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All Together Now Bean Burrito Bake Tray

say that three times fast

Ingredients

  • 1 large sweet potato, or 2-3 smaller sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 2-3 red and/or green peppers chopped
  • 1-2 ` onions chopped (you can caramelize them separately if you like that flavour, or throw them in the bake tray for a less sweet flavour)
  • 1-2 cans black or red kidney beans or about 3 cups lightly cooked and rinsed black or red kidney beans
  • spices to taste i used chili powder, a bit of cumin and cayenne, and salt and pepper
  • 1-2 tbsp butter or olive oil
  • 1 bag spinach roughly chopped
  • 1 can diced tomatoes (drained) optional, for a more chili-like situation
  • tortillas optional, especially if you added diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups cooked rice also optional
  • 1 bag salad greens for topping
  • sour cream or yoghurt for topping
  • grated cheese of your choosing for topping

Instructions

  1. preheat the oven to 450

  2. throw the chopped pepper, sweet potato, and onions in a baking tray with a fairly good edge on it, or a casserole dish.

  3. add a bit of the bean liquid to the tray/dish, then rinse the beans and add them to the tray as well.

  4. add your seasonings, salt, pepper, and a bit of butter or olive oil. mix well.

  5. cover the tray lightly with some tinfoil, and toss in the oven

  6. let it bake until you can put a fork through the sweet potato easily, about 1 hour

  7. throw some rice on about half an hour in if you'd like a rice and bean burrito situation!

  8. add spinach and, if desired, diced tomatoes - mix to combine

  9. continue cooking with the tinfoil off until the spinach turns that bright green colour, about 10-15 mins

  10. grate some cheese, pop open the sour cream, and dress your burrito!