This turned out to be the most delicious combination. I realize that many of you do not eat sweet potatoes as they have a higher carb count. Below the recipe, I have included the nutritional info for the entire recipe as well as just for the sloppy joe mixture. Enjoy!
In addition to these low carb sloppy Joe stuffed sweet potatoes, Check out some of my other favorite low carb sweet potato recipes:
- Reuben Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Russian Dressing
- Sriracha Sweet Potato Fries
- Loaded Sweet Potato Bites
- Spicy Sausage, Sweet Potato Soup
- Roasted Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Puree
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Low Carb Sloppy Joe Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Sea salt and ground black pepper
- 1 small onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 rib celery, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 cup reduced-sugar ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin (I use this brand of spices)
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 green onion, sliced, optional for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Cut the sweet potatoes in half and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, and season generously with salt and pepper. Bake for 45 minutes.
- While the sweet potatoes are in the oven, make the sloppy Joe mixture: Heat the remaining olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the onion, celery, and garlic. Cook until the onion and celery are soft and the garlic is fragrant.
- Add the ground beef, breaking it up with a heatproof spatula, and cook until browned, about 8 minutes.
- Mix in the tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, chili powder, cumin, and salt. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
- Run a fork over top of each sweet potato like a rake to loosen the potato. Top with sloppy joe mixture, and garnish with green onions.
- Category: entrees
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato half with 1/4 of the sloppy Joe mixture
- Calories: 445
- Fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 18 net grams
- Protein: 47g
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Hillary Miller says
November 2, 2012 at 3:47 amWow, I can’t help drooling. I just love the Low Carb Sloppy Joe Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Well done!
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Gosh, you have made me sooo hungry !
Anonymous says
December 28, 2012 at 2:47 pmI tried these and they are sooooo good!!
Sarah Parsons says
January 30, 2013 at 12:20 amThis has found it’s way into regular dinner rotation at our house. It even makes the best leftovers for lunch the next day. I always make a little extra and bake extra sweet potatoes, just for that reason. After the potatoes have cooled, just peel the skin away and put the “meat” of the sweet potato in a dish, cover with sloppy joe mix and toss in the fridge. At lunchtime, throw it all in the microwave and heat it up, then mix it all together. It’s absolutely the craziest flavor combination, and I never would have thought of it myself, but it’s SO GOOD!
Jenna says
August 14, 2015 at 1:20 pmThis is an amazing recipe. On regular rotation here now. Thanks!