Who is ready for summer?! I know I am. Try these delicious Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, and ditch the processed carbs! The flavor combo of homemade pico de gallo, taco seasoned meat, and roasted sweet potatoes will have you saying YES YES YES to this colourful meal! Let’s kick off summer the right way!
Sweet Potato Prep: I like to cut my sweet potatoes in half, strictly for faster roasting purposes. I also peel them if the skin is covered in blemishes. If you would prefer to leave your sweet potato intact for roasting, that is totally fine, and just as delicious! Just make sure to plan for at least fifteen minutes more of roasting time.
Pico De Gallo: If possible, use fresh garlic. I know there is pre minced garlic sold in stores(I buy it for when I have busy nights, and can’t find the time to chop as many veggies for meals) but, try using fresh garlic, and it will really enhance the flavor of your pico de gallo.
Ground Beef or Meat Substitute: I used ground beef, but any ground meat can work for this recipe. If you have different dietary preferences, such as vegan or vegetarian, I would recommend black beans as a substitute here.
Serving: To serve this delicious meal, I begin by smashing the sweet potato on the bottom of my bowl. Then I put a little bit of butter, and salt and pepper. Next, I layer the meat. The topping options are endless, but for this particular meal you can top with homemade pico del gallo, cheddar cheese, salsa of your choice, spinach, green onions, avocado, and dollop of Greek yogurt.
Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
- sheet pan
- skillet
Ingredients
Sweet Potato and Ground Beef Ingredients:
- 2-5 tbsp avocado oil *or olive oil, for coating sweet potatoes and grilling meat
- 5-6 sweet potatoes peeled, cut in half
- 1 lb ground beef or any ground burger *vegan option is black beans*
- 1 white onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 can red kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 1/2-2 tbsp taco seasoning
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp ranch seasoning
- salt+pepper to taste
Pico De Gallo Ingredients
- 1 red onion diced
- 4-5 cloves garlic minced(adjust for garlic preference, I prefer a lot of garlic!)
- 6 tomatoes on the vine diced (really any type of tomato will work here)
- 1 jalapeño seeded, and minced
- 1/2 cup green onions chopped
- 2 limes juiced
- 1 tbsp honey
- salt+pepper to taste
Optional Toppings
- cheddar cheese shredded
- salsa of your choice
- spinach or romaine lettuce
- more green onions
- avocado
- plain greek yogurt
Instructions
Sweet Potato Prep and Baking Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425º F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper(*See Notes below*)
- Peel potatoes, and cut them in half. Then coat them in avocado oil, and sprinkle potatoes with salt and pepper.
- Lay potatoes on baking sheet and roast for 35-45 minutes until tender(poke with a fork to check tenderness, if it goes all the way in with ease, its ready).
Pico Del Gallo Prep
- While potatoes roast, chop and dice all of the vegetables called for in the pico de gallo ingredient list. Combine them in a medium sized bowl. Add lime juice, honey, and salt+pepper. Stir until vegetables are evenly coated.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Ground Beef Prep and cooking Instructions
- Place your skillet over medium heat, and add a small amount of oil(about 1 tbsp).
- Add ground beef and stir around the pan until it begins to brown.
- As ground beef begins to brown, add onions and garlic. Continue cooking. (*see notes below*)
- As soon as meat had browned, and onions have become tender, add taco seasoning, cumin, paprika, ranch seasoning, and salt+pepper to taste.
- Add in kidney beans, and stir to integrate them into the meat mixture. Once the kidney beans have warmed, remove the meat mixture from heat.
Serving
- To serve add potatoes, meat mixture, pico de gallo, and your choice of toppings. *See details about serving in blog details above:)
- Enjoy!
Notes
Looking for more sweet potato recipes? Try these! Cajun Sweet Potato and Shrimp Bowls w/ Avocado Lime Dressing, BBQ Sweet Potato and Burger Skillet or, Pesto Rotisserie Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
What a perfect way to use sweet potatoes!
My family’s going to love this for the fall!
Such a delicious recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Healthy & delicious. Thanks!
healthy and great for meal prep!
Looks delicious and so colourful.
Love this non traditional use of sweet potatoes!!!
Totally my kind of food!
This taco stuffed sweet potatoes looks yumm
I bet this is as good as it looks. YUMMMM!
So colourful and healthy looking plateful. Recipe saved!