Oh man, so when I got home from Chem lab last night around 8 all I could think about was that I needed food and I needed it immediately. My PB sandwich at 4:30 in between class and lab had long since been digested and I was SO HUNGRY!
Unfortunately I also remembered that I have almost no food in the fridge and desperately need to go to the grocery store (going today, I swear!!). Enter this easy creation originating mostly from random things in my pantry (except for the star sweet potato)! Things of this variation were a favorite when I was living in Prague (cheap = good!)!
Sweet Potato Black Bean Mess
Ingredients:
- 1 sweet potato
- ~1/3 can of black beans
- diced tomatoes (also canned, no salt added… told you i have no food!)
- marinara sauce
- cumin
- cinnamon
Start with the sweet potato. I had zero patience due to my imminent starvation and microwaved it! Poke a few holes in it with a fork, and microwave on high about 5 minutes.
Once it’s out, cut it in half.
Top first with the black beans…
Then with the tomatoes (however much you like)…
And finally with the marinara sauce (I used a ton… mmm) and a few sprinkles each of cumin and cinnamon!
Proceed to dive in headfirst. From pantry to plate in 8 minutes flat! Not bad for something so nutritious and tasty! 
I had it along with some microwaved frozen peas for a little green. I heart frozen peas. Not only can I eat them, but when running, I can ice my knees with them 
What’s your usual quick and easy “I might starve if I don’t eat in the next 10 minutes” meal?
Another busy day today — Bio class (a quiz, eek) and lab, and then I’m going to a fun new kickboxing class at a boxing place tonight with some friends! I LOVE kickboxing (the hardcore version where you use actual gloves and bags… not the lame gym version) and used to go to a karate place a couple years ago for it. I miss it! Awesome workout, too.
Have a good one, friends! I’m off to the grocery store for provisions – I’m having 15 of my girlfriends over tomorrow night for a wine and designer jeans party (awesome, right?? it’s like a tupperware party but with discount designer jeans!!!), and I will be making a bunch of fun appetizers Recipes and pictures to come!
I love black beans and sweet potato together! I really need to get better on food budgeting so I should make that a staple. Jeans party sounds fun, I haven’t heard of those!
Your party sounds awesome. Can I be a slight bit jealous that I will not be attending?
Looks like a beautiful mess to me!
I would love to meet up in the city sometime. Unfortunately, my next couple weekends are booked
But we’ll find time!
you should!! a guy i know from high school gets jeans wholesale and sells them back discounted at parties like this. if you’re interested in hosting one, just send me an email and i can give you his info!
Ummm okay guilty admission – bagels. Yes if they are in the house they are eaten. Obviously for breakfast, that’s usually when I’m the most famished. Somehow I always crave them when I get home from a late work shift at 11pm. Okay I would eat bagels 3 times a day if they were in my house . . . thus the blog name!
That’s an awesome mess! Two of my favorite foods.
I think oatmeal is my “starving” food. Or, you know, just my all the time food!
Who is doing your jeans party? I live in DC and when I lived in Philly I always heard about these. I would like to have one
Greetings from Cape Town.
This looks absolutely yummy!
Thanks for sharing. I will be back for more.
Justin
A designer jeans party? That’s awesome!
Kickboxing was amazing. Next time we are ALL wearing our MNS shirts. Will look into the other place next month.
i know it’s awesome because it’s tasty AND cheap! do it
i also like mixing cut up sweet potato with all sorts of veggies, tomato sauce, and other beans. those recipes will come soon 
it’s basically all i ate when i cooked for myself in Prague!
heck yes! get your butt up to dc
it’s going to be amazing. i have a slight (huge) designer jean obsession. i totally buy all my other clothes at Target, but jeans… ahhhhhhh my weakness.
Yeah my weekends are slightly obscene as well.. perhaps a week night wine date?? I’ll email you
Mmmm. For some reason my family was never a bagel family, so I still don’t really go for them, unless egg and cheese are involved
OMG yes!!! I am so on board. We should just do like a free kickboxing class tour of northern VA, hehe.