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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Bowls
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Healthy · Weeknight

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Bowls

Roasted spiced sweet potatoes over rice with black beans, corn, avocado and a lime-yogurt sauce. It's filling and meat-free.

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Serves4

What you'll need

Nonstick baking sheetsFor roasting and baking
8-inch chef's knifeFor all the chopping
Rice cookerFor hands-off rice and grains

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Ingredients

  • 2 large sweet potatoes, cubed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp each chili powder and cumin, 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed
  • 1 cup corn, thawed if frozen
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt with juice of 1 lime
  • Cilantro and pickled onion (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss the sweet potatoes with oil and spices and roast 25 to 30 minutes, until browned.
  2. Warm the beans and corn in a small pot with a pinch of salt.
  3. Stir the lime juice into the yogurt with a pinch of salt.
  4. Fill bowls with rice, sweet potatoes, beans and corn, and avocado. Drizzle with the yogurt sauce and top with cilantro.

TipPack the parts separately for lunches and add avocado the day you eat it.