by These oven-baked stuffed sweet potatoes come together in about 30 minutes, with pillowy roasted sweet potato halves piled high with pan-cooked black beans, colorful veggies, and a creamy finish. Packed with protein and fiber, this is a vegan stuffed baked sweet potato recipe that works perfectly for low-effort meal prep or a wholesome weeknight dinner!
Meet your new weeknight dinner crush: stuffed baked sweet potatoes loaded with smoky black beans, veggies, and avocado!
The Sweet Potato Glow-Up You Didn’t Know You Needed
Friends, these stuffed sweet potatoes with beans are ridiculously easy. And if you’re short on time, you can even speed things up by cooking the sweet potatoes in the microwave!
They’re also versatile: serve them as a cozy side dish or load them up for a full-on healthy dinner. And the best part? You can totally customize the fillings to match whatever you’re craving.
If you’ve been around for a while, you know I love the sweet potato and black bean combo, like in my Vegan Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos with Spiced Black Beans, because it’s SUCH a healthy, tasty and filling combo!
Veggie-Packed, Flavor-Packed, Happiness-Packed
So, what makes these stuffed sweet potatoes a healthy choice? As a Registered Dietitian, I love that they bring together:
- Fiber + protein from the sweet potato and smoky spiced black beans
- Healthy fats from creamy mashed avocado
- Veggie power from sautéed peppers and onions
That’s a whole lot of nutrition in one seriously tasty package, in big part to the black beans, which you know I’m a fan of using in easy recipes!
Craving a slightly different flavor combo?! My Smoky Maple Beans would be the most delicious savory-and-slightly-sweet filling!
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So Simple, Yet So Satisfying
Don’t be fooled by the ingredient list, this Healthy stuffed sweet potato recipe may look like it has a lot of steps, but since you prep and cook the toppings while the sweet potatoes bake, everything comes together surprisingly quickly!
Healthy Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 1 batch Spiced Black Beans
Sautéd Pepper and Onion
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1/8 tsp salt
Mashed Avocado
- 1 medium, ripened avocado
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1/8 tsp salt
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Small Pan
Instructions
Bake the sweet potatoes
- Preheat your oven to 450F. Meanwhile, wash the outside of the potatoes and poke them a few times with a fork. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the potatoes on them, evenly spaced. Bake the potatoes for 30-45 minutes, depending on the size of your potatoes, until fork tender.
Make the Spiced Black Beans
- Meanwhile, make the 10-Minute Spiced Black Beans.
Make the Sautéed Peppers and Onion
- Heat a small pan over medium heat with 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the diced bell pepper, red onion, and salt. Sauté for 4-5 minutes, until the onion is translucent and the bell peppers have softened.
Make the Mashed Avocado
- Mash the avocado with lime and salt.
Assemble
- Once the sweet potatoes have cooked through, slice lengthwise. Mash the sweet potato inside with the back of your fork.
- Now it's time to assemble! Start by spooning about 1/2 cup of spiced black beans in the sweet potato, add some diced peppers and onions, and top with the mashed avocado.
- Feel free to add any other toppings, such as fresh lime, cilantro, salsa or hot sauce!
