Tex-Mex Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 2 sweet potatoes
• 2 cups cooked black beans
• 1 bacon slice, diced
• 1/4 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• Salt + pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
• 2 tablespoons shredded smoked Gouda (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Scrub the sweet potatoes and pierce with a fork all the way around each potato.
3. Place the sweet potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet.
4. Roast in the oven for one hour or until tender all the way through.
5. While the potatoes roast, heat a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat.
6. Add the diced bacon and cooked until crispy.
7. Scoop out the crisped bacon, leaving the fat in the pan.
8. Add the diced onion and minced garlic to the bacon fat. Saute until the onion becomes translucent.
9. Add the black beans, along with the ancho chili powder and maple syrup.
10. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
11. Cook until the beans are fully re-heated. Keep warm over low heat until the potatoes are done roasting.
12. When the potatoes are ready, place each one a plate and cut open down the center.
13. Mash a little of the flesh and spoon on the bean mixture.
14. Sprinkle each stuffed potato with the bacon bits, some cilantro, and a tablespoon of smoked Gouda and serve.

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This recipe is easily adaptable to whatever ingredients you have available. I already see a ton of variations.