attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts 
Oh, how I love my tacos, but they make me feel a bit guilty when I'm in charge of cooking and have the ability to grab more tortillas to keep making them! Enter the sweet potato: our shell substitute. It's got loads of fiber so it really keeps you full without taking away from the awesome taco filling. Give these a try, you won't feel guilty! I used lean ground chicken here. You can use any type of ground meat or meat substitute you like!
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 2 large servings
Ingredients:
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1/2 lb ground meat of your choice
- 1/2 cup onions, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup water
- grated cheese for garnish
- julienned lettuce for garnish
- Greek yogurt or sour cream for garnish
- 1/4 cup salsa
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Wrap the sweet potato in foil and bake on bottom rack for one hour, until you can easily pierce the center with a fork. Work on the filling while this bakes.
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add ground meat and cook until is no longer pink.
- Lower heat to medium, then add the onions and garlic to meat. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions are softened.
- Add the cumin, coriander, onion powder, salt and pepper. Stirring constantly, cook for a minute.
- Add tomatoes and water. Lower heat to low. Scrape the bottom of the pan every once in a while, and cook for about 15 minutes.
- When the sweet potato is done, remove the foil. Carefully cut it in half lengthwise, then scoop out a bit of the flesh.
- Fill with the taco meat, then top with cheese, lettuce, salsa, and yogurt or sour cream.
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Donna
Gold Post Medal for All Time! 555 Posts August 8, 20180 found this helpful
Brilliant! I've had sweet potato cubed in taco's but this is even better for a carb watcher like me!
Thanks!
attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts August 8, 20180 found this helpful
You're so welcome! This really hit the spot :)
colliepam
Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 157 Feedbacks August 10, 20210 found this helpful
great idea!im veggy so i ll try this with quorn mince,thankyou!xxx
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