Eat the Rainbow Loaded Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 10 sweet potatoes or one per person, see note
- 1 each red yellow, orange bell peppers, diced
- 2 pounds lean ground meat bison, beef, turkey, lamb, whatever you like
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 cans black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 onion diced (to add to meat)
- 1 purple onion thinly sliced for topping
- bunch of green onions
- 16 ounces sweet corn cooked
- 16 ounces broccoli steamed
- Quattro Formaggio shredded
- salsa
- avocado diced
- hot sauce
- saurkraut we like Bubbies
- pickled or fresh jalapenos
- fresh herbs like parsley or cilantro
- French Fried onions optional (my kids love these but they're a rare thing in my house
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Scrub the sweet potatoes well, because you want to eat the skin, it's full of nutrients.
- Poke each sweet potato with a fork or knife before putting them on a baking sheet to allow the steam to escape.
- Bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Check after 45 minutes, a fork should go through the potato if it is done.
- Whiile the sweet potatoes are baking, cook the meat and diced onions either in a skillet or in an instant pot on the sauté setting. Season the meat with salt and pepper while cooking. *see note
- When the meat is cooked, add the beans and stir, heating just till warm.
- To serve, set everything out on the table or bar assembly line style, cut the potatoes in half and add the toppings as you go.
Notes
This dish is easily adjusted up or down. You may not want to bake 10 sweet potatoes if you don't have a crowd. Although it does make a nice meal prep for the week! You can adjust this recipe up or down based on how many people you are serving. Cut this in half for a family of 4-5.
I like to add a sprinkle of turmeric to anything I put pepper in, just a dash. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties that are highly available when added to black pepper.
Make it THM-E by leaving off any cheese and using lean meat.
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