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Sweet Potato Ground Beef Skillet

This sweet potato ground beef skillet is a great one-pot meal, easy to throw together for a nourishing weeknight dinner with a Mexican-inspired flair. Cubed sweet potatoes, black beans, fire-roasted tomatoes mixed with ground beef and finished with delicious melted cheese.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 429.3kcal
Author: Priscilla Lawrence

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef lean, such as 93-7% or 90-10%
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 cups small diced sweet potatoes
  • ¼ cup finely chopped yellow onion
  • 1 15.5 ounces can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 15.5 ounces can fire-roasted tomatoes diced, petite diced or crushed per your consistency preference
  • ⅔ cup shredded cheese Mexican-style, cheddar or of choice
  • chopped cilantro

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Instructions

  • Heat up a large skillet, spray a little cooking oil then add the ground beef. Brown the meat on medium high heat for about 4-5 minutes, then add the minced garlic and taco seasoning, stir everything well and cook for 2 minutes. Remove beef from the skillet and set aside.
    This is a picture of ground beef with spices and garlic cooking.
  • Add oil in the same skillet, heat it up, then add the diced sweet potatoes, sautée on medium heat for 5 minutes stirring often.
    This is a picture of diced sweet potatoes cooking.
  • Add the diced onion, a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir everything and continue cooking for about 5 minutes or until the onion is tender.
    This is a picture of sweet potatoes and onions added cooking.
  • Drain the excess fat from the ground beef set aside if needed. Add the beef to the skillet with the sweet potatoes and onion. Add the black beans and fire roasted tomatoes can (with liquid). Stir everything, add lid and cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
    This is a picture of ground beef with the sweet potatoes, black beans and fire roasted tomatoes cooking.
  • Remove lid from skillet, continue cooking for a few more minutes until the liquid has thickened. Remove from heat, sprinkle the cheese. Optional: add oven-safe skillet to the oven on high broil for 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve, add fresh cilantro and toppings of choice and enjoy!
    This is a picture of ground beef skillet with cheese added.

Notes

  • Sweet potatoes: cooking time will vary depending on their dice size. Cook until tender.
 
*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: 429.3kcal | Carbohydrates: 38.3g | Protein: 36.9g | Fat: 13.7g | Saturated Fat: 5.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 85.1mg | Sodium: 861.3mg | Potassium: 982mg | Fiber: 10.5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 10049.2IU | Vitamin C: 8.1mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 5.9mg