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Ground Beef Sweet Potato Skillet

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Ground beef sweet potato skillet is an easy one-pot dinner. Chopped sweet potato, ground beef, onion, and spices are cooked in a frying pan and topped with mozzarella cheese. This is a great recipe for those lazy weeknights when you want something quick and fast.

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Ground Beef Sweet Potato Skillet Overview

Ground beef and sweet potatoes make this recipe easy and delicious. First, the sweet potato is chopped small (so that it cooks evenly an fast) and then sauteed in the frying pan. Next, onion and ground beef are cooked with a variety of spices. Everything is mixed together and topped with mozzarella cheese.

This is a quick and easy dinner that’s ready in under 20 minutes. You can serve this on it’s own, or add a side of rice, pasta or quinoa.

Recipe ingredients including chopped sweet potato, raw ground beef, shredded mozzarella cheese, diced onion, olive oil, minced garlic and spices.

Recipe Ingredients

Chopped sweet potato on a cutting board, and cooked cubed sweet potato in a skillet.

How To Make Ground Beef Sweet Potato Skillet

Full ingredients and instructions are also in the recipe card at the bottom of this blog post.

STEP 1: In a frying pan over medium heat, add 1 Tbsp cooking oil and 2 cups of chopped sweet potatoes. Cook until the cubes are soft when poked with a fork. Scoop into a bowl and set aside for now.

Four images grouped together. First two of chopped onion. Second is raw ground beef and onion, last is cooked ground beef with onion in skillet.

STEP 2: Now add 1 Tbsp olive oil, 3 minced garlic cloves and ½ cup chopped onion. Cook until the onion turns translucent. Scoop the onion to the side of the pan.

STEP 3: Now add the 1 lb ground beef and break it up into small pieces. Cook until ground beef is no longer pink (about 2-3 minutes).

Four images grouped together. First is ground beef, second adds sweet potato and spices, third is everything cooked and mixed together, fourth is melted shredded cheese on top.

STEP 4: Next, sprinkle the 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp chili powder, ½ tsp paprika, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp ground black pepper over top of everything. Mix it all together and cook another 2-3 minutes. Stir the mixture occasionally.

STEP 5: Turn the heat to low and sprinkle the top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover the pan with a lid to help the cheese melt. Serve immediately.

Close up of a skillet with ground beef sweet potato and melted cheese on top.

Recipe Tips

  • Cut the sweet potato into small cubes. The smaller they are, the faster they will cook.
  • Any kind of cheese will work here. Feel free to swap the mozzarella with cheddar cheese, marble cheese, monterey jack cheese, parmesan or feta.
  • The cheese might not melt easily – If needed, just add a lid or plate to the top of the frying pan (removed from heat) for 1-2 minutes. It should easily melt then.

How To Store Leftovers

  • To Refrigerate – The leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
  • To Reheat – Reheat in a pan on the stove or the microwave until warmed through.
A fork scooping ground beef and melted cheese from a skillet with cheese ground beef mixture.

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Ground Beef Sweet Potato Skillet

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a frying pan over medium heat, add 1 Tbsp cooking oil and 2 cups of chopped sweet potatoes. Cook until the cubes are soft when poked with a fork. Scoop into a bowl and set aside for now.
  • Now add 1 Tbsp olive oil, 3 minced garlic cloves and ½ cup chopped onion. Cook until onion turns translucent. Scoop the onion to the side of the pan.
  • Now add the 1 lb ground beef and break it up into small pieces. Cook until ground beef is no longer pink (about 2-3 minutes).
  • Next, sprinkle the 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp chili powder, ½ tsp paprika, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp ground black pepper over top of everything. Mix it all together and cook another 2-3 minutes. Stir the mixture occasionally.
  • Turn the heat to low and sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese. Cover the pan with a lid to help the cheese melt. Serve immediately.

The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per serving.

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