Many of you know my friend, Ann Oliverio, from her blog, An Unrefined Vegan or The Virtual Vegan Potluck. Her first book, Crave Eat Heal comes out this spring and is full of healthy recipes likes these Lentil & Bok Choy Sweet Potato Nachos.
Photo by Ann Oliverio
Ann’s a sweetheart and when she heard how sick I’ve been she came to my rescue by letting me share one of her recipes from the new book. It’s gluten-free, soy-free and no oil added recipe. She says that you can use a vegan cheddar sauce as an add-on, and I suggest my Creamy Vegetable-based Vegan Cheese Sauce, you can leave out the cashews to make it even healthier.
You can also use tortilla chips in place of the sweet potatoes. I love that she caters to special diets and substitutions.
Photo by Ann Oliverio
Annie's Lentil & Bok Choy Sweet Potato Nachos
We go through a lot of sweet potatoes in our household. Versatile, full of flavor, nutritious, and quick-cooking. The ultimate...junk food! The bok choy adds a nice crunch and color. If you're not a fan of sweet potatoes, use tortilla chips as a base instead. Gluten-free. Oil-free. Easy.
Ingredients
THE WHAT:
- water or low-sodium vegetable broth, for sautéing
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp. chile powder
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp. cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 cups cooked French lentils
- 1 10- ounce 283g can Original Ro-Tel tomatoes
- 3 cups chopped fresh bok choy or other green
Add-ons:
- Guacamole
- Chopped Lalamata olives
- Pickled jalapeno Slices
- Cheddar cheez Sauce
Instructions
- THE HOW:Preheat the oven to 425-degrees and lightly spray a large baking sheet with cooking oil. Set aside. In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté the onion and bell pepper in a splash of vegetable broth. Cook for about 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste through garlic powder and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Add the lentils and tomatoes and simmer the mixture for about 15 minutes. Add vegetable broth or water if the mixture becomes dry.
- While the lentil mixture cooks, bake the sweet potatoes. Place the slices of sweet potato on the baking sheet and lightly spray them with cooking oil. Sprinkle with ground black pepper and smoked paprika, if desired. Bake the slices for 10 minutes, then turn them over and bake the other side for an additional 3-5 minutes or until soft and beginning to brown and crisp around the edges.
- Stir the bok choy into the lentil mixture and cook until just wilted. You still want to have a little bite to the greens. Divide the sweet potatoes between four plates, top with the lentil-bok choy mixture and add your favorite nacho toppings.
Take a look at even more of Ann’s great recipes from Crave Eat Heal:
Photo by Ann Oliverio
Noa says
Sorry to hear you are sick, I hope you get well soon.
Recipe looks interesting, are the sweet potatoes supposed to be crispy or is this more of a fork snack?
Kathy Hester says
If you use the sweet potatoes you would need to eat them with a fork. I hope this helps!
Annie says
Thanks for sharing, Kathy!