Name: Roasted Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican-inspired
Ingredients: 2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into 1.5 cm cubes; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 x 400 g tin black beans, drained; Salt and pepper; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp lime juice; ½ tsp sugar; Pinch of salt; 150 g plant yoghurt or sour cream; 1 lime, zest and juice; 1 small garlic clove, grated; Pinch of salt; 8 small corn or flour tortillas, warmed; 1 avocado, sliced; Handful of coriander; Crumbled feta or vegan feta (optional); Hot sauce

Roasted Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos

Caramelised sweet potato, spiced black beans, quick pickled onions and lime crema. Taco night, no meat required.

Vegetarian Vegan Gluten-free (126 ratings)

Prep15 min

Cook25 min

Total40 min

Serves4

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serves 4
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Filling

2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into 1.5 cm cubes

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp chilli powder

1 x 400 g tin black beans, drained

Salt and pepper

Quick pickled onions

1 red onion, thinly sliced

3 tbsp lime juice

½ tsp sugar

Pinch of salt

Lime crema

150 g plant yoghurt or sour cream

1 lime, zest and juice

1 small garlic clove, grated

Pinch of salt

To serve

8 small corn or flour tortillas, warmed

1 avocado, sliced

Handful of coriander

Crumbled feta or vegan feta (optional)

Hot sauce

Method

Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Toss the sweet potato with oil, cumin, paprika, chilli powder, salt and pepper and roast for 20–25 minutes until caramelised at the edges. Add the black beans for the last 5 minutes to warm through.
Meanwhile, mix the onion with the lime juice, sugar and salt and leave to pickle — it turns bright pink in 15 minutes.
Stir the crema ingredients together.
Warm the tortillas in a dry pan or wrapped in foil in the oven. Fill with sweet potato and beans, top with pickled onions, avocado, crema, coriander, feta and hot sauce.

💡 VeggieTip notes

Char the tortillas directly over a gas flame for 10 seconds per side for smoky flavour.
The pickled onions keep a week in the fridge — make extra, they're great on everything.
Add sweetcorn or shredded red cabbage for crunch.

Nutrition (per serving, approx.)

470kcal

13g protein

68g carbs

17g fat

14g fibre

Values are estimates and will vary with brands and portion sizes.

Tags: tacos sweet potato black beans mexican taco night family

Roasted Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos

Method

💡 VeggieTip notes

Nutrition (per serving, approx.)

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