Healthy Chipotle Sweet Potato Skins

• medium sweet potatoes↗3
• can corn, rinsed and patted dry↗1
• can black beans, rinsed and drained↗1
• butter↗1 tablespoon
• yellow onion, chopped↗0.5
• INDIVIDUAL chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced or pureed (not the whole can!)↗2
• light cream cheese↗1 ounce
• light sour cream or Greek yogurt↗0.25 cup
• salt (+ more to taste)↗1 teaspoon
• cilantro, roughly chopped↗0.5 cup
• shredded cheese (Pepperjack, Cheddar, Colby Jack… anything will work)6 tablespoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the sweet potatoes for 45-60 minutes.

2. 2

   While sweet potatoes are baking, place corn in a heavy cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat with no butter or oil. Sprinkle with salt and other Mexican seasoning (as much as you want – thinking taco seasoning or a mix of chili powder and cumin). Do not stir! Let corn roast for several minutes before stirring. Let it roast for a few more minutes before stirring again. Continue this for about 10 minutes, until corn is browned and roasted on the outside. Set aside in a small bowl with the black beans.

3. 3

   Saute the onion in the butter over medium heat until soft and translucent. Set aside.

4. 4

   Remove sweet potatoes from the oven when fork-tender. Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Cut the sweet potatoes in half. Scrape the flesh of the sweet potatoes out, leaving the skins intact. Sometimes leaving a thin layer of potato inside of the skins helps them hold together better.

5. 5

   Mix the flesh of the sweet potatoes with the cream cheese, sour cream, chipotle peppers, and salt. You can use a mixer or just a spoon, depending on how soft the potatoes are. When well-mixed, gently stir in the black beans, roasted corn, sauteed onions, and cilantro.

6. 6

   Scoop the filling into the skins and top each with 1 tablespoon shredded cheese. Broil for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.