Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos Recipe - Chisel & Fork (2024)

With sweet potatoes, black beans, peppers, rice and cheese, these sweet potato black bean burritos are the perfect option for make-ahead lunches.

I'm all about sweet potatoes - from sweet potato risotto to kale sweet potato salad.

But speaking of lunch... the bane of my existence. Lauren and I don't like to eat out for lunch during the week while at work, but that doesn't mean I necessarily want to make lunch either.

While I love to cook, I just don't love making food for lunch on a Sunday and then a couple of hours later, preparing dinner or just making them back to back which is even worse!

But as I said we don't like eating out so most weeks I suck it up and do make-ahead lunches that will a few days. That's right, I try to make lunches that will last both of us the entire week. You might ask, do you get sick of having the same lunch for the whole week? Not if it's damn delicious, which these sweet potato black bean burritos happen to be.

The beauty of it is once you make these healthy burritos, you just wrap in foil and can stick in the freezer. So if you don't like having the same thing every day, no worries! Now the recipe below makes 10-12 burritos, so if youthink that's a little too much food, just cut the recipe in half.

Recipe Ingredients

• Olive oil - used to cook the veggies.
• Sweet potatoes, sweet onion, garlic, green bell peppers, limes - where most of the flavor comes from.
• Cumin, salt, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper - enhances the flavor.
• Rice - helps making the burritos more filling.
• Black beans - added protein.
• Tortillas - I use whole wheat but use your favorite.
• Pepper jack cheese - use your favorite cheese.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Toss diced sweet potatoes in olive oil, salt and pepper and place on baking sheet. Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes or until tender, flipping halfway through.
2. While sweet potatoes are cooking, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add diced onions and peppers and cook for 5 minutes, or until onions are translucent. Stir in garlic and sauté for another 3 minutes.
3. Add cumin, salt, paprika, black pepper and cayenne pepper and stir to combine.
4. Add drained black beans and rice and cook for another 5 minutes.
5. Remove skillet from heat and stir in cooked sweet potatoes and lime juice.
6. Take a tortilla and add a heaping half cup of filling. Top with some pepper jack cheese and fold the burrito.
7. Heat a large ridged skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Place two burritos, seam side down and place a weight on top.
8. Cook for 3 minutes and then flip and cook for another 3 minutes or until you get grill marks. Repeat until all the burritos are made.

Benefits of Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are super popular these days and there is good reason for it. Some of thehealth benefitsof sweet potatoes include:

• Great source offiber, vitamins and minerals.
• Promotesgut health.
• Regulatesblood pressureandsugar levels.
• Helps with keepinghealthy vision.
• May improvebrain function.

Do I Have to Grill the Burritos?

No. I just like to grill them to get an extra texture, but realize it takes more time. They'll taste just fine if you just wrap the burritos and heat up when ready to eat.

What Cast Iron Skillet Do You Use?

For these sweet potato burritos as well as many other recipes such as my tofu tacos, I use aLodge cast iron skillet. It’s surprisingly affordable and will last years if you take care of it.

Pro Tips/Recipe Notes

• Beconsistentwhencutting the sweet potatoes so they will cook evenlyin the oven.
• Addcold oilto acold skillet and let heat up to proper temperature before adding the onion and pepper. You’ll know it is ready when the oil starts to shimmer.
• 90 second riceis easy to prepare and works great for these burritos.
• Buy a block of pepper jack cheese and shred it yourself. Pre-shredded cheese just doesn’t taste the same.

Other Healthy Lunch Recipes

• Summer Quinoa Salad
• Chicken Chickpea Pesto Salad
• Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad
• Vegetarian Burrito Bowls

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