Yam and Black Bean Enchiladas

I believe we take for granted how easy we have it in the kitchen these days. With so many cheats and quickie recipes out there at our disposal we forget that we have better sources for delicious meals sometimes. The best source, in my opinion, is family. I've got a special place for those recipes I've stolen from my mother and grandmothers. From grandma's potato salad to mom's chicken braid, asking mom or dad can turn out to be the best recipes and bring instant comfort to a foody's soul. So here's one from the mother... let me tell you it's AMAZING:

Ingredients:

• 2 large yams ( or sweet potatoes)
• 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
• 1 can 4 oz green chillies 
• 1/2 onion diced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• Low fat cream cheese
• 3 jalapenos cut into small pieces separately 
• 8-10 corn tortilla shells
• 8 oz low fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cup chicken stock
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp cumin
• salt and pepper to taste
• cilantro to taste

Direction:

For Stuffing:

1. Preheat oven to 350 
2. Wash and peel your yams and stab them a few times with a fork, cook in microwave until soft.
3. On the stove, sauté onion and garlic until nearly translucent.
4. Add 2 tablespoons of green chillies. 
5. Cube the yams to onion mixture along with black beans and 2 of your 3 jalapenos.
6. Next add chili powder, oregano,cumin, cilantro, and salt and pepper to taste.
7. Using 8 corn tortilla shells, spread less than a tablespoon of low fat cream cheese inside, stuff with the beans and potato mixture, roll each and “bed” them in a cake pan or casserole dish.
   
   

For Sauce:

1. In a sauce pot add butter and flour base, melt butter and stir until bubbly
2. Add chicken stock
3. Next add 8 ounces LOW fat sour cream (don’t use fat free, tis nasty)
4. Stir until mixture is creamy
5. Dump in the rest of your green chillies, and other diced jalapeno. You can also add more onion here if you so choose. And stir
6. Pour mixture on top of enchilada, it'll be a bit runny but will thicken while cooking.
7. Top with low fat cheddar cheese (as much as you want)
8. 1. Bake for about an hour or until sauce and cheese are bubbly. Let cool for 10 minutes.

      
      

      
      

      
      

      Happy Eating Everyone! And thanks again mom!