Sweet Potato Quesadillas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 cups grated peeled sweet potatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 -2 pinch cayenne
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• salsa
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 in large non-stick skillet, heat vegetable oil.
• 2 sauté onions and garlic until the onions are transparent.
• 3 add in the sweet potatoes, oregano, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne.
• 4 cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
• 5 when the sweet potatoes are tender, remove the filling from the heat and add salt and pepper; stirring to mix.
• 6 evenly spread the sweet potato mixture onto the tortillas; sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cheese onto each tortilla.
• 7 fold tortilla in half over filling.
• 8 either clean out the skillet you just used or get another large non-stick skillet and add a little oil; heat on medium high heat.
• 9 place the quesadillas in a heated nonstick skillet and cook on each side for 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted and the filling is hot.
• 10 add more oil to skillet as needed and cook in batches.
• 11 serve with salsa and sour cream.