A delicious and filling Mexican inspired dinner!
Just when you thought I couldn’t possibly come up with another recipe containing sweet potato, quinoa and black beans, I give you this enchilada bake 🙂  It was so good that I just had to share it with you though!
This isn’t quite a 30 minute meal, but the few minutes of extra time it takes to make is well worth it.
This may come as a surprise to you, but my husband doesn’t exactly love sweet potatoes. Â I’m not sure how that’s even possible, but I’ve tried to curb my habit of putting sweet potatoes into everything. Â But, when it comes to Mexican inspired dishes I just can’t help myself!
This delicious dinner is loaded with tons of sweet potato, veggies and quinoa.  It’s filling and flavorful and can even be made a few days in advance and re-heated for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.  I’m trying to eat less dairy so I made mine vegan with some vegan cheese, but you can use whatever kind you like.  I hope you enjoy 🙂
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Sweet Potato Quinoa & Veggie Enchilada Bake
Prep Time: 15 mins- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Dinner, Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy Free, Gluten Free
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A delicious and filling Mexican inspired dinner!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dried quinoa
- 4 cup cubed sweet potato, about 2 large ones
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 cup grated cheese, divided (I used vegan cheese)
- 2 1/2 cups enchilada sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- Black pepper
- Optional garnishes: cilantro, red onion, tomato, avocado, jalapeno
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Instructions
- Rinse quinoa and place it in a small pot with 1 cup of water. Â Bring to a simmer and cook until water is absorbed and quinoa is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Â Set aside.
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. Â On a large baking sheet, toss together the cubed sweet potato with 2 teaspoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Â Bake sweet potato for 20 minutes.
- While sweet potato is baking, add all the diced bell peppers, zucchini and onion to a bowl and toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Â
- Add the vegetables to the sweet potatoes, stir and make sure they’re in an even layer. Â Place back into the oven 10 minutes. Â
- Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Â Place the sweet potatoes and veggies into a large baking dish and stir in the cooked quinoa, black beans, corn, 3/4 cup of the cheese, enchilada sauce, spices, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Â Top with the remaining 1/4 of the cheese and place back in the oven until heated through and cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes.
- Top with your favorite garnishes and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe can be made up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated until you bake it.
*Nutritional information is for 6 servings
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of the recipe
- Calories: 601
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 1533 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 112 g
- Fiber: 19 g
- Protein: 23 g
Katie @ Whole Nourishment says
August 17, 2017 at 5:48 amOh I’m totally with you on the quinoa, black bean, and sweet potato combo. Love the looks of this. And I would think this bake is the perfect way to disguise sweet potato a little, or at least make it more appealing to skeptics!
Delia Fey says
August 17, 2017 at 10:25 amI look forward to trying this as we love sweet potatoes. And sweet potatoes is something I can feed to my little ones who don’t like spicy food. I love when I can just leave some of the food out and not spice it up and it can be food for the kids without having to make a whole separate dish AND we don’t have to eat bland food.
If I had leftover cooked quinoa how much would I need?
Thanks,
Delia
She Likes Food says
August 17, 2017 at 3:23 pmMy son loves sweet potatoes too! You just need about 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa, but it’s totally fine if you have more or less that you need to use up. I hope you and your family enjoys this 🙂
dyanne allegrini says
August 17, 2017 at 5:54 pmI always look forward to your posts! They are so beautifully photographed and the recipes look and are amazing..Keep up the GREAT work.
She Likes Food says
August 20, 2017 at 12:58 pmThanks so much, Dyanne! 🙂
Traci | Vanilla And Bean says
August 18, 2017 at 3:14 pmHehe! Doesn’t like sweet pots… Rob too, but sometimes he’s okay with them in Mexican food! This looks great Izzy… worth the little extra time to roast up those scrumptious sweet potatoes! Delicious!
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness says
August 19, 2017 at 4:30 pmOooh this looks so good! I’m a sucker for Mexican recipes. I’ll definitely be trying it soon – avocado on top not optional in my household 🙂
Janet says
September 1, 2017 at 7:51 pmMade this for dinner and it made a lot. I’ve frozen it for future winter dinners and just heated a small casserole dish for my husband and me. We liked it a lot and we don’t like quinoa because we ate so much of it while backpacking this summer. I was wishing I’d dehydrated this for our trip because it was so good. I doubled the seasoning and the cheese, though. So good!
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She Likes Food says
September 2, 2017 at 12:05 amI’m so glad you both liked it, Janet! Extra cheese is always better 🙂
Stephanie says
September 7, 2017 at 11:12 amSO good! Thanks!
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She Likes Food says
September 7, 2017 at 12:53 pmYah! I’m so glad you liked it! 🙂
Sarah Marsland says
September 16, 2017 at 3:29 pmJust made this recipe for tea tonight and I am pleased to say it tasted as delicious as the photos made it look!! Thankyou very much for the recipe!
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She Likes Food says
September 16, 2017 at 11:43 pmThat’s so great to hear, Sarah!! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Maeghan says
September 18, 2017 at 10:55 pmJust made this tonight and it’s delicious! My 13 month old even had some 🙂 Quinoa is usually all over the place but this sauce keeps it all together nicely. I used pasta sauce as I didn’t have enchilada, and just added some cumin and chilli powder. Thanks for the great recipe!!
