FOOD

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SWEET POTATO, KALE AND BLACK BEAN PATTIES

Ingredients 1 large sweet potato, cooked 1.5-2 cups when cooked and mashed 1 cup kale torn and washed 1 egg 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 tablespoon olive oil

Make The Sweet Potato Patties: Add kale and sweet potatoes to a food processor, blend kale is in tiny pieces and sweet potato is mashed. Add sweet potato/kale mixture to a large bowl with egg, bread crumbs, beans, and paprika.  Stir until fully mixed. Form the mixture into 8 equal sized patties. Heat a large pan over medium/ medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, add 4 sweet potato patties to the pan. Cook 3-4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove from pan and allow to cool on a cooling rack, repeat with the remaining patties. Patties can be served right away or frozen for later.

Because this recipe was developed for babies and toddlers, there is NO salt added. If making this recipe for older kids or adults, you may want to add 1/4 teaspoon salt. your text