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Healthy Sweet Potato and Ground Beef Skillet

This easy sweet potato and ground beef skillet is one of my favorite healthy, high protein, dinners made with sweet potatoes, seasoned saucy ground beef and simple spices! Save this for weeknight dinners and easy meal prep ideas!
Course Entree
Keyword ground beef, sweet potato
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Author Elizabeth Van Lierde

Ingredients

For potatoes:

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes halved
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Cracked black pepper

For ground beef:

  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion finely diced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • Kosher salt
  • Cracked black pepper
  • 2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 2 packages taco seasoning
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • ¾ cup water

Toppings:

  • Finely chopped jalapeños
  • Avocado slices
  • Sour cream or greek yogurt
  • Feta cheese
  • Chopped cilantro

Instructions

For roasted sweet potatoes:

  • Preheat oven to 400 F. Wash and dry sweet potatoes and cut in half length wise. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Drizzle potato halves with a light layer of olive oil and rub all over the potatoes. Sprinkle evenly with kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Place onto the sheet pan flat side down. This will ensure a crispy, caramelized top.
  • Bake potatoes for 35 minutes or until a fork pierces through them evenly.

For spiced saucy beef:

  • Heat a medium size skillet over medium heat. Add in olive oil and yellow onion, sprinkle with kosher salt and a few turns of freshly cracked black pepper. Saute for 4-5 minutes or until golden and translucent. Add in fresh garlic and cook for 1-2 more minutes more or until fragrant.
  • Remove onion from pan and into a side bowl. Add in ground beef and break up with a wooden spoon. Cook for 7-8 minutes or until the ground beef is browned, no longer pink and mostly cooked through.
  • Add in tomato paste and two packs of taco seasoning and stir together. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
  • In a small bowl mix together Worcestershire sauce, cornstarch, and water until smooth. Add liquid mixture to the beef and stir together.
  • Add the onions mixture back in and allow the mixture to cook for 2-3 minutes or until it has thickened up and become saucy. Remove from heat and serve.

Potato Assembly:

  • Top one potato half with 1-2 scoops of the saucy beef mixture.
  • Top with a scoop of sour cream or greek yogurt, avocado slices, chopped jalapenos, a sprinkle of feta cheese and a little freshly chopped cilantro.