Description
Enjoy a delicious twist on taco night with these Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, featuring a savory ground beef filling and vibrant toppings. This wholesome meal is easy to prepare and perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
- Medium to large sweet potatoes
- Lean ground beef (85-90%)
- Taco seasoning
- Canned black beans, rinsed
- Corn (fresh, frozen, or canned)
- Salsa (mild to medium chunky)
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Monterey Jack cheese
- Mexican blend cheese
- Avocado (optional)
- Sour cream or Greek yogurt (optional)
- Fresh cilantro (optional)
- Lime wedges (optional)
- Hot sauce (optional)
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Scrub your sweet potatoes clean under running water. Pat them dry. Using a fork, pierce each sweet potato several times all over.
- Place the pierced sweet potatoes directly on an oven rack or on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until they are very tender when squeezed gently.
- While the sweet potatoes are baking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add your ground beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until it's fully browned.
- Reduce the heat to medium. Stir in the taco seasoning and about 1/4 cup of water or beef broth into the cooked ground beef. Let it simmer gently for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the rinsed black beans, corn, and salsa. Continue to simmer for another 5-7 minutes, until the mixture is heated through and slightly thickened.
- Once the sweet potatoes are tender, carefully remove them from the oven. Slice each sweet potato lengthwise down the middle and fluff the flesh with a fork.
- Add the scooped-out sweet potato flesh directly into the skillet with your ground beef mixture. Gently mash the sweet potato flesh and stir it into the taco filling.
- Spoon generous amounts of this savory sweet potato and taco filling mixture back into the hollowed-out sweet potato skins.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese generously over the top of each stuffed sweet potato. Return the stuffed sweet potatoes to the oven for another 5-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Carefully remove the Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes from the oven. Garnish with your favorite toppings like diced avocado, a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
Keywords: Feel free to substitute ground turkey or a plant-based crumble for the beef. You can also add extra veggies like bell peppers or spinach to the filling for added nutrition.