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Ground Beef Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Nourishing and delicious, these ground beef stuffed sweet potatoes are a well balanced meal filled with veggies! Easy to make, it's a versatile recipe, and great for meal-prep too. Top with all your favorite toppings!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 434.6kcal
Author: Priscilla Lawrence

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 sweet potatoes medium
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt or more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper more or less to taste
  • 1 drizzle olive oil
  • 1 zucchini chopped or quartered
  • 10-12 mushrooms chopped
  • 1 shallot chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 3-4 cloves garlic minced
  • ⅓ cup broth beef or chicken
  • ½ cup shredded cheese
  • 3-4 green onions
  • Greek yogurt or sour cream optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425° Fahrenheit.
  • Wash and scrub the sweet potatoes under running cold water. Dry them thoroughly with paper towels or a kitchen cloth. Carefully poke each potatoes with a fork a few times all over.
    This is a picture of sweet potatoes poked with a fork.
  • Wrap each of them in foil and place them on a baking sheet. Roast them for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until soft when poked with a fork.
    This is a picture of sweet potatoes wrapped in foil on a baking sheet.
  • When the potatoes are almost ready, spray skillet with oil spray, add beef, season it with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, and cook on medium-high for about 5 minutes stirring often.
    This is a picture of ground beef cooking in a skillet.
  • Remove the beef from the skillet and set aside. Discard extra fat from the skillet if needed. Turn heat down to medium, add a drizzle of olive oil, chopped zucchini, chopped mushrooms and chopped shallot. Cook for about 5 minutes, until soften, stirring often.
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  • Add the cooked beef back to the skillet, add the tomato paste and Dijon mustard. Stir everything well and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes.
    This is a picture of ground beef & veggies with added Dijon and tomato paste cooking in a skillet.
  • Add the minced garlic, stir it in and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
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  • Add the broth, stir everything and simmer on medium-low for 5 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper if needed.
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  • Once the sweet potatoes are cooked, remove them from oven. Carefully remove them from foil and cut them in the middle. Be careful, they will be very hot.
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  • Plate the sweet potatoes with the beef and veggies mixture, top with shredded cheese, green onions, yogurt or sour cream, hot sauce or any toppings of choice. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Sweet potatoes: cooking time will vary depending on their size. Use any method of cooking you prefer.
 
 
*The nutritional values shown in this recipe are approximate for one suggested serving size using the ingredients listed but not including any optional items and may vary per actual preferred portion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 434.6kcal | Carbohydrates: 53.2g | Protein: 34.3g | Fat: 9.8g | Saturated Fat: 4.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 81.4mg | Sodium: 638.5mg | Potassium: 1581.6mg | Fiber: 8.7g | Sugar: 13.1g | Vitamin A: 32531.8IU | Vitamin C: 19.1mg | Calcium: 177mg | Iron: 5.1mg