Turkey Taco Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries (Clean Eating Recipe) (2024)

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Sweet Potato Fries

• 1.7lbssweet potatoes800 g - about 4 small or 2 medium – Tip: small + non-curvy sweet potatoes are easier to cut into fries
• ½tbspextra virgin olive oil
• 1tspsweet paprika
• ¼tspsea salt

Taco Meat

• 1tspextra virgin olive oil
• 2small garlic clovesminced
• ½onionwhite or yellow, chopped
• ½lbground turkey250 g, you can also use extra lean ground beef or chicken
• ⅛tspchili powder
• ¼tspcumin
• Sea salt to taste
• 1tbsptomato paste
• ½cupchicken broth

Salsa

• 2cupchopped lettuceheaping cup, I used iceberg lettuce
• 1cupquartered cherry tomatoes
• ½avocadochopped
• 1scallionwhite + green parts, chopped (use two if they are small)

Tahini sauce

• 1 ½tbsptahini(ground sesame seeds)
• 1 ½tbspwater
• 1tbspfresh lemon juice
• 1tspgarlic powder
• sea saltto taste

Sweet Potato Fries

1. Preheat oven to 220C / 430F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. Brush the sweet potatoes under cold water to clean them, but keep the skin on. Pat them dry.

3. If your potatoes are long, cut them in half crosswise. Then, slice them into planks lengthwise. Rotate the planks and slice them into sticks (if this is confusing, check this video).

4. Place the sweet potato sticks in a large bowl. Add olive oil, sweet paprika and sea salt. Toss with your hands until all the sweet potatoes are well covered.

5. Arrange sweet potato sticks on aprepared baking sheet in a single layer, making sure they don't touch (they can be close, but make sure they don't overlap). You don't want them to steam. This is key for crispy and delicious sweet potato fries.

6. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until they start to golden, then flip them using a spatula. Bake for another 7 to 10 minutes. All ovens are different so keep an eye on them to make sure they don't burn. If the fries start to burn on the sides but are not quite ready yet, reduce the oven temperature to 200C/400F.

7. Remove from the oven and serve (the other ingredients will be ready by the time they are cooked).

Taco Meat

1. While the sweet potatoes are baking, prepare the meat. Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. When hot, add garlic and onion and cook until onion is translucent and garlic fragrant about 2 minutes.

2. Add turkey, chili powder, cumin and season lightly with salt. Cook just until no longer pink on the outside, but not fully cooked, breaking down the meat with the side of a wooden spoon as it cooks.

3. Add tomato paste and chicken broth. Stir and cook until liquid reduces and meat is cooked through about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, set aside and cover with a lid to keep warm.

Salsa

1. Prepare and chop all the salsa ingredients. In a large bowl, combine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, avocado,and scallion together. Set aside.

Tahini sauce

1. In a small bowl, combine tahini, water, lemon juice and garlic powder with a spoon until smooth. Season with sea salt to taste.

Putting everything together!

1. Divide the sweet potato fries into three plates. Top with turkey, then salsa and drizzle with tahini sauce. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Clean Eating Taco Loaded Sweet Potato Fries

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 550Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Fat 20g31%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 55mg18%

Sodium 624mg27%

Potassium 1978mg57%

Carbohydrates 74g25%

Fiber 15g63%

Sugar 21g23%

Protein 25g50%

Vitamin A 39100IU782%

Vitamin C 39.8mg48%

Calcium 186mg19%

Iron 5.3mg29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.