This loaded fajita sweet potatoes recipe has all your favorite fajita fixings. Don’t you get tired of always eating sweet potatoes the same old way? I’m a huge fan of sweet potatoes but can only stand to eat so many of them loaded with butter and brown sugar. I love making spicy sweet potato fries which gave me the idea for these loaded fajita sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes really hold up to bold flavors like chili powder, cumin and smoked paprika.
We have been doing a lot of meatless meals lately and this recipe is a keeper. It’s perfect for meatless Monday. If you don’t want to go meatless, you can easily adjust this recipe to add some chicken or steak.
Simple meals like this are great for busy weeknights. Most grocery stores sell peppers and and onions already sliced which will bring this meal together even quicker.
Fajita Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
4 sweet potatoes
2 tsp oil
1 green pepper, sliced
1 yellow pepper, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 cup shredded cheese
Sour cream and green onions for garnish
Seasoning:
1 Tbsp cornstarch
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
1⁄4 tsp onion powder
1⁄4 tsp garlic powder
1⁄2 tsp cumin
1⁄8 tsp crushed red pepper
Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Clean and pat dry sweet potatoes. Wrap in foil. Bake in preheated oven for 3040 minutes or until soft.
In a small bowl, combine seasoning mix ingredients.
Heat oil over medium heat in a large pan. Add peppers and onion. Saute for 45 minutes. Stir in seasoning and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
Slice open potatoes and stuff with vegetables. Top with shredded cheese, sour cream and green onions.
I just love this sweet potato recipe for fall, along with this pumpkin french toast bake and maple-apple baked beans. Do you have any favorite fall foods?
Fajita Sweet Potatoes
About a MomIngredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 green pepper sliced
- 1 yellow pepper sliced
- 1 red pepper sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- Sour cream and green onions for garnish
Seasoning:
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 ⁄4 tsp onion powder
- 1 ⁄4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 ⁄2 tsp cumin
- 1 ⁄8 tsp crushed red pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Clean and pat dry sweet potatoes. Wrap in foil. Bake in preheated oven for 3040 minutes or until soft.
- In a small bowl, combine seasoning mix ingredients.
- Heat oil over medium heat in a large pan. Add peppers and onion. Saute for 45 minutes. Stir in seasoning and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
- Slice open potatoes and stuff with vegetables. Top with shredded cheese, sour cream and green onions.
Enjoy!
My favorite fall foods are soups, chili and squash.
My favorite fall foods are pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, turkey, and stuffing.
My favorite fall food is white chicken chili.
I love clam chowder.
My favorite fall foods would have to be the whole thanksgiving spread with turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, cranberries, and pumpkin pie.
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I love pumpkin season and make pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin cookies. I’m also trying to eat more sweet potato instead of white.
I love hot chocolate and hot spiced cider!
I love eating chili & chicken tortilla soup in the fall.
I wait all year for candied sweet potatoes! They’re so delicious but so bad for my thighs, I like to try to only make them once or twice a year!
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