Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) Sweet Potato Taquitos
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) can vegetarian refried beans
- 1 (16 ounce) can sweet potatoes, mashed
- 3⁄4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 3 tablespoons minced onions
- 2 mild jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄16 teaspoon ground cinnamon (pinch)
- 24 small white corn tortillas (approximately 6 to 7 inches across)
directions
- Combine refried beans, mashed sweet potatoes, shredded cheese, minced onion, minced chiles and spices and mix well.
- Heat tortillas one at a time very briefly (just a few seconds or so) in frying pan with no oil to soften and then move to a basket or tortilla keeper lined with a damp towel to keep soft until you are ready to use.
- Place a large Tablespoon or so (when rolled up, each one is about 1 inch wide) of mixture in center of each small tortilla (Filling should not come too close to the ends, or it will fall out).
- Roll up tortilla around bean/sweet potato mixture and secure with a wooden toothpick.
- Fry in canola oil one or two at a time for 3 to 5 minutes each until golden brown and crisp.
- Drain on paper toweling for a few moments before serving.
- Serve with your favorite salsa and sour cream or guacamole.
- These can be frozen and reheated on a baking sheet in 350 degree fahrenheit oven for 10-15 minutes.
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Reviews
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Really yummy! I used what I had on hand and used lentils that I seasoned and whipped in the food processor, baked a sweet potato and then followed the recipe from there. I wanted some extra flavor after tasting the mix, so I added a teaspoon of southwest seasoning to get the taste I was looking for and it was perfect. Thanks for sharing this easy and flexible recipe.
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Diane G.
United States
I am, as the character in a movie once said, terribly old for a cabbage, but for a mountain I'm not yet begun in years!
I am interested and fairly good at a number of crafts (in fact the running joke in my family is that between my sisters and me the only think that we CAN'T make is MONEY! - something that I'm in the process of changing).
My skill at cooking depends very much upon who you ask. I've been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for about 6 years now, and still am not quite used to tofu. My sweetie has been a vegetarian for most of his 50+ years and HE loves tofu.
I live in So. Calif with my life-mate, Al and quite a few pets. We both are storytellers and musicians (although I'm just a beginner and he's an expert), I also am interested in middle-eastern (belly) dance.