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Yields:
4 serving(s)
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 40 mins
You can stuff sweet potatoes with pretty much anything. We took these into Tex-Mex territory with a combo of ground turkey, onion, carrots, tomatoes, and taco seasoning.
Roast and assemble the sweet potato boats ahead, and just top with sour cream and hot sauce when ready to eat.
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Ingredients
Cooking spray
- 4
small sweet potatoes
- 2 Tbsp.
extra-virgin olive oil
- 1
yellow onion, chopped
- 1
carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1 lb.
lean ground turkey
- 2 tsp.
taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup
cherry tomatoes, halved
For topping
- 4 Tbsp.
black beans
- 4 Tbsp.
corn
- 1
avocado, cubed
- 4 Tbsp.
sour cream
Hot sauce, optional
Directions
- Step 1Preheat oven to 400º and grease a large baking sheet with cooking spray. Prick sweet potatoes with a fork and bake until tender, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool, then split down the middle from end to end and scoop out a little to create a “bowl” for ingredients.
- Step 2Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onion and carrots and cook until tender and golden, 10 minutes.
- Step 3Add ground turkey and taco seasoning and cook until golden and no longer pink, 6 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook 3 minutes more.
- Step 4Fill each sweet potato boat with cooked turkey mixture and top with black beans and. corn.
- Step 5When ready to eat, top with avocado, sour cream, and hot sauce, if desired.
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