Black Bean Sweet Potato Quesadilla

I love, love roasted sweet potatoes, they are so yummy. I could totally just eat them all off of the pan! Here is different and yummy way to make a quesadilla. I adapted my Fire Roasted Green Chili Enchilada recipe to make it quicker and more kid friendly.

1 large sweet potato peeled and cubed
1 can black beans drained and rinsed
1-2 large cloves of garlic minced, or pressed
1 small can fire roasted green chili's
1 lime
1/2 tsp or less, or curry or chili powder
1/2 tsp or less cumin
1 Tbs. olive or coconut oil.
whole wheat tortillas
cheese

Preheat your oven to 400. Mix your cubed sweet potatoes with the oil, chili powder, and cumin. Also season with a little salt and pepper. Spread out on a cookie sheet and cook for about 20 min, stirring or shaking the pan at the 10 min mark. When done, set aside to cool.

In a bowl, combine black beans, garlic, green chili's, and juice from half of the lime. Mix well. When sweet potatoes have cooled a bit, add them to mixture and stir to combine. Use this as your quesadilla filling. I like to spread the mixture on half, sprinkle cheese on top, then fold the other half over.

Curry with Black Eye Peas, and Potatoes

I know, I do TONS of curry recipes! But they are always vegan, and Jared loves them so we try a lot in this house! This one was a little different than the others since I used red potatoes, and spinach! This recipe is from theppk.com

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons mild curry powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 cups vegetable broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 red potatoes, cut in 3/4 inch pieces

2 cups spinach, chopped. Or your can use kale, or collard greens

1 can coconut milk

1 1/2 cups cooked black eyed peas (from a 15 oz can, rinsed and drained)

Preheat a 4 quart pot over medium heat. Saute the onion in the coconut oil for 5 to 7 minutes, until onion is lightly browned.

Add the garlic and ginger, and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of curry powder, garam masala, salt, vegetable broth, agave, and tomato paste, and stir. The tomato paste may not dissolve just yet but that’s ok, it will when it heats through.

Add the potatoes, cover pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, immediately lower heat to a simmer, and leave the lid ajar so that steam can escape. Let potatoes cook just until tender, about 5 more minutes.

In the meantime, toss together all of the salsa ingredients in a mixing bowl and set aside.

Once potatoes are fork tender, add the spinach, black-eyed peas and coconut milk. Stir gently to incorporate. Leave lid ajar again, and bring to a simmer. Let simmer, it should only take a few minutes.

Serve with with jasmine, or brown rice.

Quinoa Black Bean and Corn Taco's

This is another recipe I found on Pinterest. We bought a huge bag of quinoa at Costco for $10 so I have been trying to find different ways to use it. I threw it in our chili, we had it in wraps, and then I tried this recipe. I think the filling would also be good on a tostada! Enjoy! Recipe and picture from cookingclassy.com

• 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 cup vegetable broth or chicken broth
• 1 (14.5) oz can diced tomatoes with green chilis, undrained
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 - 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp ground coriander
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
• 2 (15 oz) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• juice of 1 lime
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

• Heat olive oil in a large non-stick saucepan over medium high heat. Once hot, add onion and saute until golden and tender, about 3 minutes. Add in garlic and saute 30 seconds longer. Stir in broth, diced tomatoes, cooked quinoa, chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, coriander and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover saucepan with lid and simmer about 20 minutes, until mixture has thickened.
• Stir in corn and black beans and simmer, uncovered 5 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix in lime juice and cilantro. Serve warm over tortillas with desired toppings.