These sweet potato nachos are loaded with healthy ingredients like black beans, corn and avocado. Customize this healthy appetizer for a game day or a creative weeknight dinner.
Try this cashew queso or black bean and corn dip next time—they’re Mexican favorites!
I’ve been working on a collection of healthy appetizers for you and these sweet potato nachos are another in that list among all of my Mexican recipes.
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Finish Mexican night with a cocktail: Try cucumber margarita, mango margarita, or hibiscus margarita.
And if you love nachos, try these breakfast nachos to feed a crowd or steak nachos with ribeye.
Ingredients You Need
Here are the simple ingredients you need for this recipe. Jump to the recipe card for exact measurements.
- Sweet potatoes: look for ones that are long and narrow, or you’ll have really large sweet potato chips.
- Olive oil or avocado oil: to toss the sweet potatoes and spices.
- Spice mix: garlic powder, paprika, cumin, chili powder, salt, and black pepper.
- Black beans: I used canned black beans. You could also use pinto beans or refried beans.
- Corn: use canned corn to save time, but fresh corn cut off the cob is great too.
- Cheese: use freshly grated cheese for best meltability. I like sharp cheddar cheese or Monterey jack cheese. Make quick cashew queso to keep them dairy-free.
How to Make Sweet Potato Nachos
Here are the simple steps, with photos, to make sweet potato nachos. Skip to the recipe card for the printable version.
Step 1. Prep Sweet Potatoes. Slice the sweet potatoes into rounds then toss them with spices and corn starch.
Step 2. Bake the Sweet Potatoes. Bake until fork-tender.
Step 3. Top with Cheese. Sprinkle the cheese, corn, and black beans on top. Bake again until the cheese melts and the beans and corn warm through.
Step 4. Garnish and Serve. Add your favorite nacho toppings like avocado, cilantro, tomato, and jalapeno. Serve warm.
Success tip: Make sure the sweet potatoes are spread in any even layer. They won’t crisp if they’re overcrowded.
Nacho Topping Ideas
Here are some of my favorite nacho toppings—and they all taste good on top of a sweet potato!
- Sliced avocado, guacamole, or avocado crema
- Red onion, green onions, or pickled Mexican onions
- Fresh jalapeno or pickled jalapeno
- Sour cream (I stir in a little milk to thin it out like Chipotle’s)
- Fresh cilantro
- Sliced tomatoes or pico de gallo
- Lime juice
- Shredded lettuce
- Store bought salsa or homemade corn salsa
- Hot sauce, jalapeño ranch, or taco sauce.
Recipe Variations
- Make them vegan or dairy-free: Instead of traditional shredded cheese, use vegan cheese or make this vegan queso and put it on top.
- Add protein: use leftover steak, chicken, carnitas, tempeh or crumbled tofu on top. Shredded rotisserie chicken is another good option. Or swap the shredded cheese for cottage cheese queso.
- More veggies: try all the toppings I mentioned or get creative with what you have. I like adding bell peppers and green onion too.
- More toppings: use the list I shared or get creative with your Mexican toppings with Greek yogurt (or sour cream), fresh cilantro, pickled onion, or my favorite guacamole.
Try these healthy apps next: creamy avocado dip, healthy spinach artichoke dip, dairy-free buffalo chicken dip
How to Store
All nachos are best eaten fresh, but you can store these sweet potato nachos in an airtight container for up to 3 days. I like to store my toppings and sweet potato rounds separately.
To reheat, lay the sweet potatoes flat on a large baking sheet and bake 350°F for 5-10 minutes to reheat. You can add more black beans and cheese if needed. Top with reserved, or fresh, toppings and enjoy.
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Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos
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Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes thinly sliced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 (15 oz) can beans drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 oz) can corn (fresh or frozen works too)
- 1-2 cups shredded Mexican cheese or cashew queso (Note 1)
- Toppings: red onion, jalapeno, avocado, cherry tomatoes, fresh cilantro.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F and spray a large baking sheet with non stick spray.
- Peel sweet potatoes and thinly slice them using a knife or mandoline into 1/8-1/4 inch rounds. Add them to a medium bowl, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, cumin, chili, powder, and salt, and toss to coat.3 medium sweet potatoes, 1 Tablespoon cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- Arrange the sweet potatoes on the sheet pan in an even layer, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, tossing halfway through, until they're tender and start brown around the edges. Remove them from the oven and turn the oven down to 350.
- Push the sweet potatoes to the center of the pan and top them with black beans, corn, and cheese. Place them back in the oven for 6-8 minutes, until the beans are heated through and the cheese melts.1 (15 oz) can beans, 1 (15 oz) can corn, 1-2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
- When the nachos are done, remove from oven and top with red onion, cilantro jalapeno, avocado and tomatoes. Drizzle with jalapeno lime ranch if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Why is the cornstarch necessary?
Hi Sarah! Cornstarch is added to the sweet potatoes to help achieve a crispy texture. It soaks up moisture from the potatoes to avoid from getting soggy. You can leave the corn starch out if you don’t want to use it or use arrowroot powder for an alternative.
Absolutely Delicious!! My whole family loved it! Served it with guacamole
Love this!
How much corn starch is necessary for this recipe?
Love all of the WMM recipes I’ve made so far and this one is no different! Can’t wait to make these again for cinco de Mayo tomorrow!
Thank you, Madison!! Hope you had a great cinco de mayo!