Loaded Sweet Potatoes

Name: Loaded Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 16 min
Cuisine: American
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

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:1min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:40:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories281 kcal (14%)

Total Fat4.5 g (6%)

Carbs49.2 g (19%)

Sugars13.3 g (15%)

Protein11.4 g (23%)

Sodium530 mg (26%)

Fiber8.4 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4sweet potatoes

medium sized

½ cupfat free Greek yogurt

or light sour cream

1 tsptaco seasoning

1 tspolive oil

0.5red onion

1 tspchili powder

½ tsppaprika

or smoked paprika

½ tspcumin

salt

1 cupsblack beans

canned, rinsed and drained

½ cupmild salsa

or spicy

½ cupreduced fat Mexican cheese blend

¼ cupscallions

chopped, or cilantro

Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Combine yogurt and taco seasoning in a small bowl, mix well.

Step 3

Heat oil in a medium pot over medium heat.

Step 4

Add peppers, onions, chili powder, paprika, cumin and salt; cook until the onions have caramelized slightly, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Add black beans, stir to combine and heat through (about another 5 minutes).

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Top with 2 tbsp shredded cheese, 1/3 cup of black bean mixture, 2 tbsp Greek yogurt mixture and 2 tbsp salsa of salsa.