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Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Pitas

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • • 2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced
  • • 2 jalapenos diced
  • • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • • 1 red onion diced
  • • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • • 2 tsp cumin
  • • 2 tsp chili powder
  • • 1 tsp paprika
  • • 1 tsp salt
  • • 1 15 oz can black beans, drained
  • • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
  • • Juice of 1 lime
  • • 2 cups of baby kale or baby spinach
  • • 1/2 cup goat cheese crumbles
  • • Whole wheat pita pocket halves
  • • Non-stick cooking spray
Supplies
  • • 9 x 13 Casserole dish
  • • Foil

Method
 

  1. • Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees
  2. • Peel and dice sweet potatoes, jalapenos, onion, and red bell pepper.
  3. • In Casserole dish, combine veggies with olive oil and spices. Mix well so that veggies are evenly coated with olive oil and spices.
  4. • Roast veggies at 425 degrees for 20 minutes, tossing about halfway through.
  5. • When veggies are done roasting, remove from oven and let cool.
  6. • Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
  7. • Add cilantro, black beans, and lime juice to roasted veggies. Mix gently. (At this point veggie mixture can be stored for later use).
  8. • Lightly spray PAM or non-stick cooking spray on the outside of the pita and place a handful of kale or spinach inside the pita along with 1 tablespoon of goat cheese.
  9. • Scoop veggie mix into pita until and wrap with foil.
  10. • Place the foil wrapped pita in a clean oven safe baking dish.
  11. • Once all pitas have been stuffed and are wrapped in foil, align side by side in the baking dish and spray tops of foil with non-stick spray.
  12. • Bake pitas in oven at 375 degrees and bake for 15 minutes.
  13. • When finished, remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
  14. • Remove foil and top pitas with remainder of goat cheese and enjoy!

Notes

Pre-make your pitas and wrap them in foil. They can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. When you're ready to eat them, follow the directions above and bake them in the oven at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.