Sloppy Joe Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Name: Sloppy Joe Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pieces Sweet Potato (4 sweet potatoes); 2 tsp Yellow Mustard (2 teaspoons yellow mustard); ¼ cup Brown Sugar (1/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar); 6 oz Tomato Paste (6 oz canned tomato paste); ½ cup Water (1/2 cup water); 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar (1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar); 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce (2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce); ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flakes (1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)) — optional; 1 tsp Table Salt (1 teaspoon salt + salt and pepper, to taste); ¼ tsp Black Pepper (1/4 teaspoon black pepper); 1 tsp Avocado Oil (1 teaspoon avocado oil); 1 lb Ground Beef (1 pound lean ground beef (93/7)); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 small yellow onion); 2 cloves Garlic (2 cloves garlic, minced); 1 piece Green Bell Pepper (1 small green bell pepper); 0 pieces Scallion (sliced green onion, for garnish); 0 pieces Cheddar Cheese (shedded sharp white cheddar cheese, for garnish)

Sloppy Joe Stuffed Sweet Potatoes - Dinner (American)

80 minAmerican

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Sweet Potato4 pieces · 4 sweet potatoes
Yellow Mustard2 tsp · 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
Brown Sugar¼ cup · 1/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
Tomato Paste6 oz · 6 oz canned tomato paste
Water½ cup · 1/2 cup water
Apple Cider Vinegar1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Worcestershire Sauce2 tsp · 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Red Pepper Flakes¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) · optional
Table Salt1 tsp · 1 teaspoon salt + salt and pepper, to taste
Black Pepper¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Avocado Oil1 tsp · 1 teaspoon avocado oil
Ground Beef1 lb · 1 pound lean ground beef (93/7)
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 small yellow onion
Garlic2 cloves · 2 cloves garlic, minced
Green Bell Pepper1 piece · 1 small green bell pepper
Scallion0 pieces · sliced green onion, for garnish
Cheddar Cheese0 pieces · shedded sharp white cheddar cheese, for garnish

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Steps

1Bake Sweet Potatoes
2Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Thoroughly clean the sweet potatoes and remove any dirt or grit. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork and place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake the sweet potatoes for 45-50 minutes until completely tender. You should easily be able to stick a skewer of toothpick into the thickest part. Once the potatoes are tender, remove them from the oven.
3Make the Sloppy Joe Sauce
4Add all of the sauce ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisk together until well combined. Set aside.
5Make the Sloppy Joe Mixture
6Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the avocado oil and then add the ground beef. Brown the ground beef until no longer pink, breaking it up as it cooks.
7Once the meat is brown add the diced onion, garlic, and bell pepper to the skillet along with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Continue to cook for 3-5 minutes until the onion is tender and translucent.
8Next, lower the heat to low and pour in the sloppy Joe sauce. Stir until well combined and let simmer on low for 10-12 minutes. The sauce should thicken a bit as a it simmers.
9Assemble
10When you are ready to serve, use a sharp knife to split the top of the potato open lengthwise. Give the potato ends a gentle squeeze inward to open it up a bit and use a fork to fluff the insides a bit. Top each potato with a generous spoonful of the sloppy joe mixture. Top with sliced green onion and, if using, shredded cheddar cheese.