sweet potato quesadillas
Winter

Loaded Sweet Potato & Ranch Tortilla Crunch

Are you familiar with the tortilla wrap hack that went viral?  I’ll show you how to do it here!

While we are not a vegan family, we do eat plant based quite often – especially in the months when the harvest provides.  And in the winter, while braised chicken and slow-cooked stews have their honorary place in my kitchen, so do our trusted friends, potatoes and onions.

These loaded sweet potato and ranch tortillas have become a family favorite!  The best part is they’re so versatile, we hardly ever make them the same way twice!

In today’s version we’re serving them alongside a homemade creamy, big-flavored, vegan ranch – trust me, you’ll crave this dip! 

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sweet potato quesadillas
Chasing the Seasons

Loaded Sweet Potato & Ranch Tortilla Crunch

5 from 3 votes
These loaded tortillas are healthier, but you'd never know! Each bite is filled with melted cheese, caramelized onions, black beans, sweet potatoes and spices, served alongside a homemade vegan ranch dip! We'll fold them in the popular wrap hack, dip, and enjoy!
Servings: 6 tortillas
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

For the Ranch*
  • 1 cup vegan mayo
  • 1 tbsp non-dairy milk recommended: flax milk
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar Bragg's brand
  • 1 tsp dried dill
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • salt, to taste
For the Tortillas
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, plus more for brushing
  • 2 large onions, sliced thin
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine Sauvignon Blanc
  • 1 sweet potato, peeled and grated
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth substitute with fresh water
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder substitute with paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • handful greens spinach, kale
  • 1 cup cooked black beans if canned, drain and rinse
  • 5 oz white or yellow corn frozen or canned is fine
  • 6 whole grain tortillas
  • grated cheddar cheese vegan cheese works well, too

Method
 

For the Ranch
  1. Mix all of the ingredients together very well and refrigerate until ready to use. Thin with more milk if needed.
For the Tortillas
  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over low-medium heat until hot and shimmery. Add the onions and lightly season with salt. Cook, stirring often, until tender and caramelized, about 30-40 minutes; lowering the heat, if necessary, to avoid burning. Turn off the heat and add 1/4 cup of white wine (or broth). Return to a medium heat and deglaze the pan by scraping up any brown bits that may have accumulated on the bottom. Reduce the wine for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat and use a slotted spoon to remove the onions from the pan and set aside in a separate small bowl, leaving as much of the oil mixture behind in the pan as possible.
  2. To the same pan add the grated sweet potatoes. Do not turn on the heat yet. Give the potatoes a stir to absorb the oil in the pan. Add the chili powder and cumin, season lightly with salt, and a few turns of fresh cracked pepper, and stir well. Add the broth and mix to incorporate evenly. Turn the heat to low-medium and use your cooking spoon to spread the potatoes out evenly in the pan. Cover and cook on low for about 10 minutes, stirring them halfway through, add a little more liquid only if the potatoes are sticking to the pan. Cook until the potatoes are tender and easy to mash.
  3. Add the black beans and corn and mix to warm through, about 3 minutes.
  4. Add the greens of choice and cook until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
Tortilla Wrap Hack:
  1. To prepare the wraps, cut a slit from the center of a tortilla to the edge closest to you (sometimes they fold better when warm, just pop in the microwave for 5-10 seconds). You'll want to add ingredients to each quadrant, moving clockwise. How you assemble this is entirely up to you, here's how we do it:
    Start with a thin layer of ranch in the first quadrant, add a spoonful of caramelized onions to the second quadrant, add the potato and bean mix to the third, and add the cheese to the fourth.
  2. To fold, start with the bottom left and fold each quarter over the next, moving clockwise.
  3. Add a light brushing of olive oil to a nonstick skillet (or a panini press, if you have one). Place the folded wrap into the pan. Toast lightly over medium heat for a few minutes on each side until it's heated through and slightly crisp on the outside. Serve with more ranch for dipping.

Notes

*You don't have to make this vegan, feel free to use regular ranch, milk, and cheese if you choose. 

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