Description
A delightful and nutritious dish featuring sweet potatoes filled with taco-flavored turkey and topped with cottage cheese, avocado, and fresh vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–4 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 lb lean ground turkey or chicken
- 1 cup cottage cheese, any fat level
- 1 small avocado, sliced
- 1 small tomato, diced
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1–2 tbsp olive oil
- 1–2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Poke each sweet potato a few times with a fork, rub with a little olive oil and salt, and bake 40–50 minutes until soft all the way through.
- While they bake, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add ground turkey, break it up, and cook until browned and no longer pink, about 7–10 minutes.
- Stir in chili powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Let cook 2–3 more minutes so the spices flavor the meat.
- Let baked sweet potatoes cool a few minutes. Slice each one down the middle and gently press the ends to open a “boat.” Fluff the orange flesh with a fork.
- Spoon hot turkey into each potato. Add a big spoon of cottage cheese on top, then tuck in avocado slices. Finish with tomato and green onion. Serve warm and eat with a spoon.
Notes
- Adjust the spice levels according to your taste.
- These boats can be made ahead and reheated.
- Vegetarians can substitute the turkey with black beans or lentils.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 boat
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg