Black Bean, Sweet Potato, and Kale Quesadillas

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
15 min 10 min 8
Black Bean, Sweet Potato, and Kale Quesadillas
Health Highlights
These vegetarian quesadillas are jam-packed with sweet potatoes, black beans, kale, and creamy cheese!

Ingredients


1 large potato Sweet potato (rinsed and scrubbed clean)
1 pinch Salt
1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil, garlic-infused
4 cup Kale (de-stemmed and roughly chopped)
1 can (15oz) Black beans, canned (drained and rinsed)
1/2 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
1/3 cup Salsa verde, ready to serve (or salsa of choice)
114 gm Cream cheese
1 pinch Salt and pepper (to taste)
8 medium tortilla(s) Whole wheat tortilla
1 cup Cheddar cheese (or cheese of choice)
1/4 cup Red onion (finely chopped)
1/3 cup Banana pepper (chopped)
1 avocado(s) Avocado (sliced)
1 fruit Lime (wedges)

Instructions


  1. Chop sweet potato into bite-sized pieces (peel and all).
  2. Place the sweet potato in a large soup pot and fill with water until the potato is just covered. Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and continue to boil with the lid on for 10 minutes, or until potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork. 
  3. Meanwhile, sautee the kale in olive oil until slightly crispy. Set aside
  4. Once the potato is tender, reduce heat to low. Drain the water and mash the potato until partly smooth with some chunks remaining.
  5. Add the black beans cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, salsa, and cream cheese. Stir the mixture until cream cheese is fully melted and the ingredients are combined.
  6. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees and spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray, or line with tinfoil.
  7. To assemble quesadillas, place tortillas onto a baking sheet and spread with sweet potato filling. Add the avocado slices, banana pepper slices, kale, Sprinkle with red onion, and grated cheese, and finish with a squirt of fresh lime juice. Top with another tortilla and press down gently.
  8. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes until tortilla edges start to get crispy.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 455
Calories from fat 238
Calories from saturated fat 108
Total Fat 26.5 g
Saturated Fat 12.0 g
Trans Fat 0.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 8.8 g
Cholesterol 45 mg
Sodium 899 mg
Potassium 702 mg
Total Carbohydrate 43 g
Dietary Fiber 12.8 g
Sugars 4.0 g
Protein 18.0 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.1
Grain 1.4
Meat Alternative 0.3
Milk Alternative 0.6
Vegetables 1.5

Energy sources


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