Hot Honey Beef & Sweet Potato Boats
Delicious sweet potato boats filled with savory beef and topped with creamy cottage cheese and a drizzle of hot honey.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 small sweet potatoes
- 1/2 lb ground beef (or turkey)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (or chili powder)
- 2/3 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 avocado, sliced
- 2–3 tsp hot honey (or honey + chili flakes)
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for 40–50 minutes until soft.
- While baking, heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add ground beef and season with salt and smoked paprika. Cook until browned, about 5–7 minutes.
- Once sweet potatoes are done, split each potato down the middle and fluff the insides with a fork. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Spoon browned beef generously on top of the fluffed sweet potatoes.
- Top each sweet potato boat with a scoop of cottage cheese.
- Add avocado slices atop the cottage cheese and drizzle with hot honey.
- Optional: Toss cucumber slices with vinegar, salt, oil, pepper, and sesame seeds for a side salad.
Notes
Feel free to substitute cottage cheese with Greek yogurt or sour cream. You can also use different ground meats or tofu for a vegetarian option.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
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