Sheet Pan Sweet Potato Tacos

These Sweet Potato Tacos are a dinner idea everyone will love! Roast black beans and veggies on a griddle and add your favorite toppings.

As cooler temperatures set in, our thoughts turn to fall produce. Here’s a great recipe that spans the season: this one Tacos with sweet potatoes and black beans! Toss almost any seasonal vegetable on a baking sheet, season it, and it works as a delicious taco topping! Best of all, you can put the black beans straight into the roaster. It’s flavorful and delicious: Garnish with pico de gallo, cheese crumbs, and a dollop of sour cream. Our family couldn’t get enough! Even our normally cautious 4 year old admitted he loves the sweet potato.

Ingredients for sweet potato tacos

This sweet potato taco recipe was inspired by our local farmers market, the Broad Ripple Farmer’s Market, who challenged us to create a recipe using seasonal produce we might find at the market. This concept works with just about any veg you want to throw on a baking sheet, and you can add the black beans straight to the pan. Here’s what you need:

• sweet potatoes
• pepper
• onions (we used red and white)
• Black beans
• olive oil
• Cumin, chilli powder and garlic powder
• Pico de Gallo (bought or homemade)
• Goat cheese or crumbled feta: We used local goat cheese from our favorite retailer (Caprini Creamery!)
• sour cream or other sauces (see below)

Throw everything on a plate

These sweet potato tacos may take a while to fry, but like any meal on a baking sheet, they’re easy because you’re throwing everything right into the pan. Here are some notes on the process:

• Roasting the black beans with the veggies makes them crispy. It adds an interesting texture to contrast the tender potatoes.
• Do you have any other vegetables? Use them too. Estimate roughly by substituting the quantities. For example, use a medium zucchini instead of one of the onions. Have the butternut squash replace half the sweet potato, etc!
• Use parchment paper for easy cleaning. We advise against using silicone baking mats, as vegetables can become mushy and steamed on the outside instead of crispy.

Sweet Potato Taco Fillings

Once you get the veggie and sweet potato tacos in the oven, you can clean up and focus on the toppings. For these tacos, we have mandatory toppings and optional flavors to top them. Here’s what you need to know:

• Rooster Pico: This topping is necessary because it adds just the right amount of tartness to the lime and tomatoes. You can find it at most grocery stores or make pico de gallo yourself. Ideal for the transitional period when there are still tomatoes on the markets and in your garden.
• Goat Cheese or Crumbled Feta: It’s optional, but goat cheese is surprisingly delicious on a taco! We used goat cheese from our market and it goes perfectly with the fried potatoes.
• Sour cream: Some kind of creamy element is a must in tacos. Try sour cream or…
• Optional sauces: The guacamole adds even more creamy goodness. A favorite homemade sauce is this Chipotle Ranch, which is smoky, flavorful, and amazing (try the chipotle sauce for a vegan option). Another great idea is Cilantro Lime Cream, Lime Cream, Chipotle Cream, Easy Avocado Cream, or Avocado Sauce (or Cilantro Sauce for a vegan option).

Tips for reheating tortillas

One final tip for making these sweet potato tacos: reheat the tortillas! You can’t make a good taco out of a cold, chewy tortilla. How to Reheat Tortillas Like a Pro:

• Place them over the flame of a gas burner (preferably!). Place each tortilla directly on a gas burner for a few seconds on each side and rotate with tongs. This will slightly char the edges and warm the tortillas (this is how they look like in the pictures). Then throw them in a tortilla warmer!
• Heat them up in the oven. If you don’t have a gas burner, you can reheat them in the oven. Go to How to Reheat Tortillas. You can also char them with a kitchen torch if you’re a fan of charred tortillas (and we are).

And that’s it! Let us know what you think of these tacos in the comments below.

Easier dinner ideas

This easy and healthy dinner idea was a huge hit at our house, as were most of our one plate recipes. Here are a few others you might like:

Also try: Our 22 Best Sweet Potato Recipes!

This Sweet Potato Taco Recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan (with vegan sauce), vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free (with corn tortillas).