Spinach and Sweet Potato Quesadillas

Tonight I was in the mood for something a little different for dinner, so I decided to try out Spinach and Sweet Potato Quesadillas.  I'm a fan of quesadillas in general, or actually anything which uses cheese as a main ingredent, and the unique combination of foods intrigued me.  I got the idea from this website and let me tell you, I was not disappointed in the results. 
Hopefully you can figure out the recipe just by the title, because this really isn't a difficult thing to make, but for the sake of foodblogging I'll post the recipe.  Also, this is just the recipe- I've already ranted about my specific quesadilla-making techniques in a different post (found here) so I won't repeat myself.

Ingredients (For one full quesadilla, or two half-quesadillas):
- 2 tortillas (I used whole wheat)
-1 medium sweet potato
-about 3/4 cup spinach
-about 1 cup, or less, grated cheese (I used cheddar but anything will work really)
-olive oil
-optional: garlic powder

Directions:
Cook the sweet potato until soft (my preferred method is in the microwave because it's fastest- just remember to poke holes in the potato with a fork so it doesn't explode).  Once cooked, peel and cut into small chunks.
If desired, cook or defrost spinach (you can use raw, but all I had was frozen so I had to defrost it).
Spread some olive oil on one side of the tortilla for cooking, then put cheese, potato, and spinach evenly on the tortilla.  I like to do a layer of cheese, then the potato and spinach, and then some more cheese to seal it all together.
If desired, sprinkle a little garlic powder on top.  I put garlic powder on mine and it brought out some really interesting flavors, but Caroline didn't put any garlic on hers and the sweet potato came through a little more.  Both were delicious.
Top with the other tortilla, or fold half over if making 2  half tortillas, and place on a skillet on medium.  There's a fine line between the heat being too low and not browning the tortilla enough while overcooking the inside, and the heat being too high and burning the outside before heating the inside.  Different stoves will behave differently.
Cook until the cheese melts and/or the side touching the pan is lightly browned, then flip over and do the same for the other side.

I guess you could eat this with sour cream or salsa or something, but we just ate them plain because they were really flavorful and delicious on their own.  This recipe is great because it's really easy to prepare, but is really tasty and decently healthy if you don't think about all the cheese involved.  But hey, at least spinach and sweet potato are both really really healthy vegetables.  Anyway, I'll definitely be making this one again.....the sweetness of the sweet potato pairs wonderfully with savory spinach and salty cheese, and it's all warm and melty and just yum.