Aiming to eat more veggies? Load up on the good stuff by making these Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with all your favorite taco ingredients!
Bonus points for sneaking veggies into the taco filling too. These stuffed sweet poatoes are naturally gluten free and can easily made vegan, vegetarian, or paleo based on choice of filling and toppings. They’re so easy to customize!
Would you believe I used to loathe sweet potatoes? Crazy right?
I wouldn’t get near them as a kid and ran screaming at the mere sight of them as an adult. Then I started blogging. I made a point to try and re-try all the foods I despised and wound up adoring most of them! Beets, brussels sprouts, pumpkin, and sweet potatoes all made the cut once I found my favorite way to enjoy them. In fact, finding the right dish was key!
Pumpkin for instance, I’ve found I prefer in savory dishes mostly but will straight up devour them in muffin form as long as a hefty dose of cinnamon is present. Just dear god don’t offer me a slice of pumpkin pie, I’ll hide under the table with the dog. Beets? I love them best in salads, on pizza, and smoothies.
But sweet potatoes, those I love every which way!
Well, maybe not smothered in marshmallows and brown sugar (I think I’d prefer a cookie) but any savory way I could possibly eat them, I’m so game.
I wound up loving savory sweet potatoes the absolute most, putting them in to pretty heavy rotation when Paul was off on a deployment or whenever I was doing the whole solo dinner thing. It kind of became a running joke on Instagram because I made so many.
Seriously it was borderline crazy how often I was making them. I’m surprised I didn’t turn orange!
Stuffed sweet potatoes were my signature dish for a quite awhile, I had them as often as most people would have a side salad or sandwich! All sweet potatoes, all the time! I loved loading them up with leftover veggie chili, shredded salsa chicken, and even crumbled veggie burgers! My go-to, however, was taco stuffed sweet potatoes.
Anything Mexican instantly has my heart, and the fact that I could load these up with leftovers from taco night? Hello amazing!
Tasty Taco Sweet Potato Toppings
When it comes to toppings for your stuffed spuds – the options are nearly endless. Here are some tasty ideas to get you started:
- sliced jalapeños (fresh or pickled)
- sour cream (regular or vegan)
- sliced or cubed avocado
- guacamole
- fresh salsa or pico de gallo
- grated cheddar or Mexican blend cheese (skip for vegan)
- sliced black olives
- fritos corn chips
- cilantro lime slaw
- black bean salsa
- fresh cilantro
- chopped scallions
- sliced red onion or pickled red onion
- tortilla chips or strips
Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Feel free to whip these up any which way you desire, by the way.
It’s more of a meal idea than a strict recipe and can be tweaked to fit any dietary guidelines. From vegetarian to vegan to t-rex and, of course, they’re gloriously gluten-free!
Ready to stuff some veggies into veggies?!
Let’s do this!
Easy Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
FEISTY FILLING OPTIONS:
- ground beef chicken, or turkey seasoned your favorite way and browned in a skillet!
- Lentil Veggie Taco Filling recipe
- black beans and/or sautéed veggies
TASTY TOPPINGS – Choose your favorites!
- diced tomatoes
- shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese
- sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- fresh cilantro
- sliced jalapeños
- shredded cabbage or slaw
- chopped red or green onion
- fresh or leftover grilled/roasted/sautéed veggies
- fresh chopped or sliced avocado
- guacamole
- pico de gallo
- salsa verde
- salsa
- lime wedges for a burst of citrus
- crumbled tortilla chips for crunch
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pierce your potatoes a few times with a fork and place on a foil lined baking sheet.
- For extra crispy skins, rub with oil and sprinkle with kosher salt.
- Bake 45-60 minutes until tender.
- Choose your protein option(s) from the above list and cook via preferred method or dive into your fridge for last night’s leftovers and get ready to make magic!
- Once your potatoes are done baking, allow to cool slightly and slice vertically.
- Fill with your choice of taco filling of choice (see above for tasty options; I went with black beans and leftover taco meat this time around) and top with cheese.
- For melty cheese, pop the potatoes back in the oven for 5-10 minutes, then pile mile-high with all your favorite taco toppings! Anything goes on taco night!
These are so mouthwatering as I look at them on your site! We’re having company tomorrow and these WILL be making an appearance. So many good things in these healthy bites!
So excited to hear it Michele, thank you so much!
Yeah, I love your fabulous topping WAY more than anything with marshmallows! I’d make extras and save the leftovers for lunch!!!
Thank you Liz!
I literally just bought a bag of sweet potatoes at Costco… and now I know exactly what to make with them!! These look amazing, your photos are always SO gorgeous!
Yay!!!! Hope you ADORE them! 🙂
Seriously LOVE this idea! Sweet potatoes and tacos… my favorites!
I love the both of these and i think they would be absolutely amazing if they were combined. It certainly looks tasty!
Thanks Leslie! I hope you get a chance to try it soon – I’m so head over heels for the combo!
These are BEAUTIFUL! I love the idea of prepping these for school lunches. Oooh and that jalapeño kick…I’m sold.
Thank you Evangeline! ❤️ 🙂