Sweet Potato Fajitas: Pepper Jack Cheese, Pickled Jalapeño, and Lime Crema

🥘 Ingredients

• Pepper Jack Cheese
  ½ cup
• black pepper
  1 tsp
• cilantro
  ¼ cup
• flour tortillas
  4 unit
• jalapeño
  1 unit
• lime
  1 unit
• long green pepper
  1 unit
• red onion
  1 unit
• roma tomato
  2 unit
• salt
  1 tsp
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• southwest spice blend
  1 tsp
• sugar
  ½ tsp
• sweet potatoes
  1 lb
• vegetable oil
  3 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• small bowl
• large pan
• small bowl
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425°F. Wash and dry all produce. Cut sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Toss on a baking sheet with 1 TBSP vegetable oil and 1 tsp southwest spice blend . Season with salt and black pepper . Roast in oven until tender and lightly crisped ⏱️ 25 minutes .

   sweet potatoes: 1 lb, vegetable oil: 3 tbsp, southwest spice blend: 1 tsp, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
2. 

   2

   Meanwhile, halve, peel, and thinly slice red onion . Dice a few slices until you have ¼ cup. Core, seed, and thinly slice long green pepper . Core, seed, and chop roma tomato . Zest lime until you have ½ tsp; cut lime into quarters. Roughly chop cilantro . Thinly slice jalapeño , removing ribs and seeds if you prefer less heat.

   red onion: 1 unit, long green pepper: 1 unit, roma tomato: 2 unit, lime: 1 unit, cilantro: ¼ cup, jalapeño: 1 unit
3. 

   3

   Place jalapeño, ½ tsp sugar , and a big pinch of salt in a small bowl . Squeeze in juice from 2 lime wedges. Toss to coat and set aside to marinate.

   sugar: ½ tsp
4. 

   4

   Heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced red onion and green pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly charred ⏱️ 8 minutes . Season with salt and black pepper. Remove pan from heat.
5. 

   5

   While veggies cook, toss together roma tomato, diced onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice in a second small bowl . Season with salt and black pepper. In a third small bowl , stir together sour cream , lime zest, and a squeeze of lime juice. Season with salt and black pepper.

   sour cream: 2 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels. Warm in microwave until soft ⏱️ 30 seconds . Divide tortillas between plates and fill with sweet potatoes, veggies, Pepper Jack Cheese , salsa, crema, and as much jalapeño as you like. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side for squeezing over.

   flour tortillas: 4 unit, Pepper Jack Cheese: ½ cup