Lentil, Roasted Butternut Squash and Black Bean Tacos
Servings: 4
Author: Wanda Baker
Ingredients
3cupsbutternut squashcut into small cubes (3/4 inch)
2tbspolive oil
1tspcumin
1tbspchili powder
salt and black pepper
½cupbaconchopped small
½oniondiced
2clovesgarlicminced
1 540mlcan black beansdrained
1tspcumin
½cupstock
½cupgreen lentils cooked
¾cupsour cream
1tbspchipotle in adobechopped fine
2tsplime juice
cilantro sprigs
10flour tortillas warmed
1lime cut into wedges
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl mix together squash olive oil, cumin, chili powder, and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Spread onto baking sheet and roast until browned around the edges about 30 minutes. Stir half way through. Remove and set aside.
Add your bacon to a pot and saute until browned. Remove with slotted spoon leaving fat in pan. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic, cumin and a pinch of salt and pepper cooking for 2 minutes. Pour in beans and broth. Bring to a boil and drop to a low simmer. Cook about 15 minutes. Season as needed. Set aside.
To make chipotle sauce, add sour cream, chipotle, lime juice and a pinch of salt to a bowl. Stir until blended. Set aside in fridge until ready to use.
Heat a sauce pan over high heat. Using tongs add one flour tortilla at a time flipping after 30 seconds. This will heat and blister your tortillas. Continue until all done.
To assemble tacos: fill tortillas with a couple small sprigs of cilantro, roasted squash, beans and a sprinkle of cooked lentils. Sprinkle on a little bacon, drizzle on chipotle sauce, a squeeze of lime juice and serve.
Notes
If you are sensitive to heat, use less chipotle in your sauce. Substitute spinach or flat leaf parsley if you do not like the taste of cilantro. Follow instructions on your dried lentils bag to cook them and have them ready to go.