Black Bean and Sweet Potato Taquitos
Crispy, oven-baked corn tortillas rolled tightly around a savory, cumin-spiced filling of black beans, sweet potato, and melted cheddar cheese.
Ingredients
Quantities are for one portion.
- 50 gcheddar cheese, grated
- 10 mlolive oil
- 100 gcanned black beans, drained
- 50 gsour cream
- 3small corn tortillas
- 200 gsweet potato, peeled and diced
- 1 tspground cumin
Method
- Boil the diced sweet potato until tender, then drain and mash roughly with a fork.
- Mix the mashed sweet potato with the black beans, ground cumin, and grated cheddar cheese.
- Preheat the oven. Soften the corn tortillas slightly in the microwave so they become pliable.
- Spoon the sweet potato and bean mixture evenly across the tortillas and roll them up tightly.
- Place the taquitos seam-side down on a baking tray, brush lightly with olive oil, and bake until golden and crispy.
- Serve the hot taquitos with a side of sour cream for dipping.