Sweet Potato Enchiladas

By Alqualonde

Vary the recipe sometimes by adding a dab of cream cheese down the middle of the corn tortilla before spooning in the sweet potato filling. The chili sauce can be mild or hot. However you like it. Both are tasty.

Ingredients

• 1 cup light vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot starch, dissolved in a little cold water
• 1 generous cup roasted green chilies- hot or mild, chopped
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin or chili powder, hot or mild, to taste
• 1 15-ounce can organic black beans, rinsed, drained
• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 big juicy lime, fresh lime juice
• 2 heaping cups cooked sweet potatoes, smashed a bit, but still chunky (I cube mine, then soften just a little)
• 1/2 cup roasted green chilies, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, or curry, mild or spicy, as you prefer
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2-4 tablespoons light olive oil or vegetable oil, as needed
• 8 white corn tortillas, I used Mission gluten-free tortillas
• Monterey Jack cheese, or vegan cheese, shredded, if desired
• sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Choose a baking dish that would hold 8 enchiladas.

2. Make your Quickie Green Chile Sauce by combining the broth, dissolved arrowroot, green chilies, garlic and spices in a sauce pan and heating over medium-high heat. Bring to a high simmer. Simmer until thickened. Taste test. Set aside.

3. In the meantime, using a mixing bowl, combine the drained black beans with minced garlic and lime juice. Toss to coat the beans and set aside.

4. In a separate bowl combine the lightly smashed sweet potatoes with the chopped green chilies; add the spices. Season with sea salt and pepper.

5. Pour about 1/4 cup of the Quickie Green Chile Sauce into the bottom of the baking dish.


Grab a skillet and heat a dash of oil. Lightly cook the corn tortillas to soften them - one at a time - as you stuff each one. Lay the first hot tortilla in the sauced baking dish; wet it with the sauce. Spoon 1/8 of the sweet potato mixture down the center of a tortilla. Top with 1/8 of the black beans. Wrap and roll the tortilla to the end of the baking dish. Repeat for the remaining tortillas. Top with the rest of the sauce. If you like, top with a sprinkle of shredded Monterey Jack cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the enchiladas are piping hot and the sauce is bubbling around the edges.
Serve with a crisp salad of baby greens and herbs spiked with oranges, strawberries, watermelon or halved grapes.