Season 04 - Lunch / S04L13
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
Prep: 15 minCook: 30 minTotal: 45 min
Ingredients
- For the Roasted Sweet Potatoes:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced 🍠
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- For the Black Beans:
- 1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed 🖤
- 0.5 small onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.5 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- For the Lime Crema:
- 0.5 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- Juice of 1 lime 🍋
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- For the Tacos:
- 8 small corn or flour tortillas 🌮
- 0.5 cup shredded lettuce
- 0.5 avocado, sliced 🥑
- 0.25 cup fresh cilantro, chopped 🌿
- Extra lime wedges for serving 🍋
Instructions
- 11️⃣ Roast the Sweet Potatoes
- 2Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- 3Toss sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt, smoked paprika, cumin, and black pepper.
- 4Spread on a baking sheet and roast for 25 minutes, flipping halfway.
- 52️⃣ Cook the Black Beans
- 6Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- 7Sauté onions and garlic for 3 minutes.
- 8Add black beans, cumin, and chili powder. Cook for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
- 93️⃣ Make the Lime Crema
- 10In a bowl, whisk together sour cream, lime juice, garlic powder, and salt.
- 114️⃣ Assemble the Tacos
- 12Warm tortillas in a dry skillet for 30 seconds per side.
- 13Layer each tortilla with black beans, roasted sweet potatoes, shredded lettuce, avocado, and cilantro.
- 14Drizzle with lime crema and serve with extra lime wedges.

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