Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Picadillo and Cilantro Lime Sauce

- My Dominican Kitchen

"These baked stuffed sweet potatoes with picadillo and a delicious cilantro lime sauce are the perfect healthy weeknight dinner!"

- My Dominican Kitchen

Easy Cilantro Lime Sauce

Key Ingredient

THE RECIPE

– sweet potatoes – vegetable oil – lean, ground beef – adobo – ground black pepper – dried oregano – sazón culantro – homemade sofrito – tomato sauce – water – olives Cilantro Lime Sauce – cilantro – mayonnaise – garlic clove – salt – ground black pepper – fresh lemon juice

Ingredients:

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SERVINGS

COURSE

Main Course

TIME

50 mins

CUISINE

Latin,  American

8

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Picadillo and Cilantro Lime Sauce

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Layer a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Instructions

2. Wash all potatoes and prick with a fork or a knife several times each. Place on the baking sheet and bake until tender, about 40 minutes.

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3. While the potatoes bake, heat up the oil over medium-high heat. Season the beef with adobo, black pepper, oregano, sazón culantro, and the sofrito.

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4. Add the ground beef to the pan and cook until brown stirring and breaking up occasionally.

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5. Once the beef is browned, add tomato sauce and water. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, until all the water has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Stir in olives and remove from heat.

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6. Make a slit lengthwise end-to-end across the top of each potato and fluff the inside with a fork before stuffing with the ground beef.

For the Cilantro Sauce

1. Mix the cilantro, mayonnaise, garlic, salt, pepper and lime juice in the blender until thoroughly combined.

For the Cilantro Sauce

2. Drizzle over stuffed sweet potatoes.

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Enjoy!

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