Sweet Potato Fajitas

Sweet Potato Fajitas

🥘 Ingredients

  • Pepper Jack cheese
    2 c
  • Roma tomato
    2 unit
  • Southwest Spice Blend
    1 tsp
  • cilantro
    ½ oz
  • flour tortillas
    12 unit
  • jalapeño
    2 unit
  • lime
    2 unit
  • long green pepper
    2 unit
  • pepper
  • red onion
    2 unit
  • salt
  • sour cream
    4 tbsp
  • sugar
    1 tsp
  • sweet potatoes
    4 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • baking sheet
  • zester
  • small bowl
  • large pan
  • small bowl
  • small bowl
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Cut sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Toss on a baking sheet with 1 TBSP oil and 1 tsp Southwest Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4 servings). Season with salt and pepper . Roast in oven until tender and lightly crisped, 25 to ⏱️ 30 minutes .
    sweet potatoes: 4 unit, Southwest Spice Blend: 1 tsp, salt, pepper
  2. 2
    Meanwhile, halve, peel, and thinly slice red onion . Dice a few slices until you have ¼ cup (½ cup for 4 servings). Core, seed, and thinly slice long green pepper . Core, seed, and dice Roma tomato . Zest lime using a zester until you have ½ tsp (1 tsp for 4 servings); cut lime into quarters. Roughly chop cilantro . Thinly slice jalapeño , removing ribs and seeds if you prefer less heat.
    red onion: 2 unit, long green pepper: 2 unit, Roma tomato: 2 unit, lime: 2 unit, cilantro: ½ oz, jalapeño: 2 unit
  3. 3
    Place jalapeño, ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt in a small bowl . Squeeze in juice from 2 lime wedges (4 wedges for 4 servings). Toss to coat and set aside to marinate.
    sugar: 1 tsp
  4. 4
    Heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion and green pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly charred, 8 to ⏱️ 10 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Remove pan from heat.
  5. 5
    While veggies cook, toss together tomato, diced onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice in a second small bowl . Season with salt and pepper. In a third small bowl , stir together sour cream , lime zest, and a squeeze of lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
    sour cream: 4 tbsp
  6. 6
    Wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels. Warm in microwave until soft, about ⏱️ 30 seconds . Divide tortillas between plates and fill with sweet potatoes, veggies, Pepper Jack cheese , salsa, crema, and as much red jalapeño as you like. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side for squeezing over.
    flour tortillas: 12 unit, Pepper Jack cheese: 2 c