Description
Taco stuffed sweet potatoes are a delicious and nutritious dinner option, packed with flavor and healthy ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sweet potatoes
- Olive oil for rubbing
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ white onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 14.5 oz canned fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425°F.
- Prepare the sweet potatoes by washing, poking holes, rubbing with olive oil, and seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Cook the taco filling by heating olive oil in a pan, adding onions and garlic, then browning the ground beef and adding spices and tomatoes.
- Assemble the taco stuffed sweet potatoes by slicing them open, fluffing the insides, and filling with the taco mixture and toppings.
Notes
- Feel free to add your favorite taco toppings like cheese, avocado, or sour cream.
- This recipe can easily be adapted for a vegetarian option by replacing ground beef with black beans or lentils.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking and sautéing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg