Description
A warm dish featuring sweet potatoes filled with savory spiced turkey and creamy cottage cheese, perfect for family dinners or a cozy night in.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or Mexican blend)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh cilantro or green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven: Set it to 400°F (200°C).
- Wash your sweet potatoes: Rinse and pierce them with a fork.
- Bake the sweet potatoes: Place them on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes.
- Cook the turkey mixture: Heat olive oil in a skillet, add ground turkey, taco seasoning, salt, and pepper, and cook for 7-10 minutes.
- Prepare the sweet potatoes: Once baked, let cool, cut in half, and scoop out some flesh.
- Mix the filling: Combine scooped sweet potato flesh with cottage cheese and half of the shredded cheese.
- Stuff the sweet potato halves: Fill with turkey mixture and top with remaining cheese.
- Final bake: Return to the oven for 10 minutes until cheese bubbles.
- Garnish and serve: Top with cilantro or green onions before serving.
Notes
Customize the filling with black beans or diced peppers for added texture. This dish can also be made vegetarian by substituting ground turkey with beans.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: sweet potato, taco, turkey, comfort food, easy dinner