These kale sweet potato quesadillas are super simple to make and oh-so delicious! These healthy quesadillas are the ultimate Mexican inspired vegan meal, made with creamy sweet potatoes, sautéed kale, spicy salsa, creamy soy cheese, and earthy ground cumin – all sandwiched between two crispy gluten-free tortilla shells. These vegan quesadillas are so tasty, you’ll forget they’re meatless. These are a must-have in your meatless Monday recipe repertoire.
Since changing up my diet and opting for a more clean eating, vegetarian lifestyle, I’m constantly searching for ways to vegan-ize traditional recipes. Quesadillas are one of those meals that get the best of me. I just cannot give them up. I can however, clean them up! With a few quick substitutions I’ve transformed traditionally heavy quesadillas with this fresh, healthier variation. Might I also add that since opting for a more clean eating lifestyle, I’ve had to become even more organized than I already am in the kitchen, which by the way, I didn’t think was possible.
While I appreciate variety (i.e., veggies) the kids aren’t as keen, nor is my husband, especially when it involves kale and other green vegetables. Although this personal choice often results in more time-consuming meal prep, I don’t mind reaping the benefits, especially when they come in the form of these crispy healthy Tex-Mex inspired quesadillas. Since preparing different meals for the family on a regular basis has become like second nature to me, this recipe was a breeze. I had already prepped some ground meat for their quesadillas and had all the fixings ready to go. I simply cooked the kale and sweet potato, then prepared all of the quesadillas in sort of an assembly line – of course, adding only the vegan options to mine.
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Wow! I love quesadillas and I’m making these next weekend. Thanks!
This looks so delicious. I have never tried kale before but there is a first time for everything.
I love kale, it’s one of my favourite vegetables and perfect for making me feel warm inside! I think I might need some of these for dinner!
Me too, lol! I eat it at least twice a week!
Those look so delicious, I really want some now! I have to have a go at making these, thanks so much for sharing 🙂
I’ve never eaten that much kale, but I love quesadillas! Plus, anything with sweet potatoes is worth a try! Nice recipe!
Would you believe that I eat at least 2-3 heads of kale a week (usually 1 in 1 sitting, lol!). That’s a lot of kale 😉
I love quesadillas and these look so delicious and refined! Thanks for sharing such an awesome recipe!
These quesadillas look incredible! I love how you put kale and sweet potatoes in them! Making a more traditional food into a unique one! Love it!
Thanks Olivia! I think they’re a perfect flavour combo-bitter and sweet!
This looks so tasty. I will be making this tonight
Great! Did you just happen to have all the ingredients on hand? Please let me know what you think of the recipe 😉
I had almost everything on hand. I just needed to get more tortillas.
Goodness me! My husband would love this. He is the Sweet Potato King in my house. Can’t get enough of it! Would love to make this for me. Thanks for sharing it!
Awesome! Can’t wait to for you to try it 😉
Ow very yummy, this is one of my favorite dish. Looks really good. Thanks for sharing it.
oh wow looks so delicious, I want to jump into the screen and have a taste. Never had such a delicious look dish of kale/sweet potato quesadillas
Thank you! That’s such a huge compliment for me since I’ve been making so much effort to improve my photographs!!
Omg this looks delicious!!! I’ve been on a huge kale kick so I might just have to try this out!!!
Wow, you had me just with the title of this post. We love sweet potatos and quesadillas at my house (I might have to swap out the kale for spinach though). They looks amazing! I’ll definitely have to try and make these.
Seems like a lot of people aren’t into kale in this thread, lol! I’m glad the idea of the recipes is still appealing…I think any green would do. I’d love to know your thoughts if or when you make these!
The kale sweet potato quesadillas looks really tasty. You can also play around the ingredients and make it even tastier or healthier depending on your preference.
I don’t like Kale but I imagine spinach would work just as well. I have a couple of very small sweet potatoes in the apartment currently-since I am single and I would only want to make one-I think that would be perfect! Thank you for the suggestion!
I think it would as well, but the flavour might be too mild! You could also try Swiss chard or collard greens 😉
Oh that sounds great! Kale is so good for you! What a nice healthy recipe!
Well this is an interesting combination & I love sweet potatoes, but I’m allergic to Kale. Wonder how it would taste with spinach? hmmmm Thanks for the tip.
Allergic to kale?? I’ve never heard of that!! I think spinach could work but the flavour would be very mild…maybe Swiss chard or collard greens?!
I’ve never seen anything like this. I have never tasted kale before but I have never seen kale and pumpkin put together. It looks good though.
It was very impromptu! I find veggies are very forgiving like that…mix any together and they taste delicious!
Kale is definitely all the rage these days! I don’t think a vegetarian recipe would fly in my household with my husband though. I’d have to add some meat!
Mine neither! My husband doesn’t have much an appreciation for greens nor vegan food…so I didn’t even offer any of this to him, lol!
These look crazy delicious. I feel like I’ve been eating massive amounts of kale lately and always looking for new ways to deliver kale to my face. 🙂 I think these would be good with goat cheese too (at least for the non-vegans!)
Me too, lol! I eat it at least 2-3 times a week! I definitely would throw some goat or feta cheese in there too (of course, for non-vegans!) 😉