Cheesy Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes With Black Beans And Avocado Recipes

LOADED SWEET POTATOES WITH BLACK BEANS AND CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Halve sweet potatoes lengthwise, then brush all over with olive oil and sprinkle both sides with salt.
• Place cut side down on prepared sheet and roast for 30 to 40 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Take sweet potatoes out of the oven, turn them over and let cool slightly. Use a fork to rough up the flesh and slightly flatten the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide half the cheese among the potato halves. Spoon the black beans over them, then cover with the remaining cheese. Return the pan to the oven and bake for another 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the beans have warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

CHEESY TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Rub potatoes with olive oil and salt; pierce each several times with a fork and arrange onto a baking sheet about 6 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool until cool enough to handle, keeping oven heat at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Halve potatoes lengthwise and scoop potato from each half into a bowl, leaving about 1/4 inch of the potato attached to the skin all the way around.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute garlic in butter until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir scooped potato, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, and most of the green onion together with the garlic and butter; cook and stir the mixture until heated and smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Scoop the potato mixture into the potato skins and arrange onto the baking sheet.
• Bake in oven until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with remaining green onion, bacon, and paprika.

HEALTHY AIR FRYER TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATO WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Toss the sweet potatoes with the olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl until evenly coated. Add the potatoes to a 6-quart air fryer and cook at 380 degrees F, flipping halfway through, until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, about 40 minutes (see Cook's Note). Let cool slightly.
• Use a paring knife to trim the top off the potatoes lengthwise, then carefully scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Your potatoes should look like little boats. Place the scooped flesh and any flesh trimmed off the top in a medium bowl and mash it with the yogurt, butter, lime juice, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt and a couple grinds of pepper until smooth. Fold in the black beans and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Spoon the filling into the sweet potato shells, creating a heaping mound in each, and top with the remaining 3 tablespoons cheese. Cook in the air fryer at 380 degrees F until the cheese is melted, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Top the sweet potatoes with the diced avocado and sliced scallion greens and drizzle with some hot sauce and/or honey if using.

VEGAN TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Pierce sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Rub 1 tablespoon sea salt into potato skins. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a sharp knife easily cuts into potatoes, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Leave the oven on; cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out each potato half into a large bowl, making sure to keep the outer peel/shell intact. Mash the cooked sweet potato flesh thoroughly, until smooth, then add cream cheese, butter, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, and ginger. Mix completely. Spoon filling into each potato skin. Place filled skins back onto the parchment-lined pan. Sprinkle with panko bread crumbs. Cut vegan Cheddar into strips and layer onto potatoes like lattice.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are just beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with parsley and green onions. Bake for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining nutmeg prior to serving.

CHEESY TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH BLACK BEANS AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Toss pepitas with 1 teaspoon of the oil, ¼ teaspoon of the salt, and several grinds pepper on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Rub potatoes with remaining 3 tablespoons oil and place cut side down on a second rimmed baking sheet.
• Add a few grinds of pepper.
• Transfer both baking sheets to oven.
• Bake pepitas until golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Continue baking potatoes until very tender, 22 to 28 minutes more.
• Let cool slightly, about 5 minutes, then scoop potato flesh into a large bowl.
• Return potato skins to baking sheet. Broiling the potato skins before filling them with the sweet potato mixture crisps them up so they can serve as a sturdy base.
• Increase oven temperature to broil and position top rack 6 inches from heat. Broil potato skins until crispy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add black beans, a few grinds pepper, 1 cup of the cheese, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt to sweet potato flesh and stir to combine.
• Divide mixture among skins and top with remaining ½ cup cheese.
• Return to oven and broil until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Top with avocado and pepitas.
• Top with avocado, chile peppers, and/or cilantro, as desired.
• Serve with lime wedges.