Mexican Street Corn Sweet Potato Bowls
The perfect easy weeknight dinner packed with seasoned beef, roasted sweet potatoes, and a creamy street corn topping you’ll want to put on everything!
Ingredients
- 4sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1½ tbspolive oil
- ½ tspsalt
- ½ tspblack pepper
- ½ tsppaprika
- ½ tsproasted garlic seasoning from @fireandsmokesociety
- 1 lbground beef
- 1 packagetaco seasoning
Street Corn Topping
- 2 cupcorn
- ½ cupred onion, diced
- ¼ cupcilantro, chopped
- ½ cupblended cottage cheese, or sour cream
- ½ cupmayonnaise
- 2 tbspcotija cheese
- Tajín, to taste
- Elote seasoning, to taste
- ½lime juice, juice of
Method
Preheat your oven to 425°F.
Toss the cubed sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, and roasted garlic seasoning. Spread onto a baking sheet and roast for 25–30 minutes, flipping halfway through, until tender and lightly browned.
⏱ 25 minWhile the potatoes cook, brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat. Drain any excess grease, then stir in the taco seasoning and prepare according to the package directions.
In a large bowl, combine the corn, red onion, cilantro, blended cottage cheese (or sour cream), mayonnaise, cotija cheese, Tajín, elote seasoning, and lime juice. Mix until well combined. Taste and adjust the Tajín or elote seasoning as desired.
Assemble the bowls by layering the roasted sweet potatoes, seasoned taco meat, and a generous scoop of the Mexican street corn mixture.
Garnish with extra cotija cheese, cilantro, and a squeeze of fresh lime if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Recipe by @cookingwithcaitlynskitchen · original post