Name: Sloppy Joes Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 28 oz sweet potatoes; ½ lb 93% lean ground beef; 1 tsp seasoned salt; ⅓ cup Carrot; ⅓ cup onion; ⅓ cup mushrooms; 2 tbsp chopped red bell pepper; 1 clove garlic; ½ tbsp red wine vinegar; ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 8 oz tomato sauce; 2 tsp tomato paste; ⅓ cup water; 1 scallion

How To Make Sloppy Joes Baked Sweet Potatoes

This healthier, gluten-free version of sloppy joes has baked sweet potatoes in place of bread. It comes with meat and veggies tossed in tomato sauce.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

28ozsweet potatoes,(4 medium), washed and dried
½lb93% lean ground beef
1tspseasoned salt,such as Montreal Steak
⅓cupcarrot,chopped
⅓cuponion,chopped
⅓cupmushrooms,chopped
2tbspchopped red bell pepper,chopped
1clovegarlic,minced
½tbspred wine vinegar
½tbspWorcestershire sauce
8oztomato sauce
2tsptomato paste
⅓cupwater
1scallion,chopped, for garnish

Instructions

Poke holes all over sweet potatoes with a fork, then cook in the microwave for 7 to 10 minutes. Or cook in a slow cooker on Low 6 to 8 hours or in the oven 425 degrees F for 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 for 4 to 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce, paste, and water to the skillet, stir to combine.
Cover and reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes until carrots are tender.
To serve, cut sweet potatoes open, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, and top each with ½ cup of meat and scallion for garnish.