Vegetarian Stuffed Sweet Potatoes - A savory, Mexican inspired sweet potato that is stuffed with black beans. The salty, crispy skin is the perfect balance with the cool avocado.
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You Will Love this Stuffed Sweet Potato Recipe
This stuffed sweet potato recipe is:
- easy to make
- quick (ready in less than 15 minutes)
- versatile
- perfect for a weeknight meal
This recipe is also great to make for a crowd. You can bake all of your sweet potatoes and have them ready and let each person assemble their own.
Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potato Ingredients
- sweet potato
- cheese
- black beans
- avocado
- sour cream (or nonfat plain Greek yogurt)
- green onions
- red onions (optional)
How to make a Vegetarian Loaded Sweet Potato
Detailed instructions and measurements are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
- Poke several holes in your sweet potato with a fork. Place in the microwave for 6 minutes.
- *This step is optional for crispy skin* Place your cooked sweet potato in the basket of an air fryer and spray with avocado oil and sprinkle with kosher salt on both sides. Air fry at 400 for 3-4 minutes, just until the skin is crispy.
- Remove your sweet potato from the air fryer and cut a slit in the top leaving about an inch on each side.
- Pinch from the four corners to open the sweet potato. Fluff the inside and create a little hole for your filling to fit.
- Add your cheese and then top it with black beans.
- If using, add your red onion, then top with your mashed avocado.
- Finish by topping with your sour cream and green onion.
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Tips and Tricks
You don't have to crisp the skin in the air fryer for these vegetarian stuffed sweet potatoes, but I love a crispy-skinned potato.
By cooking it in the microwave and then crisping it in the air fryer, it saves time instead of doing it entirely in the oven or air fryer.
You don't have to mash your avocado, but I find I get more per bite when doing it this way.
The red onion is optional (because it means two types of onion), but I find that marinated or pickled onions are delicious on these.
You have so many options! You can go savory (like this recipe) or go sweet and add cinnamon, sugar, and butter. If you're looking to have sweet potato as a side dish, they pair well with steak.
You can customize a sweet potato to be a filling dinner. Add some protein and healthy fat and it will make a complete meal.
They are not completely fat free, but very close.
You can eat sweet potato skins if you would like. They actually have quite a bit of nutritional benefits.
Depending on what you stuff your sweet potatoes with, they will be healthy. For this recipe, you'll get 12 grams of protein.
Storing Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Allow the leftover sweet potatoes to cool completely and place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
When stored properly, they will stay fresh for up to 3 days.
When possible, try to store the toppings separately from the potatoes. This will give you the best results.
alterations for picky eaters
- Use toppings they love!
- If they aren't big fans of sour cream, omit it. You can also scoop out the sweet potato and mix it with the sour cream and then add it back in.
- Swap the black beans for pinto beans.
- Put the cheese on top and melt it, covering the rest of the filling.
alterations to lower calories or ww points
- Swap the sour cream for nonfat plain Greek yogurt.
- Use fat-free or reduced-fat cheese.
What to Serve with a Stuffed Sweet Potato
These stuffed sweet potatoes pair really well with steak or you can pair them with your favorite soup and roasted vegetables.
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Vegetarian Loaded Sweet Potato
Ingredients
- 1 small sweet potato
- ¼ cup no salt added black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoons avocado mashed
- 1 tablespoon light sour cream
- 1 stalk green onion chopped
Instructions
- Poke several holes in your sweet potato with a fork. Place in the microwave for 6 minutes.
- *This step is optional for crispy skin* Place your cooked sweet potato in the basket of an air fryer and spray with avocado oil and sprinkle with kosher salt on both sides. Air fry at 400 for 3-4 minutes, just until the skin is crispy.
- Remove your sweet potato from the air fryer and cut a slit in the top leaving about an inch on each side.
- Pinch from the four corners to open the sweet potato. Fluff the inside and create a little hole for your filling to fit.
- Add your cheese and then top it with black beans.
- If using, add your red onion, then top with your mashed avocado.
- Finish by topping with your sour cream and green onion.
Cristina Schackman
Super yummy and simple, my 5 year old was able to help make them with ease. I would say to use a smaller sweet potato because we used giant ones and had to microwave just a little bit longer. The air fryer was the perfect finish to this. And bonus points! My kid ate the WHOLE thing! Thanks Kara for another great recipe!