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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish

    Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos

    Published: May 24, 2021 · Modified: May 19, 2022 by Nicole · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    burritos, sweet potatoes, black beans and yogurt dressing.

    Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos are full of different textures and flavored to perfection. They are fresh, delicious and easy to make! The sweet potatoes and black beans are soft and tender without being mushy, the romaine gives it a delicious fresh crunch and the yogurt sauce adds so much flavor and creaminess.

    Sweet Potato Black Bean Burrito

    What goes into a burrito? Anything you want! Usually rice, meat and beans to start. We like to incorporate meatless days in a few times a week for a variety of reasons, and this recipe is so easy and a go to meal in our home. I love that I can just throw whatever we have in the fridge on it to mix it up, like bell peppers or cucumbers or other varieties of lettuce. Sometimes we have it with just the sweet potatoes, black beans, lettuce and dressing. We usually put guacamole on it too, but we are all obsessed with guacamole. Check out our amazing guacamole recipe here. These burritos are inexpensive, easy to make and come together pretty quickly. Try our Roasted Cauliflower Black Bean Tacos for another meatless Mexican night!

    Ingredients

    • Sweet potatoes
    • Black beans
    • Olive oil
    • salt
    • cumin
    • yogurt
    • cilantro
    • lime juice
    • romaine lettuce
    • flour tortillas

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    Instructions

    Make The Potatoes

    How do you roast sweet potatoes? First preheat the oven to 400*F. Then chop sweet potatoes into ½" cubes.

    sweet potatoes, seasonings and olive oil

    Toss in a bowl with olive oil until well coated, then add salt and cumin and toss until well mixed.

    yams in a bowl with olive oil cumin and salt

    Next lightly grease a baking sheet with cooking spray, then spread potatoes on it. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Test for doneness by sticking a fork in a potato. It should slide in easily but not be mushy.

    sheet pan of flavored yams

    Next, rinse and drain the can of black beans. Wash and chop the lettuce. Then make the dressing. The dressing is very easy to make. I usually make it in our Ninja in a smoothie cup, but any blender will work.

    chopped cilantro lime juice and yogurt

    Add the the cilantro, lime juice, greek yogurt and salt into the blender. Blend on high until smooth.

    cilantro lime yogurt sauce

    Next assemble the burritos! I'm in love with raw tortillas I have to cooke myself. I think they make all the difference in taste in any flour tortilla. But regular precooked tortillas are fine and much quicker. I cook my tortillas, then smear on guacamole (if using), layer the lettuce on the bottom then add the black beans.

    black beans and lettuce on a tortilla

    Pile on the sweet potatoes. Next, pour on the dressing and add more lettuce if desired.

    sweet potatoes, lettuce, yogurt sauce and black beans on a tortilla

    Finally, wrap up the ingredients in your flour tortilla and devour your sweet potato black bean burritos!

    Variations

    • Ultimate Veggie- add bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and more!
    • Extra Filling- add white or brow rice
    • Spicy- throw on some chopped jalapenos!
    • Salad- Forget the tortilla and throw the ingredients onto a bed of lettuce! I love using leftovers for a salad the next day. The yogurt sauce makes a great dressing.

    Storage

    These store great and make amazing leftovers! Store all ingredients separately in the refrigerator. Reheat the sweet potatoes and black beans and assemble the same as before.

    For freezing: Assemble without the lettuce and sauce and freeze! Reheat in the oven or microwave then add the lettuce and sauce.

    sweet potato black bean burritos spread out
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    sweet potato black bean burrito

    Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos


    ★★★★★

    5 from 2 reviews

    • Author: Nicole
    • Total Time: 35 minutes
    • Yield: 8 servings 1x
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    Description

    Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos are full of different textures and flavored to perfection. They are fresh, full of flavor and super easy to make.


    Ingredients

    Scale

    For the sweet potatoes:

    • 4 medium/ large sweet potatoes
    • 1 ½ Tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
    • 1 ½ Tablespoon cumin

    For the Cilantro Lime Dressing

    • ⅔ cup plain Greek yogurt
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
    • 1 Tablespoon lime juice

    Other:

    • 1 head of romaine lettuce
    • 1 can black beans
    • 8 flour tortillas

    Instructions

    Sweet Potatoes:

    1. Preheat oven to 400*F.
    2. Peel and chop sweet potatoes into ½" or slightly smaller chunks.
    3. Place in bowl and toss in olive oil.
    4. Toss in the salt and cumin
    5. Bake at 400* F for 20- 25 minutes- You should be able to easily slide a fork into one when it's done.

    Cilantro Lime Dressing

    1. Throw yogurt, salt, cilantro and lime juice into a blender.
    2. Blend until well combined.

    Assembly

    1. Wash and chop lettuce.
    2. Rinse and drain one can of black beans
    3. Place lettuce, black beans and sweet potatoes onto a flour tortilla.
    4. Top with cilantro lime dressing and guacamole, if desired.
    5. Roll up into a burrito.
    6. Devour!

    Notes

    These store great and make amazing leftovers! Store all ingredients separately in the refrigerator. Reheat the sweet potatoes and black beans and assemble the same as before. I also love to use the leftovers to make a salad!

    For freezing: Assemble without the lettuce and sauce and freeze! Reheat in the oven or microwave then add the lettuce and sauce.

    • Prep Time: 10
    • Cook Time: 25
    • Category: dinner
    • Method: baking
    • Cuisine: tex mex

    Keywords: black bean sweet potato burritos, sweet potato black bean burritos, black bean sweet potato burrito recipe, sweet potato burritos, black bean burritos, sweet potato bean burrito, meatless burritos,

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    Comments

    1. JCwine

      September 09, 2021 at 8:58 am

      will make again. great flavor, great meal. kids loved it.

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    2. Jacob

      September 09, 2021 at 8:58 am

      5 stars

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. Irina

      January 10, 2022 at 5:58 pm

      I made your burritos recipe today: it turned out perfect! It's easy to make and delicious to taste! Thanks!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply

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