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Vegetarian Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Plant-Based Chicken, Black Beans & Bell Peppers

Vegetarian Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Plant-Based Chicken, Black Beans & Bell Peppers

Wrap up your Week Without Meat with this crowd-pleasing recipe: hearty stuffed sweet potatoes featuring a savory plant-based 'chicken' filling, black beans, and bell peppers. Developed by vegetarian experts in collaboration with Garden Gourmet.

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 200 g Garden Gourmet fillet pieces
  • 3 spring onions, cut into strips
  • 140 g (1 can) tomato paste
  • 1 heaping tsp spicy harissa
  • 50 ml water
  • 200 g black beans, drained
  • 200 g Greek yogurt
  • 15 g fresh coriander leaves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Wash sweet potatoes (no need to peel), slice lengthwise almost to the end without separating, and poke holes with a fork.
  2. Bake on parchment-lined rack for 45 minutes, up to 60 for larger ones. Test doneness with a fork.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, fry fillet pieces 5 minutes until crisp and golden.
  4. Add bell pepper and white parts of spring onions; stir-fry 10 minutes.
  5. Stir in tomato paste, harissa, water, and black beans; heat through.
  6. Scoop out some sweet potato flesh, mix into pan.
  7. Stuff potatoes generously, top with Greek yogurt and coriander.

Enjoy!

Recipe and image: The Hip Vegetarian | In collaboration with: Garden Gourmet