Pork, Bean, and Sweet Potato Quesadillas!

So last night's dinner was inspired by this recipe.. Pork and Sweet Potato Quesadillas

Picture from FoodNetwork.com

I of course can't leave a recipe well enough alone so I changed it up a bit and they were so delicious. Even the wife ate them and she does not eat sweet potato unless it is in the shape of a fry.


Here is my take on the original:
Ingredients:
1 Medium-Lg Sweet potato
2 TB Olive Oil or Butter
1lb ground pork
1TSP Chipolte Chili Powder (use less if you don't like hot)
Sea Saltl
3 Cloves Garlic minced fine, almost into a paste
1 small yellow sweet onion
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 can of Cuban Style Black Beans ( I like trader joes brand)
Flour tortillas (at least 4 but this makes enough for really 6 or 8)
2 cups shredded cheese- I like a mix of Mexican and Cheddar
Sour Cream and Avocado for serving. I like the huge spanish Avacados not those silly Haas ones.


Heat oven to about 200.
Toss the sweet potato in the microwave oven for about 7-8 min depending on size. Make sure you prick it or it might blow up :)


Heat some olive oil in the pan and add the ground pork. Cook till almost done and add salt and chili powder and yellow onion. Cook about 2 min.


Mash the sweet potato in a bowl and mix in garlic. Add to ground pork mix. Also mix in can of black beans. Cook 2-3 more min and add a little more salt for seasoning and the chopped cilantro.
Transfer mix into a bowl.


In another pan (or I like to wash out and reuse) put a little butter or olive oil. Add tortilla and cover one half with about 1/2 cup of the mixture and top with a medium handful of cheese. Fold the tortilla over and cook until brown. Flip and cook other side. About 2-3 min each side. When done, transfer to pan in oven to keep warm while cooking the others.  I served ours with sour cream, avocado, and some honey mustard sauce for the wife.


We have a TON of leftovers so tonight, with the mix we didn't use, I am going to heat and top with a fried egg...I think it will be delish!


If you try this out let me know! It is full of protein and is pretty healthy overall! It is also great re-heated and made into other dishes.

Have any ideas for dishes the leftover filling could be made into?