Viral Cottage Cheese Sweet Potato Ground Beef Bowls
High protein bowls made with lean ground beef with roasted sweet potatoes, cottage cheese, avocado and hot honey.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1-2 avocados sliced
- 1 lb lean ground beef or ground chicken/turkey
- 1 packet taco seasoning ~3 tbsp, I prefer Siete
- 2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2-1 cup cilantro chopped
- hot honey for drizzling
- optional: jalapeños, red pepper flakes, squeeze of lime juice
Instructions
- Prepare roasted sweet potatoes. You can use the air fryer or oven: -Air fryer: Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss sweet potatoes in 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. Add sweet potatoes to the air fryer basket and air fry for about 12-15 minutes until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.-Oven: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss sweet potatoes in 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. Add sweet potatoes to a parchment-lined or oiled baking sheet and roast for 25-35 minutes, until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.
- While potatoes are cooking, heat 1 tbsp olive oil on medium heat. Add lean ground beef and taco seasoning. Break meat apart as it cooks and continue cooking on medium heat for about 7-10 minutes or completely cooked through (no pink).
- Assemble bowls: Add ¼ of the ground beef, ¼ of sweet potatoes, ½ cup of cottage cheese, ¼ - ½ avocado slices, and cilantro. Drizzle with hot honey and red pepper flakes to taste. Add a squeeze of fresh lime juice and jalapeño slices (fresh or pickled) if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 1470mg | Potassium: 1149mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 17331IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 4mg
