Extraordinary Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes that are baked for an hour and then stuffed with taco seasoned ground beef, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese and topped with some jalapeños, salsa, and sour cream. Your kids’ skepticism will be short-lived!
Ingredients
- 4-6 medium sweet potatoes
- ½-1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- ¾ cup chopped cherry tomatoes ~1/2 pint
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Toppings: sliced jalapeños sour cream, salsa
Taco Seasoned Ground Beef
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 teaspoon Ground Ancho chili powder or chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- pinch oregano
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
Sweet Potatoes
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Place sweet potatoes on baking sheet. Using a fork pierce sweet potatoes several times on the top. Brush sweet potatoes with olive oil. Bake for 50-65 minutes. Sweet potatoes are done when a fork can easily puncture skin and poke through potato.
Taco Seasoned Ground Beef
- Meanwhile, when sweet potatoes are about halfway through cooking time begin preparing the ground beef. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium high heat and breaking up the beef into small pieces as it cooks. Cook for about 8-10 minutes or until beef is cooked all the way through. Reduce heat to low and add all of the seasonings and water. Stir to mix.
Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Cut sweet potatoes open lengthwise across the top and use two forks to smash sides back. These are fun to serve buffet style so everyone can add ingredients to their liking. Set out the ground beef (in skillet or bowl) , tomatoes, lettuce, cheddar cheese, jalapeños, sour cream, and salsa in bowls. Add them to your sweet potatoes and enjoy your meal!!
- If you have little kids that just won't eat the sweet potatoes, I have found it worked to add the toppings to a few chips and they love eating it nacho style.