Smoky Three-Bean Loaded Sweet Potatoes
Smoky Three-Bean Loaded Sweet Potatoes — 50 mins family dinner · American comfort food set · Vegetarian protein. Part of a three-meal shopping base with hous…
Ingredients
- 250g sweet potato
- 130g mixed beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ onion, finely diced
- ½ pepper, finely diced
- ¾ carrot, grated
- 120g chopped tomatoes or passata
- ¼ tomato purée
- 5ml rapeseed or olive oil
- ½ garlic clove
- ½ tsp mild paprika
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika, optional
- 40g plain full-fat yoghurt
- 15g cheddar, optional
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
- Prick the sweet potatoes and bake for 35–45 minutes, depending on size, until soft. Microwave first if you want to speed this up.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add onion, pepper and carrot. Cook for 6–8 minutes until soft.
- Add garlic, tomato purée, mild paprika and cumin. Stir for 30 seconds.
- Add beans and chopped tomatoes or passata. Simmer for 10–15 minutes until thick and spoonable.
- Remove baby portions before adding adult seasoning, chilli, hot sauce or salty cheese. Squash beans well.
- Split sweet potatoes and spoon the bean mixture over the top.
- Serve with yoghurt. Adults and older children can add a little cheese if wanted.
Storage and reheating
Cool leftovers within 2 hours. Refrigerate cooked chicken, bean topping and pasta mixtures for up to 48 hours. Reheat leftovers until steaming hot throughout and reheat cooked chicken only once. Freeze cooked chicken or bean topping if not using within 48 hours. Do not freeze dressed slaw or assembled pasta bake with yoghurt if you want the best texture. For babies and toddlers, keep portions separate before adding salt, BBQ sauce, hot sauce, chilli, ketchup, stock cubes, salty cheese or adult marinades.
Safety and substitutions
Whole beans can be a choking risk for babies, so squash them. Avoid hot sauce, chilli, salty cheese and adult BBQ-style sauces for baby portions. Cool leftovers quickly and refrigerate within 2 hours. Bean topping keeps for up to 48 hours chilled or can be frozen.
Why this recipe works
50 mins family dinner · American comfort food set · Vegetarian protein. Part of a three-meal shopping base with household scaling.
Part of a three-meal set
American Family Dinners — Three American-inspired family dinners: BBQ chicken plates, smoky bean loaded sweet potatoes, and a leftover chicken macaroni bake.
Updated 2026-07-20