Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato
- 45 min
- Serves 2
- 15 ingredients
15 minutes to prep, 30 to cook. A hearty stuffed sweet potato filled with savory ground beef, fresh pico de gallo, and a bright cilantro‑lime sauce. The combination of sweet potato flesh, spiced meat, and zesty toppings makes a satisfying dinner that's quick to assemble.
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Method
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Slice a cooked sweet potato lengthwise with a chef's knife.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Fluff the cooked sweet potato halves with a fork.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Sauté diced white onion in a pan until translucent.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Add minced garlic and sauté briefly.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Add ground beef to the pan and cook until browned.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Add the assorted dry spices to the browned meat and stir.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Reduce the mixture in the pan until the sauce thickens.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Prepare pico de gallo by mixing diced white onion, diced red tomato, diced green bell pepper, chopped cilantro, lime juice, and salt; stir until combined.
Cilantro‑Lime Sauce: Place cilantro, jalapeño, avocado, lime juice, and water into a blender and blend until smooth.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Spoon the cooked ground‑beef mixture onto each fluffed sweet potato half.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Spoon pico de gallo (green salsa and diced vegetable mixture) over the ground beef.
Ground‑Beef Stuffed Sweet Potato: Drizzle cilantro‑lime sauce over the top.
Tips while you cook
- Fluff before filling
- Fluff the cooked sweet potato halves with a fork before adding the filling.
- Prep pico de gallo while beef cooks
- Mix the diced onion, tomato, bell pepper, cilantro, lime juice, and salt for pico de gallo while the beef is browning.
- Blend sauce to smooth consistency
- Blend cilantro, jalapeño, avocado, lime juice, and water until smooth before drizzling.
- Reduce beef mixture
- Reduce the ground‑beef mixture until the sauce thickens for better texture.
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