Paleo Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes

• Gluten free
• Paleo

• Meat

  • 1 1/2 lbs Ground beef or ground turkey, grass-fed

• Produce

  • 1/4 cup Celery, small
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1/2 Green pepper, small
  • 1/2 Onion, small
  • 4 Sweet potatoes or yams, pre-baked
  • 1 14 oz can Tomatoes

• Canned Goods

  • 1 6 oz can Tomato paste

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Coconut sugar or honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1/2 Red pepper, small

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tsp Cumin

Found on paleonewbie.com

Ingredients

• 4 pre-baked sweet potatoes or yams
• 1 1/2 lbs of grass-fed ground beef or ground turkey
• 1/2 onion, chopped small
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped small
• 1/2 red pepper, chopped small
• 1/4 cup of celery, chopped small
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp of chili powder
• 1 tsp of cumin
• 2 Tbsp of coconut sugar or honey
• (1) 14 oz can of diced tomatoes, with liquids
• (1) 6 oz can of tomato paste

Directions

• Saute the onions, garlic, celery together in a skillet until onions are tender
• Add and brown the ground beef in the same skillet
• Next add the spices, coconut sugar (or honey), and bell peppers to the skillet
• Pour in the can of diced tomatoes with liquids and the tomato paste
• Simmer all together on low for about 15 minutes
• Finish with salt and pepper to taste
• Cut sweet potatoes in half and scoop out a portion to form a little bowl and fill with sloppy joe mixture -or- slice up each sweet potato into wedges and pour sloppy joe mixture over
• Serve hot and enjoy!