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One of 80 quesadillas recipes we measured

Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas

from www.wellplated.com

61 cooks on www.wellplated.com rate it 4.9β˜….

hands-on30m
waiting8 min
makes6
each$0.73
kcal486
levelintermediate

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 80.

this recipe typical
fat2%2%
salt1%0%
aromatics28%6%
vegetables and beans51%6%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

170 g3 small sweet potatoes ((about 6 ounces) peeling is optional)
8 g1 tablespoon chili powder
8 g1 tablespoon ground cinnamon ((more or less to suit your personal taste))
2 g1 teaspoon cumin
2 g1 teaspoon smoked paprika
3 g1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (divided)
1 g1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chili pepper
9 g2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
150 g1 medium yellow onion (diced)
120 g1 large green bell pepper (cored and diced)
6 g2 cloves minced garlic
425 g1 can reduced sodium black beans ((15 ounces) rinsed and drained)
6 medium-sized 100% whole wheat flour tortillas
141 g1 1/4 cups freshly grated sharp shredded cheddar cheese
Optional toppings for serving: light sour cream (or plain non-fat Greek yogurt, diced avocado, salsa, chopped fresh cilantro)

Method: 6 steps, published by www.wellplated.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œI’ve made these a number of times now ..l they are always a huge success. This is such a yummy combination of things! Absolutely BANGING as one commenter writes. I do have one question though. Just how much sweet potato is actually called for? Is it three ” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
β€œI made this recipe yesterday and it was very good! I updated my copy to indicate 18oz sweet potatoes as it wasn’t clear. Based on others comments, I did not put in the full tablespoon of cinnamon, but ended up using 2t. I don’t like green bell pepper so I use” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
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