This recipe is a budget-friendly and healthy meal idea using some of the ingredients packed in our emergency food hampers that are distributed weekly by the Community Food Assistance Network.

Serves: 1 | Preparation: 5 minutes | Total: 10 minutes | Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 small sweet potato
• ¼ cup canned black beans, drained, and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons cooked corn (fresh, frozen, or canned)
• 2 tablespoons bell pepper, diced
• ⅛ avocado, diced (optional)
• 2 tablespoons shredded cheese, of choice (optional)
• 2 tablespoons salsa
• 2 tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt

Instructions

1. Poke holes all over the sweet potato using a fork.
2. Place in the microwave on a paper towel. Microwave for 4 minutes, flip over, microwave for 4 more minutes. Sweet potato is cooked when a knife can be easily inserted into potato.
3. Slice sweet potato in half and sprinkle with black beans, corn, bell pepper, avocado, cheese, salsa, and sour cream.

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Adapted from: albertamilk.com