Sloppy Joe Sweet Potatoes
These Sloppy Joe Sweet Potatoes are everything you love about a classic Sloppy Joe, but made with ground turkey and served up in a baked sweet potato. Yum!
Ingredients
- 3 Sweet potatoes washed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- Kosher salt
- 1 white or yellow onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 lb ground Turkey
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1 jalapeño seeded and diced
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Poke holes in each sweet potato with a fork a few times on each side. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the sweet potatoes and sprinkle with Kosher salt. Rub the potatoes until they are coated in oil and salt.
- Bake the sweet potatoes for 45-50 minutes, or until tender.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for an additional minute or until fragrant.
- Add the ground turkey and saute until it’s no longer pink, breaking it up as it cooks. About 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat and add in the chipotle chili powder, black pepper, green peppers, jalapenos, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and Dijon mustard. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Once the sweet potatoes are tender, remove from the oven and let them cool enough to handle.
- Once the potatoes have cooled, cut them lengthwise and fill with the turkey mixture.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can easily tell if a sweet potato is done cooking by sticking a fork through the center. If it’s soft they’re ready to go.
- You can use ground beef or chicken instead of turkey.
- Don’t like heat? Omit the jalapeno and chipotle chili powder. Regular chili powder works fine.
- If you have very large sweet potatoes it might take a full hour for them to bake.
- You can use ketchup instead of tomato sauce and tomato paste. I would start with ½ cup and continue to add to your desired sauce thickness.
- Serve this with a side of garlic bread and a salad for a full meal.
- Air frying sweet potatoes - poke holes in the sweet potatoes, and rub with olive oil and salt. Air fry at 370F for 35-45 minutes or until soft.
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 39gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 262mgPotassium: 1107mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 18965IUVitamin C: 45mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 3mg
Nutrition details are an estimate, per serving.
