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Loaded Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato

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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!

Loaded Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato are Mexican-inspired, loaded with zesty black beans, melted cheese, salsa with a dollop of cream. What can be better than a 20 minute meal!Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato Recipe

Loaded 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 PotatoesSloppy 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!

Loaded Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato are Mexican-inspired, loaded with zesty black beans, melted cheese, salsa with a dollop of cream. What can be better than a 20 minute meal!

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

Loaded Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato are Mexican-inspired, loaded with zesty black beans, melted cheese, salsa with a dollop of cream. What can be better than a 20 minute meal!

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!

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Loaded Baked Sweet Potato “Healthified” 

4.91 from 33 votes
6
Cals:307
Protein:15
Carbs:53
Fat:5
Baked Mexican style vegetarian loaded sweet potato loaded with zesty black beans, melted cheese, salsa with a dollop of cream. What can be better than a 20 minute meal!
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Loaded Vegetarian Baked Sweet Potato are Mexican-inspired, loaded with zesty black beans, melted cheese, salsa with a dollop of cream. What can be better than a 20 minute meal!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Yield: 4 servings
Serving Size: 1 potato

Ingredients

  • 4 medium 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!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 potato, Calories: 307 kcal, Carbohydrates: 53 g, Protein: 15 g, Fat: 5 g, Saturated Fat: 0.5 g, Cholesterol: 7.5 mg, Sodium: 312 mg, Fiber: 10.5 g, Sugar: 1 g

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