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Taco night just got even better with these quick and easy taco stuffed sweet potatoes. Loaded with black beans, chiles, corn and so much flavor and then topped with a simple chipotle crema that you will want to pour on EVERYTHING. Toppings are still a great idea and we love topping these with cheese, lettuce, guacamole and so much more!
We love a good taco night, but when we want something a little different, or if I randomly have an abundance of sweet potatoes around the house, these taco stuffed sweet potatoes are a must!
If you love tacos, try these other favorites as well: Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos, Chicken Taco Casserole, Air Fryer Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw, Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Tacos or this Shrimp Taco Salad.
Why We Love These Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Pretty sure my family would be ok every week with the classic packet of seasoning in meat kind of tacos, but not me. I need something different here and there as well.
I like to have sweet potatoes air fried or baked on hand most weeks to add to whatever dinner recipe I might be making, and the taco filling in this recipe paired with the simple chipotle crema is just perfection!
These taco stuffed sweet potatoes:
- are super quick and easy to make
- can be varied based on what’s on hand
- are even better topped with cheese, broiled and then topped with the sauce
- can feed a crowd or be on hand for the whole week of lunch or dinner
Ingredient Notes
- We love top air fry our sweet potatoes, but you can also bake them. You could technically use regular potatoes if preferred. Or completely skip them and stuff tortillas or taco shells–it’s really up to you!
- ground turkey or ground beef: we opt for ground turkey most of the time because there is no need to drain any grease, but ground beef works just as well as long as you drain the grease.
- I originally was just going to use sriracha for the chipotle cream sauce as it is likely more commonly found in kitchens. However, the smokiness that comes with the adobo sauce in a can of chipotle peppers just can’t be matched. If you have chipotle chili powder that is also an option to toss in if you don’t have the sauce.
Ways To Vary This Recipe
- in a pinch, you could technically use a taco seasoning packet for convenience
- dice some onions or bell peppers and sauté them before adding the meat
- add more spice by chopping up and adding in some of the chipotle peppers
- an optional ingredient listed in the recipe is tomato sauce if you want the taco mixture more saucy. Some tomato paste is another option.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: Poke sweet potatoes with a a fork several times and brush lightly with olive oil. To Bake: Bake at 400°F for about 45-55 minutes until soft. To Ari Fry: Add the sweet potatoes to air fryer basket and air fry for about 25-35 minutes, or until crisp on out side and very soft.
Step 2: About 15 minutes before sweet potatoes are done, heat a skillet to medium-high heat. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil. Add the ground turkey (or beef) and sprinkle generously with garlic powder before breaking into pieces. Brown the ground meat. If using ground beef, drain the grease from the pan once browned.
Step 3: Once meat is cooked, shift heat to medium low, and add remaining taco filling ingredients and stir to combine. If you want your mixture more saucy, add suggested tomato sauce as well.
Step 4: Simmer the mixture for about 5-7 minutes to allow or until much of the liquid has cooked down.
Step 5: Add all the crema ingredients to a small bowl.
Step 6: Whisk well to combine. Adjust seasoning to taste.
Assemble Sweet Potatoes: cut the sweet potatoes in half, evenly spoon the taco mixture into the potatoes and top with the cream sauce. Add any other toppings you would like!
Optional: Broil stuffed sweet potatoes topped with shredded cheese for about 6-8 minutes or until edges of the potatoes are crisp. Remove from the oven and then add toppings and cream sauce. Enjoy!
How to Serve these Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- I prefer them with lots of cheese, and avocado. My favorite no fuss way to dig in.
- Cilantro. Always cilantro.
- Top these with a bit of guacamole and take it up a notch. Or serve this Spicy Mango Guacamole on the side with some chips.
- Speaking of chips, crush some up over top of your stuffed sweet potato for some extra crunch.
- Love extra heat? Mix in some siracha or hot sauce when prepping the “stuffing” for these sweet potatoes and then top with jalapeños. Talk about caliente!
