Vegan Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas

vegan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: omit cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a budget-friendly alternative.

Peel and dice either 1 medium sweet potato or 2 small sweet potatoes.

Boil the sweet potatoes on the stovetop for about 8 minutes until fork tender.

Drain the water from the sweet potatoes and mash them using a fork.

Add 1 can of black beans to the mashed sweet potatoes.

Add about 1/4 can of Trader Joe's fat-free refried beans to the mixture.

Stir the black beans and refried beans together with the sweet potatoes.

Heat a skillet and lightly spray it with Simple Truth Organic extra virgin olive oil.

Place a gluten-free sweet potato tortilla in the skillet and fill half of it with the sweet potato mixture.

Fold the tortilla in half and let it sit in the skillet for about 3-5 minutes to brown.

Flip the quesadilla and brown the other side for about 3 minutes.

Cut the quesadilla in half and top with leftover guacamole or avocado slices and your favorite salsa.

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