Thanks for joining Sarah and me for Meatless Monday today. All of this cold weather has me craving all of my comfort foods. Anything with lots of cheese and sweet potatoes and oh yes all the Mexican flavors is what I am thinking about. Today’s Sweet Potato and Black Bean Skillet Enchiladas checks off Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday.
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Skillet Enchiladas
I think of this Sweet Potato and Black Bean Skillet Enchiladas as sort of deconstructed enchilada. Because of that, it’s a super easy weeknight meal that you can have on the table in about 40 minutes. Forget about using canned enchilada sauce (unless you really want to) because I am going to tell you how to make your own in about 30 seconds.
While there is nothing wrong with using canned enchilada sauce, it’s often filled with a ton of sodium that you don’t need. Let’s save that sodium for the guac and chips right? With a can of diced tomatoes, a few spices and some chiles in adobo sauce, you’ve made your own tasty enchilada sauce right in your blender. Customize the spiciness level by adding more or less chipotle peppers. Literally 30 second to make. I am kind of obsessed with my Ninja blender and use it for everything.
Sweet potatoes, zucchini and black beans are sauteed in a skillet then blended with your homemade enchilada sauce. Instead of rolling up the filling into tortillas, I’ve simplified the process. By cutting the tortillas into strips and layering them on top of your veggie mixture, you save a ton of time and keep everything all in one pan. Delicious cheese is then sprinkled generously across the top and popped into the oven for 15-20 min. While your Sweet Potato and Black Bean Skillet Enchiladas are cooking, you have time to clean up everything else.
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Skillet Enchiladas Meatless Monday
Zucchini, sweet potatoes and black beans melt together in this easy one pan Enchilada supper
Ingredients
- 1 garlic clove -minced
- 1 small onion-diced
- 1 med zucchini-diced
- 1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes
- 1 15 oz can of black beans
- for sauce:
- 15 oz can of diced tomatoes
- dash of garlic powder
- tsp of cumin
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon and pepper
- 2-4 chipotles in adobo sauce (from a can)
- for topping:
- 2-3 corn tortillas small size-cut into strips
- 1 1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese
- Garnish:
- avocado, sour cream, cilantro, chips
Instructions
- preheat oven to 375
- pierce sweet potatoes and microwave for 3 min
- then diced them
- Heat a large skillet and coat with olive oil
- saute onions, garlic, zucchini, sweet potatoes for 5-10 min
- meanwhile add all sauce ingredients into a blender
- pulse until smooth
- Add black beans and sauce to skillet
- mix to combine
- layer tortilla strips on top of skillet
- sprinkle on cheese
- Bake for 15-20 min until cheese is melted
- serve with garnishes
Garnish with avocado (of course!), sour cream, cilantro and pair with some tortilla chips if desired. Perfect all in one skillet hearty and meatless dinner! Hope you enjoy! What’s for dinner at your house tonight?
I love a super easy skillet meal like this! And black bean and sweet potato are such a killer combo.
I think so too! thanks
I love that this has sweet potatoes (yum!) and doesn’t take that long to cook. I usually meal prep my breakfast and lunch for the week but for dinner I’m always throwing something together so I need quick meals!
This is an easy weeknight meal and worth it!
I would have thought that homemade enchilada sauce would be way more difficult! Talk about an easy meal.
It cannot be easier you can do it!
Love sweet potatoes in Mexican combos/dishes! These would have been perfect for last night when I wasn’t really feeling traditional game day food.
Thanks I think the girls would love this and it’s super easy
This looks yummy! I love that it has sweet potatoes. I’m trying to eat them more often. Thanks for hosting!
I also love sweet potatoes and this is an easy way to add them in
Now I’m hungry ! and this recipe looks mexelllent 🙂
Thanks so much!
I love sweet potato and black beans together. And I wouldn’t generally think of enchiladas as a weeknight meal but this sounds quick and easy. I had no idea that you could make homemade enchilada sauce so easily.
Sold!!! I’m making this, maybe as early as tonight!!
Oh fabulous! I really hope you all enjoy it
I love anything with sweet potatoes in it so this would definitely be something that I would make! Another delicious Meatless Monday!
Thanks so much Sandra hope you give it a try
What a fun recipe! I know what I’m making for Taco Tuesday!
Thanks Abbey!
We are having steak and twice baked potatoes tonight! I haven’t had steak in a long time and I’m pretty excited about it haha.
That’s ok you should enjoy it!
Sounds yummy! I am making Mexican food tonight. It must be a theme!
Mexican food is always good!
Looks like a great, quick meal to make! And I love that this dish features sweet potatoes – so yummy!
Thanks I go through phases where I crave sweet potatoes
Hah! I am so scared of hot peppers, but I’d love to make my own sauce. I really dislike most jarred sauces. Love the sweet potato/black bean combo.
there is really nothing to fear about peppers! Just add one at time and taste to see how you like it. Making your own sauce is so easy
Such a delicious combo! These need to make their way to my plate ASAP!
Thanks I hope that they do!
These look delicious. I need to add some of these ingredients to my grocery list!
Thanks so much hope you give it a try
Sweet potato and black bean is such a delicious flavor profile! Yum!
And I love enchiladas. They are kind of intensive to make, so I don’t do them often, but yum.
They are time intensive which is why I came up with this much easier one pan version. Hope you give them a try
Oooh skillet enchiladas sound like a perfect dinner idea to me this week! Just linked up to this week’s party!
They are super easy too. Glad you joined us!
I am big fan of the Meatless Mondays, and this recipe looks really great! I have been eating a lot of tofu on my meatless days (often not on Mondays haha), and to be honest it is getting very boring. It got a great nutritional profile though.
I like tofu as well but it can get a little boring. Spicing it up with beans is always a nice change