Moderate Carb Southwest Ground Beef and Sweet Potato Skillet
For those seeking moderate Carb recipes that offer a balance of taste and nutrition, this sweet potato and ground beef skillet is a perfect choice. It’s a hearty dish that's ideal for moderate Carb dinner ideas and moderate carb lunch ideas. With a delicious blend of lean ground beef, sweet potatoes, and savory spices, this recipe is sure to become a favorite.
How to Make It
Step 1
Dice the onion and grate the garlic. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes and dice the tomatoes. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in the ground beef and diced onion and crumble the beef with a wooden spoon.
Step 2
Add in 1 tablespoon of chili powder, ½ teaspoon ground cumin, and season with salt and pepper. When the beef is nearly cooked through, add in the garlic and cook for another minute.
Step 3
Add the diced sweet potato, tomatoes, green chiles, water, 2 teaspoons of chili powder, ½ teaspoon cumin, salt and pepper to the skillet. Stir everything together and cover it with a lid.
Step 4
Lower the heat and let it simmer for about 20 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender. Top with shredded cheese and cover with the lid again for another minute or until the cheese is melted.
Step 5
Serve and top with chopped cilantro and serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Ingredients
- Extra virgin olive oil 0.5 tbsp
- Onion 0.5 small
- Hamburger or ground beef, 90% lean 300 g
- Chili powder 3 tsp
- Cumin, ground 1 tsp
- Salt 0.5 tsp
- Black pepper 0.25 tsp
- Garlic 1 clove
- Sweet potato 200 g
- Tomato, canned 200 g
- Shurfine canned diced green chiles 1 2 Tbsp