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Baked sweet potatoes filled with delicious chili- and cumin-spiced ground turkey taco meat and all your favorite taco toppings! 387 calories or 7 WW points. Think of these stuffed sweet potatoes\u00a0as a healthy taco shell of sorts, and fill them with all of your favorite toppings: shredded cheddar cheese, chopped cilantro, sour cream, salsa, avocado…anything you want!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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If you happened to come and stay at my house for a week, it wouldn\u2019t be a stretch to assume that by Friday night, you would begin to wonder if I ever actually<\/em> make anything exciting for dinner. And you would be correct. I don\u2019t! I already told you that Daniel and I are devastatingly boring<\/a>, so to keep true to who I am, I don\u2019t make elaborate recipes all that often anymore\u2014certainly not with an infant and certainly not when I could make something I sincerely enjoy that consists of, like, 4-5 ingredients and a half dozen spices<\/a>. Also there are showers to be had! TV shows I haven\u2019t had the chance to binge yet! Beds to crawl into!<\/p>\n

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So this, my friends, is one of the real life dinner recipes you would happen upon at our house: stuffed sweet potatoes with taco seasoned ground turkey. It\u2019s easy, deliciously sweet-meets-savory, and yes, it\u2019s healthy, too. That\u2019s all any of us really need in a weeknight meal.<\/p>\n

Healthy Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Ground Turkey Taco Meat<\/h2>\n

Think of the sweet potato almost like a healthy taco shell of sorts, and fill it with all of your favorite toppings: shredded cheddar cheese, chopped cilantro, sour cream, salsa, avocado, black beans…anything you want!<\/p>\n

The ground turkey gets its taco flavor from a homemade taco seasoning mix made with chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, oregano, cayenne pepper, salt, and just a touch of brown sugar (light or dark, up to you) to round out the spices. I like to use 93% lean ground turkey because it\u2019s significantly less dry than 99% lean, but if you\u2019re looking to save a few calories, or Weight Watchers points (since the 99% lean is 0 points), you certainly can. Consider adding a few tablespoons more water to your skillet (or even a little salsa), if you notice the turkey drying out.<\/p>\n

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You can microwave sweet potatoes to save time but I wouldn\u2019t recommend it. Baked sweet potatoes are leaps and bounds better than microwaved ones. They\u2019re sweeter, since the natural sugars have a chance to caramelize; the flesh is moister; and the skin of the potato crisps slightly without becoming papery and dry.<\/p>\n

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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Taco Seasoned Ground Turkey<\/h2>\n
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Baked sweet potatoes filled with delicious chili- and cumin-spiced ground turkey and all your favorite taco toppings! 387 calories or 7 WW points. Think of the sweet potato almost like a healthy taco shell of sorts, and fill it with all of your favorite toppings: shredded cheddar cheese, chopped cilantro, sour cream, salsa, avocado...anything you want!<\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>50 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>American, Mexican<\/span><\/div>
Keyword: <\/span>healthy tacos, low calorie stuffed sweet potatoes, seasoned ground turkey recipe, stuffed sweet potatoes<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>4<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Calories: <\/span>387<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Author: <\/span>Andie Mitchell<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

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