Sweet Potato Enchiladas With Sweet Corn Crema
What Is The Difference Between Orange and White Sweet Potatoes?
A cooked white sweet potato is drier than an orange one.
White sweet potatoes have a slightly milder flavor than orange sweet potatoes.
Orange sweet potatoes contain more beta-carotene, which your body can turn into vitamin A.
What Is The Difference Between a Sweet Potato and Yam?
The orange root vegetable that we call “yam”, is really a sweet potato.
All so-called “yams” are in fact sweet potatoes.
The canned “yams” found in most grocery stores are really sweet potatoes.
Are Enchiladas the Same as Burritos?
Enchiladas and burritos are not the same thing.
One of the main differences between enchiladas and burritos is in the type of tortilla used.
While corn tortilla is used for making enchiladas, wheat flour is used for making burritos.
Enchiladas are usually covered with a sauce and baked.
With a burrito, the wheat flour tortilla is generally folded or wrapped around a filling.
The tortilla is generally steamed or lightly grilled so it becomes softer and more pliable.
A burrito may be eaten plain or dipped in a sauce.
Sweet Potato Enchiladas With Sweet Corn Crema
Sweet Potato Enchiladas with Sweet Corn Crema
Ingredients
Recipe adapted from Sugar Plum
- 1 Large Can Sweet Potatoes drained reallllly well and mashed (or two cups baked, mashed sweet potatoes)
- 1 cup canned black beans drained and rinsed
- 2 cups crumbled queso fresco cheese divided
- 1 teaspoon ground chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups Red Enchilada Sauce
- 10 corn tortillas
Sweet Corn Crema
- 1/2 cup canned creamed corn
- 1/3 cup reduced fat sour cream
- 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped cilantro
- Avocado slices for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, stir together sweet potatoes, black beans, 1 cup of queso fresco cheese, chili powder, cinnamon, and salt until well combined.
- Set Aside.
- Pour half of the enchilada sauce into a 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Warm tortillas in the microwave, covered in damp paper towels, about 1 minute.
- Place about 1/4 cup sweet potato mixture in the middle of a tortilla, roll up, and place in baking dish; repeat process with remaining sweet potato mixture and tortillas.
- Drizzle remaining enchilada sauce on top of tortillas, and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
Sweet Corn Crema
- In a food processor, puree creamed corn and sour cream until well combined and smooth
- Stir in cilantro until combined.
- Set Aside.
- Serve enchiladas with a drizzle of sweet corn crema, and top with avocado slices.
