Healthy Mexican Sweet Potato Skins

Healthy Mexican Sweet Potato Skins

This is my new favorite recipe!

I made these one night for dinner, we had leftovers as a side with pork chops the next night, and I ate the last bit cold for lunch the following day. Yum!

(I found this recipe on pinterest, from Pinch of Yum blog)

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:

• 3 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 can corn (rinsed and patted dry)
• 1 can black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 Tbs butter
• 1/2 yellow onion (chopped)
• 1 ounce light cream cheese
• 1/4 cup light sour cream
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cilantro (roughly chopped)
• 2 cups shredded cheese (any kind will work!)
• optional: 2-4 cans chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced or pureed

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake whole sweet potatoes for 45-60 minutes.
• While sweet potatoes are baking, cook corn in skillet over medium-high heat (no butter or oil). Sprinkle with salt or other Mexican seasoning. Let the corn roast for several minutes before stirring. Continue to roast and occasionally stir for 10 minutes, until the corn is brown and roasted on the outside. 
• Set the corn aside in a bowl with the black beans.
• Saute onion in butter over medium heat until soft and translucent. Add to bowl with corn and black beans.
• Remove sweet potatoes from the oven when they are fork-tender. Let them cool for a few minutes. Cut the sweet potatoes in half and scrape out the inside flesh, leaving the skins intact. Place the insides in the bowl with the corn, black beans and onion. (I suggest leaving a thin layer of potato inside to help the skins hold together better).
• Mix the flesh of the sweet potatoes with the cream cheese, sour cream, half of the cheese and salt. (and optional chipotle peppers). Mix with a mixer or a spoon, depending on how soft the potatoes are. 
• Gently add in the corn, black beans, onion and cilantro.
• Scoop the filling into the skins and sprinklw with shredded cheese. Broil for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.

These are great as a main vegetarian meal, an appetizer or a side dish. Enjoy!