i’ve mentioned these before. always with a promise of “recipe to follow!” that day is here! and these are soooooooo good. our friend ryan made these for us one night when we were over for dinner. you’re all at once demanding to know what’s in them but your mouth is too full to speak. it’s ugly. spitting your food out all over your friend’s table. don’t do it.
so, here’s the recipe. easily adapted and just plain easy. keep in mind that i don’t follow a recipe anymore so the amounts are pretty flexible. is it three onions or is it five? it really doesn’t matter, it’ll be good either way. pretend there’s an “ish” to the end of each number. 3ish, 5ish, so on and so forth.
sweet potato burritos
(makes one pyrex pan’s worth; roughly five to six burritos)
for the filling:
3 onions, diced
4 medium sweet potatoes, cubed
1 can of black beans, drained
a package of burrito shells
shredded cheddar or monterey jack
sour cream
salsa: both red and green
start by caramelizing your onions. this is definitely the most important step. it’s time-consuming but couldn’t be easier. lowest heat, stir infrequently, walk away. a smidgen of olive oil. i’m talking a good 45 minutes of ever-so-slightly sizzling onions. and that’s caramelizing for you!
in a pot, bring water to a boil. throw in your sweet potatoes (already diced) and boil until soft… roughly ten minutes? i usually stick a fork in one of the bigger ones to be sure it’s soft. then drain!
once onions and potatoes are done, combine them in a pan on low heat. add your beans. use a potato masher or fork to mash the potatoes (just roughly). mix it all up with the onions and beans! this is your filling. add some salt.
now put a few scoops of the filling in each burrito wrapper. wrap it and put seam side down in the pyrex. sprinkle cheddar cheese all over it. stick it under a broiler for about 5 minutes (make sure it doesn’t burn!). once out, pour your salsas on top (i do it in strips–red salsa, sour cream, then green salsa). eat and enjoy!
variation: i’ve added shredded chicken to the filling part before. i think ground beef would be good too! or a pulled beef. corn! guac would be delicious too. cilantro! sky’s the limit.
whhhhaaaaaat!!
Totally making these.
Thank you from one un-creative kitchen friend.
Yum!
This look awesome. Adding them to the list of dinners this week!
add KALE add KALE add KALE. These look amazing… but guess what I will be doing?
…….adding kale?! (even healthier!)
Holy yummy….those sound and look awesome!!! Making this week!
Sweet potato, black bean burritos are my favorite! I just posted a recipe on them last week too! Great minds…great minds! I'm definitely going to have to try this version!
get out! i'm going to check yours out too. thanks jessica.
Sounds delicious … really want to try these! One question: by "burrito shells" you just mean plain ol' tortillas, right? 🙂
YUM. I love anything with sweet potato in it.
Om nom nom get in mah bellyyyyyy.
I made this for dinner tonight! It is in the oven right now and we can't wait!
ah! tell me if you like it lynette!
Delicious, Bridget! Leftovers were yummy warmed up, too. Thanks for posting! I will definitely be making this again.
I just made this for dinner. OMG. OMG. The only reason I'm not going to eat the whole pan is because I'm going swimming in half an hour. It's just so good.
LOL I guess I'm signed in under my husbands account. This is
Danielle
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danielleriebel@gmail.com
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@allthatsmine
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yay!!! so glad you liked it danielle! (i was like… prez jeff? new reader? lol)
Oh yum! Must try!
For a Bostonian you hit it out of the park in the Mexican food category. This looks like something I need to eat RIGHT NOW!
I STILL haven't had that much-talked-about combo of sweet potatoes and black beans. Your burrito looks amazing! I've never stuck them under the broiler, even though oh my, do I love some broiler-melted cheese. Yum!
Clutch that you included the caramelizing time. Alotta misconceptions about caramelizing out there. It takes time!
So delish. Made this for dinner last night and the hubs said it was really delicious and that he probably never would've thought to make something like this! Thanks for sharing!! xo
A millions times, YES.
Um yum!!!
I'm making this for the second time tonight; absolutely delicious! Thank you! Did it with avocado last time and thinking of adding smoked bacon bits for this evening's dinner! Hannah x
Hi, Re: Pyrex under the broiler, it says right on the Pyrex not for use under broiler – I had one explode!