Carly Sue Fit!!: Healthy and Delicious Mexican Sweet Potato Burritos

If you know my family, you know we all LOVE mexican food! When ever i go home to visit we always stop by Los Hermanos or Joe Banditios! I want my mexican food, but i don't want all the fat and yuck that goes with it! Sunday we had the missionaries over from our Church and they loved it! my husband who always wants to know what he is eating before he will give it a try, told me to add it to the weekly menu! the kids didn't like the kidney beans and picked those out, but really liked as well. I loved it, and can't wait for some more!!

it was my first time trying this recipe, but i was able to make it all from start to finish in 20min and then it baked in 10min which gave me time to clean up. the best part of this recipe is that most of the ingredients were in my pantry!

Ingredients

Sweet Potato Bean Burritos

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 onion chopped

2 tsp chopped garlic

6 Cups kidney beans or your favorite beans. (rinse thoroughly if canned) I used 1 can kidney, 1 can black, 1 can pinto just because that is what I had in the cupboard.

2 Cups water

3 Tbsp chili powder

2 tsp ground gumin

4 tsp prepared mustard (i questioned adding this, but did it, and everything turned out great)

pinch of cayenne pepper, or to taste

3 Tbsp bragg liquid aminos

4 C cooked sweet potatoes

12 (10") whole wheat flax tortillas (or your favorite tortillas)

Directions

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Heat oil in medium skillet and saute chopped onion and garlic until soft. Rinse beans if needed place in mixing bowl and mix. (I used my kitchenaid and just blended) add in cooked sweet potatoes. I cook my potatoes in the microwave to save time and to not have the oven on all day in the heat of Texas. To cook in the microwave wash potatoes well cut in half and place on microwave safe plate. put 1/4 c water on the plate and cover the potatoes with a microwave save bowl. this will make it so it steams the potatoes. Cook until tender with a fork. I cook for 4 min and then rotate ***warning the plate and bowl will be VERY HOT*** so when you take it out of the microwave use an oven mitt. While mixing the beans and sweet potatoes together gradually add in water.

Turn of stove and add onions and garlic to the bean/potato mixture. Add in all remaining ingredients: chili powder, cumin, mustard, cayenne pepper, and Bragg Liquid Aminos.

Divide bean mixture and mashed sweet potatoes evenly among the warm tortillas. Top with chees, fold up burrito style, and pace on a baking sheet. Bake for 12min. and then serve. Makes 12 burritos.

**Can be frozen for later use.