Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle Crema
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!
Servings: 6
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
Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 1224mg | Potassium: 1224mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 22080IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 5mg