Mexican-Inspired Sweet Potato Hash

This is a hearty sweet potato hash side dish. I serve it with tacos, but it goes well with most meats.

Step: 1

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes, carrots, bell pepper, and onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 20 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking until vegetables have accumulated browned bits on them, about 5 minutes more.

Step: 2

Stir black beans, corn, cinnamon, chipotle pepper, paprika, and cumin into the skillet. Mix thoroughly and reduce heat to medium-low, adding another tablespoon olive oil if mixture is dry. Cook for another 5 minutes before serving.

Per Serving: 230 calories; protein 5.1g; carbohydrates 33g; fat 9.6g; sodium 218.9mg.

The most obvious way to pick a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and pick something different. When you’re making pasta, go for a simple healthy dish . Made steak? Go for more light. If you’re want to cooking stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to also make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can apply to cooking process . You don’t want to push more often your oven by scheduling three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the stovetop . But often you can made a dish do double-duty .