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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
The warm mild sweet and saltiness of the sweet potatoes combined with cool fresh, flavorful Mexican-inspired toppings is like a party in your mouth.
Fresh baked sweet potato fries topped with fresh flavorful Mexican flavors and textures from black beans to corn, peppers and red onion. Cilantro and lime layer in to seal the deal.
Super Easy. Made on a sheet pan.
I think you're are going to l-o-v-e how easy these Mexican loaded sweet potato fries are to make and how great they taste.
Seriously though, this simple combination of cilantro, a little salt, and lime goes such a long way for flavor (Chipotle fans, where you at?) that you don't need any additional toppings or dressings. Calories saved!
Healthy too!
They are awesomely healthy and more importantly, delicious.
A popular party appetizer. Or dinner.
These loaded fries make a yummy appetizer that looks as good as it tastes. The cool thing is though, these loaded fries are hearty enough to have for dinner. Feel free to layer on cooked chicken or steak.
Try it for Brunch
This might be a stretch but throw a couple sunny side up eggs on top and you could even call this breakfast or brunch.
Very versatile. Very yummy. Did I mention absolutely delicious?
★ Tips & FAQs ★
To evenly bake your sweet potato fries starting with a whole sweet potato, you'll want to put them on a wire baking rack, placed on top of a cookie sheet.
This will help the bottom of your sweet potato fries get air so it will prevent them from sticking to the bottom and will ensure the heat gets to all sides for a perfectly crispy outer layer.
To save time, you can opt to start with frozen sweet potato fries instead of peeling, cutting and cooking whole sweet potatoes and making your fries from scratch.
If using frozen sweet potato fries, try cooking them with a small amount of oil on the stove top, with a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Or bake them as directed on the package.
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These Mexican Style Baked Sweet Potato Fries were featured on Menu Plan Monday!
Mexican Loaded Sweet Potato Fries
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup black beans drained and rinsed
- ½ cup cooked sweet corn
- 1 serrano pepper diced
- ½ cup fresh diced tomatoes
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ½ lime juiced
- fresh cilantro
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Instructions
- Slice the sweet potatoes into french fry shape. Cut off the tips if you want, otherwise they will become charred when baked.
- Toss the sweet potato fries in oil and arrange on a wire cooling rack, positioned on top of a baking sheet. This will prevent sticking and will allow the fries to cook more evenly. Sprinkle with sea salt and bake at 425˚ for 18-22 minutes or until desired tenderness.
- While the fries are baking, toss together black beans, corn, serrano pepper, tomatoes, red onion, and lime juice.
- When fries are done baking, arrange them on a platter, top with black bean and corn mixture, garnish with fresh cilantro and then dig in!
Notes
- Feel free to use frozen sweet potato fries to save time!
- Feel free to add a protein of your choice. Cooked steak or chicken goes well.
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