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She Likes Food says
September 18, 2017 at 11:54 pmThat’s so great to hear, Maeghan! And I’m really happy to hear that your 13 month old liked it! When I made it my enchilada sauce was spicier than I thought it would be so I didn’t try to feed it to my 14 month old, so maybe I need to use tomato sauce next time so he can have some!
Catherine Baker says
February 23, 2018 at 11:24 amIs the enchilada sauce the green or red ?
She Likes Food says
February 23, 2018 at 11:06 pmI used red but you could use any kind you like 🙂
Christina R says
March 20, 2018 at 9:19 pmSo delicious!! I made this recipe this evening – sans cheese.
Thank you 🙂
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She Likes Food says
March 22, 2018 at 4:51 pmSo glad to hear you liked it!!
Lynn Dove says
June 27, 2018 at 10:08 pmWhat vegan cheese did you use? I haven’t found a vegan cheese that melts well. Most I’ve tried are like plastic. I would love to find a vegan cheese I liked.
She Likes Food says
June 28, 2018 at 2:18 pmHi Lynn, I agree, most don’t melt well unfortunately. I think I used Caio slices for this and grated them on the grater. I’ve also had good luck with the Trader Joe’s brand vegan cheese!
Asuncion says
June 30, 2018 at 9:00 amThis looks really amazing. I just have one problem though. I don’t have quinoa and I’ve never cooked quinoa before. I was wondering if it can be substituted for lentils or pasta perhaps?
She Likes Food says
June 30, 2018 at 1:27 pmDefinitely! Or another grain like rice would work well too 🙂
Asuncion says
July 1, 2018 at 6:38 amThanks heap.
Mina says
July 9, 2018 at 11:46 amI found your website after having to adjust my diet due to allergies and a medical condition. This was the first recipe I tried and I must say it exceeded my expectations. I never planned to go vegan but due to certain illnesses I have, it was the surest way to improve my condition. This recipe was so delicious it motivated me to go vegan and not think that it will be a drag. It gets better and tastier the next day and the next! This recipe will definitely be one of my staples. I am new to your website and all your recipes seem very enticing and not boring at all. I look forward to making them, I’m so glad I found you.
The only thing I had to adjust was the baking time. I like my veggies on the mushier side so I baked an extra 20 minutes since the initial instructions left them with a crunch (which some would prefer though so it is perfect in that sense). Even my husband loved your recipe and didn’t mind eating it for his lunch at all.
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She Likes Food says
July 9, 2018 at 5:17 pmThank you so much for your comment! I’m sorry to hear you have been dealing with health issues but glad you are embracing the vegan diet and finding foods that you enjoy! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe!! 🙂
Laura Anderton says
January 9, 2019 at 5:04 amI made this last night for a group of friends who came around, all gluten free, one veggie and a vegan. Some of my household eat whatever and all agreed that it was a great recipe and many went back for more. Enough said
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She Likes Food says
January 12, 2019 at 10:40 pmAwesome!! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it! 🙂
Irene says
June 16, 2019 at 4:55 pmOMG. I just made this. So yummy! I’d say more but I’m getting back to my food.
She Likes Food says
June 18, 2019 at 3:23 pmhaha, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Pauline says
September 21, 2019 at 10:41 amWe have made this a few times and it is always great. we use vegan cheese and its such a nice filling dish for all our vegan friends!
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She Likes Food says
October 5, 2019 at 2:23 pmAwesome! So glad to hear it!
Cat says
November 12, 2019 at 8:10 amThis recipe was delicious! It looked as good as the pictures (and that never happens) and tasted amazing. I used very little cheese and topped it with avocado salsa and cilantro. Perfect. Thanks for making my food world better!
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She Likes Food says
November 18, 2019 at 4:38 pmYah! I’m so glad to hear that!!
Josephine says
November 18, 2019 at 3:16 pmThis recipe is delicious. My son is a vegan which makes meal planning a bit challenging at times. This recipe checks all the boxes for a balanced meal. My son, along with the non vegans in my household totally enjoyed it.
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She Likes Food says
November 18, 2019 at 4:41 pmI’m so glad to hear that!!
Mia says
December 2, 2019 at 10:51 pmTried tonight with my family and it was a hit! Bright flavors!
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She Likes Food says
December 3, 2019 at 3:53 pmSo glad to hear it!!
Andrea Thurman says
December 10, 2019 at 5:17 pmHi!
I am happy i found you. I made this on the instant pot, saved some time and had the best casserole. Your recipe is very flexible i had roasted tomatoes salsa instead of enchilada sauce, but it did jot disappointed. I will keep this ok rotation at our home. Great recipe!
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She Likes Food says
December 16, 2019 at 7:08 pmAwesome! So glad you enjoyed it!
Sherryl van den Heuvel says
May 6, 2020 at 6:03 pmJust putting this together now…. for our dinner tonight! Love to have dinner made early in the day & reheating for our dinner tonight with a green salad & small amount of meat with lots of yummy spiced veggies! Nice!
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She Likes Food says
June 3, 2020 at 12:04 pmMe too!!
Lucie-Chantal Boucher says
May 27, 2020 at 4:21 pmHi,
I just made this recipe & it’s absolutely delicious.
Thank you so much for this awesome recipe!
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She Likes Food says
June 3, 2020 at 11:47 amSo glad you enjoyed it!