How to make STUFFED SWEET POTATO

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Lentils are lower in calories and chickpeas are often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in fat.

avocado

🥗Healthier: smashed peas

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Smashed peas provide a creamy texture with fewer calories.

red bell pepper

🥗Healthier: yellow bell pepper

💰Cheaper: green bell pepper

Green bell peppers are usually less expensive and still nutritious.

Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise.

Brush oil over the cut sides of the sweet potatoes.

Preheat the oven to 250°F (121°C).

Bake the sweet potatoes for about 45 minutes, or until tender.

Scoop out the insides of the sweet potatoes, leaving enough flesh to keep the skins intact.

Sauté the onion, sweet pepper, and chives in a skillet until fragrant.

In a mixing bowl, mash the scooped sweet potato flesh until soft.

Add the sautéed onion, sweet pepper, chives, black beans, corn, and parsley to the mashed sweet potato and mix well.

Season the mixture with additional salt and black pepper to taste.

Fill the sweet potato skins with the mixture.

Top two of the stuffed sweet potatoes with grated cheese (optional).

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