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Sweet Potato Sloppy Joe's

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb grass fed or organic ground beef
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup chopped carrots
  • ½ cup chopped mushrooms
  • ½ cup chopped onions
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 8 oz can no sugar added chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbs tomato paste
  • 1 tbs Trader Joes 21 Seasoning Salute
  • S&P to taste
  • cup water if too thick

Instructions
 

  • 1 Cook sweet potatoes in preheated oven at 425F for about 45 minutes or in the microwave for 7-10 minutes. Be sure to poke holes all over with a fork before cooking.
  • 2 Heat a medium size skillet over medium heat-high heat. Add the meat and seasoning to the pan cooking and breaking up the meat into smaller pieces.
  • 3 Add in the onion, garlic, mushrooms and carrots to the pan.
  • 4 Reduce the heat to medium heat and add in the red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce.
  • 5 Continue cooking another 5 minutes mixing thoroughly.
  • 6 Add in tomato sauce, paste and water if needed. Stir to combine.
  • 7 Cover and reduce heat to a simmer and cook until carrots are fork tender (15-20 minutes)
  • 8 Cut sweet potatoes in half and top with ½ cup of meat.
  • 9 I use a half of potato per serving to get 4.
  • 10 Enjoy!