Sloppy Joes Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
These no-sugar-added, paleo Sloppy Joes are comfort food done right! The tangy sauce stuffed into a baked sweet potato makes for a hearty Whole30 dinner.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 625kcal
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes scrubbed clean
For the Sauce:
- 4 Medjool dates pitted
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 6- ounce can tomato paste
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic whole
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
For the Meat:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Sliced green onions and dill pickles for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the whole sweet potatoes on a baking dish, and bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until soft all the way through (it may take more or less time, depending on the diameter of your sweet potatoes). Set aside.
- With 15 minutes left in the sweet potato cooking time, combine the dates and boiling water in the pitcher of a blender. Let soak for 5 minutes.
- Add in the tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, mustard, 1 whole clove of garlic, and salt. Blend on high until the mixture is very, very smooth. Set aside.
- In a medium-size skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef until cooked through. If the beef has released a lot of grease, drain all but about 2 tablespoons.
- Add in the onion, bell pepper, and minced garlic. Sauté until the veggies are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add in the tomato sauce and bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thick and heated through, about 3 minutes.
- While the sauce is cooking, cut open the sweet potatoes and “fluff” the insides. Top each sweet potato with the Sloppy Joes sauce, and then top with green onions and dill pickles.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1sweet potato | Calories: 625kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1141mg | Potassium: 1861mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 32971IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 6mg
