Let's Talk Dinners: Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

This is a recipe I found on Pinterest and altered a bit... It is crazy simple, incredibly filling and a surprisingly delicious taste combination. Try it. I dare you.

Stuffed Sweet Potato
(315 calories - depending on size of potato)

- 1 medium-size sweet potato
- 1/2 cup black beans (or white beans)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp minced onion
- 2 cups kale, chopped
- salt & pepper to taste

Directions:
- Bake the sweet potato for 45 minutes on 425-degrees (a little more if it is a chubby sucker).
- When the sweet potato is done, remove it from the oven and break it open on a plate so it is laid out to pile on the stuffing.
- Sautee kale in olive oil over medium-high heat with salt and pepper until it turns glossy and softer.
- Add the 1/2 cup black beans, and stir until warmed through.
- Dump the beans and kale onto the sweet potato.
- Sprinkle with a titch of cayenne if you're adventurous.

(In this picture we tried it with white beans. We've decided black beans are better. 

There is a certain sweetness to them that really complements the sweet potato.)

NOTE:
Interesting fact - sweet potatoes aren't actually related to potatoes. They are closer in relation to the morning glory flower. As such, they do not turn into a starchy sugar in your system like potatoes do. A good thing for diabetics, and those of us trying to avoid such things.