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(Adapted and reprinted with permission from the website BeanBible.com.)

I recently tried Sweet Potato Burritos in a restaurant and was horrified with the amount of cheese and sour cream used. In addition, they even seemed to have been deep-fried to make it worse. I tried making up a recipe on my own at home, which was a total FLOP. However, I recently found this recipe on the internet, which I immediately knew would be wonderful.

I love recipes that combine so many aspects of healthful eating - the beans, onion, garlic, sweet potatoes, along with the spices and mustard all contain cancer-fighting molecules. At most, some fresh fruit and maybe a great beer are all you need to complete the meal. Enjoy, enjoy!

3 tsp. canola or olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced (do this 10 minutes prior to sautéing)
6 cups canned kidney beans, drained
1 to1-1/2 cups water
3 Tbsp chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
4 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 pinch cayene pepper (optional, to taste)
3 Tbsp soy sauce
4 cups sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
12 10-inch flour tortillas, warmed (be sure to use fresh ones so they will roll up without cracking)
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese (I use cheddar soycheese)
sour cream (optional as a garnish - can use low/no-fat version)
green onions, chopped (as garnish)
salsa (as garnish)
guacamole (as a garnish - much healthier than using sour cream!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil in medium skillet until soft.
Stir in the beans, then mash them a bit. Stir water into the mixture gradually and continue heating until warm. Stir in the spices, mustard, and soy sauce after removing from heat.
Spread the bean mixture and the mashed sweet potatoes evenly onto thewarm flour tortillas. Add cheese. Form into burritos byfolding the tortillas.
Spray baking dish with cooking oil. Cover burritos with foil so they don't dry out. Bake for 12 minutes.

Servings: Makes 12 generous burritos.

Can be frozen individually and then reheated in the microwave for use as a quick meal in the future.

In my book, I have included the names of several dozen cookbooks which feature recipes that are compatible with (or that can be modified to fit) the ultra-healthy diet I follow, including some resources which are free.

I am also collecting recipes to include in a future edition of my book as well as to be featured on "Menus and Recipes". I have asked readers to send me any recipes that they have found to be great-tasting and easy to prepare, and that emphasize the nutritional guidelines which are outlined in my book. I will also consider taking people's favorite "normal" recipes and posting versions which are modified for maximal cancer prevention.

If you have a recipe you wish to submit for possible inclusion in either my book or on this web page, please send it to me. If the recipe is from a cookbook or other printed source, please include the name, author, and publisher of the source so that I can ask for permission to reprint the recipe. If it is a recipe you created, or a family favorite, please indicate that, also.