Sweet Potato Taco Bowls

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Shake up taco night with these vegetarian sweet potato taco bowls, packed with nutritious and flavorful ingredients the whole family will love. Or go the classic route with our sweet potato and black bean tacos!

We’ve been eating more and more vegetarian meals recently, and one of our favorite vegetarian combinations is sweet potato and black beans. Seriously, we have so many recipes with this combination, like our sweet potato black bean chili.

The combination does a great job of mimicking the texture and feel of a meat heavy dish, without the meat. Plus, between the sweet potatoes and black beans, we get a lot of nutrients and protein that we need in our vegetarian meals.

But the most basic reason we love this combination is that it just tastes SO good. Sweet potato, black beans, and a little taco seasoning and you have yourself a good meal even without anything else. But of course we don’t just stop there! This delicious taco bowl adds in corn, three types of peppers, and onion to give a wonderful medley of Mexican flavors. Add in cilantro lime brown rice and avocado lime crema, and we have a taco bowl we just can’t resist eating more of.

Why We Love This Recipe

Key Ingredients

• Sweet potatoes and black beans – This is the “meat” of the recipe. The sweet potatoes and black beans make for one of our favorite vegetarian flavor combinations. Plus they’re both super tender, providing the proper texture that many meat eaters miss in vegetation dinners.
• Peppers – We use a variety of peppers to create a fun flavor and texture profile: Anaheim peppers, jalapenos, and red bell pepper. If you aren’t a fan of anything spicy in your meals, you can leave out the jalapenos and Anaheim peppers. You can either add more bell pepper to replace them or just simply forego them. 
• Corn – We use frozen corn for this recipe, but you can also use fresh or canned corn. We love having frozen corn in the freezer as an easy ingredient for many different recipes, like our black bean and corn salsa. If you’re using fresh corn, boil or roast it ahead of time, and then slice off the kernels with a sharp knife.
• Taco seasoning – You can either make a single batch of our Taco seasoning recipe, or use a packet of store-bought taco seasoning. We always make our own taco seasoning (normally in big batches) so we can remove the unnecessary additives and preservatives.https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/multigame This is one place where eating a more minimally processed diet is super easy.
• Cilantro lime rice – We like to make our cilantro lime rice recipe but with brown rice for an extra nutritious base.
• Avocado lime crema – Our avocado lime crema is a staple for Mexican nights. The bright, acidic, and super creamy crema makes for an amazing addition to any spicy, savory, Mexican dish.

How To Make Sweet Potato Taco Bowls

This recipe follows very similar directions for cooking the sweet potato mixture that we use in many of our other recipes, such as our sweet potato black bean rice bowls. So if you’ve made that before this will be a breeze, but if not no worries!

Step 1: Start by heating oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the sweet potatoes and about 3 pinches of salt and cook until caramelized, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2: Once the sweet potatoes are caramelized, turn the heat to medium and cover. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the potatoes are just tender, stirring once or twice to ensure even cooking. 

Step 3: When the sweet potatoes are tender, remove the lid, reduce the heat further to medium-low, and add the peppers, onion, and an extra splash of oil. Sprinkle with the taco seasoning and sauté until the peppers and onions are softened, about 5 minutes.

Step 4: Next, stir in the black beans and corn and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until warmed through.

Step 5: Finally, season with lime juice and serve over cilantro lime rice and topped with avocado crema.

Serving Suggestions

These healthy taco bowls can absolutely make a dinner on their own. But we always love to have something on the side to make a more complete meal. Here are some of our favorite sides that can be enjoyed with homemade tortilla chips or added into your bowl:

• Mango pico de gallo
• Cottage cheese queso
• Homemade guacamole
• Fire roasted salsa

Adding a fresh dip on the side is a great way to round out a meal and make dinner last longer. We always find ourselves moving through dinner too fast when there is only one thing to eat. By adding a side, we end up enjoying a longer dinner and savoring the hard work we did making everything.