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Smothered Sweet Potatoes takes several minutes to prepare.

Smothered Sweet Potatoes takes several minutes to cook.

Smothered Sweet Potatoes makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Smothered Sweet Potatoes are:

2 medium sweet potatoes, cooked, baked in skin, without salt, (2" dia, 5" long, raw)
Black beans, 1 cup
Fresh red tomatoes, .75 cup, chopped
Green onion, 1 stalk
Ground Cumin, 1 tsp
Tobasco Sauce, 1 tsp
Light sour cream, 4 tsp
Fresh cilantro, 1 Tbs

Here is how you make Smothered Sweet Potatoes:

Scrub & poke the sweet potatoes with a fork before putting in the microwave. Heat until the potatoes are soft all the way through the center.Chop a medium tomato (about 3/4 cup worth) & 1 green onion stalk. Add to a microwave soft bowl. Stir in 1 cup of drained/rinsed black beans, cumin & tobasco sauce.Cover with plastic wrap & heat for 2 minutes. Stir & mash slightly with a fork.Slit open potatoes & spoon half the bean/tomato mixture over each potato. Top each with 2 tsp of sour cream & 1/2 Tbs chopped cilantro.Serve warm.Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ACTUALSCALE.

The nutritional information for Smothered Sweet Potatoes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 245.1

• Total Fat: 1.7 g
• Cholesterol: 3.3 mg
• Sodium: 71.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 48.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.2 g
• Protein: 11.2 g