Sloppy Joes Baked Sweet Potatoes
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4.8
Sloppy Joes Baked Sweet Potatoes
Description
Sloppy Joes Baked Sweet Potatoes start with medium sweet potatoes cooked until tender by baking, microwaving, or slow cooking. The filling consists of ground beef seasoned with seasoned salt and cooked with chopped onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and red bell peppers. The mixture is simmered with red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water to create a thick, flavorful sauce that lightly coats the vegetables and meat.
The finishing touch is to open the baked sweet potatoes, sprinkle with a little salt, and spoon the meat sauce over the top, garnishing with chopped scallions. This delivers a dish where the soft, naturally sweet potato balances the savory and slightly tangy sloppy joe filling, with a variety of textures from the vegetables and meat.
These stuffed potatoes provide a complete meal with protein, vegetables, and starch, suitable for lunch or dinner. The recipe’s flexibility allows cooking the sweet potatoes by different methods depending on time and equipment available.
Ingredients
- 4 medium (7 oz each sweet potatoes, washed and dried)
- 1/2 lb ground beef 93% lean
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt (such as Montreal Steak)
- 1/3 cup carrot chopped
- 1/3 cup onion chopped
- 1/3 cup mushroom chopped
- 2 tablespoons red bell pepper chopped
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 8 oz tomato sauce canned
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 scallion for garnish, chopped
Instructions
- Cook the sweet potatoes by poking holes all over with a fork, then cook in microwave 7 to 10 minutes, or slow cooker low 6 to 8 hours or oven 425F about 45 minutes, or until tender.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add the meat and steak seasoning to the pan and cook, breaking it up into small pieces. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms and red peppers to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium and add red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce, cook 4 to 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce, paste and water to the skillet, stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to simmer and cook until carrots are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- To serve, cut sweet potatoes open, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and top each with 1/2 cup of meat and scallion for garnish.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 7oz potato, 1/2 cup meat | |
| Calories | 259kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 15.5g | 31% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5g | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 35.5mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 586mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 5.5g | 22% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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