Greek yogurt mixture and 2 tbsp salsa.
- Enjoy!
Delicious, satisfying and healthful. Comes together very quickly if potatoes are cooked in the microwave. I didn’t think the sour cream needed the taco seasoning so if you don’t have any you shouldn’t miss it. All around excellent, will be making again.
Absolutely delicious
Made this tonight, absolutely delicious! Filled me up and was so flavorful. Will definitely be making again!
How many ounces does the sweet potatoes need to be to get 307 calories?
Delicious! I would give this 10 stars. Definately will make this again!
A favorite recipe, love these and they are great any meal and company too. Today used green pepper as needed to be used. I had a good guacamole that I mixed with the yogurt with the taco seasoning for a topping plus some mild salsa. A sprinkle of pumpkin seeds if want to add more topping layers. Each person can customize which is nice. There is a similar recipe but with different additions and proportions in Fast and Slow book and I make that one too.