Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes

Name: Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes; 1 cooking spray; 1 salt; 1 pepper; 1 lb lean ground beef; 1 white onion; 1 green bell pepper; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp salt; 1 to taste black pepper; 5 cloves garlic; 0.75 cup ketchup; 2 Tbsp yellow mustard; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 0.5 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese; 1 parmesan cheese; 1 diced chives; 2 pickle slices

50m

Serves 1

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Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes

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50m

Serves 1

Directions

1Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2Spray sweet potato halves with cooking spray, coat with salt and pepper and place flat side down on the baking sheet. Bake for 40-50 minutes until tender.
3While sweet potatoes are baking, preheat a large saute pan to medium heat.
4Add ground beef and crumble it with a spatula.
5Once the beef is half-pink, add diced onions, bell peppers, paprika, salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 6-8 minutes.
6Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
7Add ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce, stir well.
8Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
9Turn off the heat and stir in parmesan cheese until melted.
10Place a sweet potato half in a bowl, top with the sloppy joe mixture. Add toppings like parmesan cheese, chives and pickles.

Ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes
1 cooking spray
1 salt
1 pepper
1 lb lean ground beef
1 white onion
1 green bell pepper
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 to taste black pepper
5 cloves garlic
0.75 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp yellow mustard
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
0.5 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 parmesan cheese
1 diced chives
2 pickle slices

Equipment

ovenbaking sheetparchment paperlarge saute pan or potspatula

Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes

50m

Serves 1

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Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes

facebook.com

50m

Serves 1

Directions

1Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2Spray sweet potato halves with cooking spray, coat with salt and pepper and place flat side down on the baking sheet. Bake for 40-50 minutes until tender.
3While sweet potatoes are baking, preheat a large saute pan to medium heat.
4Add ground beef and crumble it with a spatula.
5Once the beef is half-pink, add diced onions, bell peppers, paprika, salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 6-8 minutes.
6Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
7Add ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce, stir well.
8Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
9Turn off the heat and stir in parmesan cheese until melted.
10Place a sweet potato half in a bowl, top with the sloppy joe mixture. Add toppings like parmesan cheese, chives and pickles.