More Sweet Potato Recipes
- Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili | My absolute FAVE!
- Sweet Potato Morning Glory Muffins | Wake up to deliciousness!
- Spiralized Sweet Potato + Baby Arugula Frittata | Breakfast, lunch or dinner!
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Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle Crema
Ingredients
- 4-6 medium sweet potatoes
- olive oil
Taco Mixture
- 1 lb ground turkey, or lean ground beef
- 1 can black beans (approx. 15 oz.), drained and rinsed
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 4 oz. can diced green chiles
- 1 can diced tomatoes, not drained, 14.5 oz.
- 1-2 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder, plus more for browning meat if desired
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper, more to taste
- ½ tsp each: salt and pepper
- optional: ¼-½ cup tomato sauce for saucier mixture
Optional Chipotle Crema
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1-2 Tbsp adobo sauce from can of chipotle peppers, sriracha is also great if you can't find this!
- 2 Tbsp lime juice
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep Sweet Potatoes: Poke sweet potatoes with a a fork several times and brush lightly with olive oil. To Bake: Bake at 400°F for about 45-55 minutes until soft. To Ari Fry: Add the sweet potatoes to air fryer basket and air fry for about 25-35 minutes, or until crisp on out side and very soft.
- Prep the Taco Filling: About 15 minutes before sweet potatoes are done, heat a skillet to medium-high heat.Heat a tablespoon of olive oil. Add the ground turkey (or beef) and sprinkle generously with garlic powder before breaking into pieces.
- Brown the ground meat. If using ground beef, drain the grease from the pan once browned.
- Once meat is cooked, shift heat to medium low, and add remaining taco filling ingredients and stir to combine. If you want your mixture more saucy, add suggested tomato sauce as well. Simmer the mixture for about 5-7 minutes to allow or until much of the liquid has cooked down.
- Make the Chipotle Crema: Add all the crema ingredients to a small bowl and whisk well to combine. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Assemble Sweet Potatoes: cut the sweet potatoes in half, evenly spoon the taco mixture into the potatoes and top with the cream sauce. Add any other toppings you would like!
- Optional: Broil stuffed sweet potatoes topped with shredded cheese for about 6-8 minutes or until edges of the potatoes are crisp. Remove from the oven and then add toppings and cream sauce. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have all the ingredients for this and it sounds like the perfect lunch for today!
Isn’t it the best when that happens?! Enjoy!
These sweet potatoes look so good! I think sweet potatoes and Mexican flavors go so nicely together. I can’t wait to give these a try!
Thanks Holly, I hope you love them!!
This looks perfect – like a taco without the shell. We love mexican food and sweet potatoes, so I can’t wait to add this to the dinner rotation.
Yay!! Enjoy Julie!
I love Mexican flavors and always look for new ways to try it. This is so creative and looks so delicious. YUM!
Can’t go wrong in my house with anything Mexican!
Oh, that’s great! I’ve been using sweet potatoes more and more – the family like them, they’re terrific nutritionally, and we get really good ones here in North Carolina… So I”m always open to a new recipe! The like Mexican as much as they like sweets – match made in heaven.
Ha, sounds like a real win there!
Mmm, I haven’t tried stuffing a sweet potato with Mexican flavours. What a really great idea!
Thanks Emily!!
Yum! I love this recipe! I am always looking for a great vegetarian meal using sweet potatoes! One of my sons recently moved back to Los Angeles and he is a huge sweet potato fan. I am sending him the recipe also.
Awww thanks so much for sharing Eileen!
What a PERFECT light dinner! I love what you stuffed thiese with!! I could also see me taking this to lunch! Such a great idea to stuff sweet potatoes!!
All potatoes are better stuffed—promise!!
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a sweet potato look so good! Loving all the good stuff going on here. A great twist for meatless Monday or taco Tuesday!
I’m sure I could think of a reason to have it the rest of the week too ?