This taco sweet potato skillet is loaded with spicy ground beef, peppers and onions, jalapeños, salsa, avocado and chipotle ranch plus any and all of your favorite toppings! Try a crispy fried egg and crumbled bacon for brunch heaven! Paleo and Whole30 compliant.
Ever since I started my first Whole30 back in 2013, sweet potato skillets have been essential.
I don’t think a day has gone by that at least one of my meals (and sometimes, all 3) involve skillet sweet potatoes.
See, back then, white potatoes were a “no” for Whole30, and, I didn’t figure out what a plantain was until a few months into paleo. Since I was marathon training back then and needed my carbs, that meant sweet potatoes were “the carb” for me.
And bananas, I guess, but those aren’t quite as fun in my opinion 😉
Anyway, I’ve really never given up my love for sweet potato skillets. I still make one for myself almost every morning with kale and either sausage or bacon. When it’s not sweet potatoes, it’s plantains – my other go-to.
I then proceed to burn my mouth every single morning because I eat right out of the hot cast iron skillet without waiting. Old habits, I guess. Even still, I’m pretty sure if I had to choose my “last meal” it would involve some sort of sweet potato skillet.
Especially if I was being asked to cook said last meal myself – a sweet potato skillet is the biggest bang for your buck, considering how easy and delicious they are!
Morbid last meal thoughts aside, what we have here today is a FUN, filling, and super tasty sweet potato skillet.
While our sweet potatoes are getting all crispy-fried in one pan, we’ll making a flavor-packed taco skillet alongside it. We then marry the two, and top it all with ANYTHING and EVERYTHING we want. I went for my chipotle ranch sauce, avocado with lime juice, cilantro, salsa, and a crispy fried egg.
You can add crumbled bacon too, although as you guys know, you NEVER need my permission to add bacon wherever you see fit 🙂
Once you’re loaded and good to go, make sure you save a big portion for yourself, because this is the kind of meal that goes FAST!
Since you control the level of spice (I’m a wimp, I admit!) it’s also kid friendly and perfect for Taco Tuesday or Taco-Anyday, Anytime! That’s right, since you can easily add an egg and call it breakfast (or brunch, I know this is ambitious for breakfast!) you can have taco night AND breakfast for dinner all rolled into one tasty loaded taco sweet potato skillet.
The best part? There’s no need to turn the oven on, plus the whole thing is ready in about 25 minutes. Are you guys ready to cook?! Let’s get our sizzle on and make this!
Loaded Taco Sweet Potato Skillet {Paleo, Whole30}
Loaded Taco Sweet Potato Skillet {Paleo, Whole30}
This taco sweet potato skillet is loaded with spicy ground beef, peppers and onions, jalapeños, salsa, avocado and chipotle ranch plus any and all of your favorite toppings! Try a crispy fried egg and crumbled bacon for brunch heaven! Paleo and Whole30 compliant.
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato diced, or 2 smaller ones, about 3 1/2 cups diced
- 1-2 Tbsp cooking fat plus salt and pepper, for potatoes
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 tbsp cooking fat for taco skillet
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 jalapeno pepper seed removed and minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 Tbsp taco seasoning
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/8 tsp chipotle chili powder or more for extra spice
- optional fresh minced cilantro Sliced avocado, fried eggs, cooked crumbled bacon, salsa, and chipotle ranch sauce* to serve
Instructions
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You will cook sweet potatoes in a separate skillet from the taco mixture: Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 1-2 Tbsp cooking fat. Add diced sweet potatoes and cook 1 minute uncovered, stir, then cook 3-4 minutes covered (to soften), then 3 minutes uncovered to brown. Remove from heat until ready to mix with beef mixture.
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In a separate skillet, heat coconut oil or other cooking fat over medium heat, and add onions, cook until translucent. Add red bell pepper, jalapeno and garlic, stir to cook evenly until softened.
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Crumble in the ground beef, then add the salt, taco seasoning and chipotle powder and stir to combine well. Once beef is browned and veggies soft, drain a bit of grease if necessary, and add in the cooked sweet potatoes.
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Gently stir potatoes with taco mixture to combine, then serve with desired toppings: salsa, sliced avocado, lime juice, cilantro, chipotle ranch* (see note for recipe), fried eggs, etc. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*Get my recipe for chipotle ranch sauce here
**Nutrition does not include additional toppings
Nutrition
What I Used To Make My Loaded Taco Sweet Potato Skillet:
Want more Whole30 sweet potato skillet recipes? Try of of these!
Sweet Potato Sausage Hash with Eggs
Sweet Potato Apple and Bacon Hash
Sweet Potato, Sausage and Brussels Sprouts Skillet
Sweet Potato Hash with Bacon and Summer Veggies
Tell Me!
Do you cook more on the stovetop or in the oven? I think my stovetop wins!
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We LOVED this! Taking leftovers to eat over baby greens and kale for lunch.
So happy you liked it, woohoo!
It’s one of the best recipes I’ve ever had in my life, I came to this site, I liked it and decided to put it into practice and it was delicious, super recommend and I ask you to continue with the beautiful and good work of you.
Happy to hear you liked it 🙂
The avocado on that skillet is GORGEOUS. Sounds like a delicious way to start every day!
Wow, I had not imagined that this recipe would look so good, I put it into practice and everything went fine as you explained, thank you !!!
That’s great! Glad you liked it 🙂
Hello! Do you have any suggestions for making the taco seasoning and chipotle seasoning at home or any store brands that might work? Wondering if I could make this before ordering the spices you linked. Thanks!
Absolutely delicious! We will be seeing this one on the table again!
Made this last night and even though I didn’t have all the ingredients to complete it to the T, it was delicious and will definitely make again. Everyone loved it. Thank you!
Just tried this one tonight for dinner. I didn’t think it would be as good as my favorite of yours- sweet potato hash with summer veggies but this one is good too. Tomorrow I’ll try something with acorn squash. They all look delicious on your Instagram and it gets me to try foods I would normally turn away. Thanks.
Hi Michele,
Just wondering how this keeps in the refrigerator? (In case I want to make it a day in advance…) Thanks!
This was fantastic! So filling! Loved the jalapeno in the dish! Thank you! This is a keeper!
So happy you liked it!
This is the fourth recipe I have made from your blog and like the other three is was GREAT! I almost never leave comments but you really deserve a five star review on all four of the recipes I have made!
This recipe is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! I love a good spicy meal! Thanks so much for your blog, your recipes are defiantly some that I make the most of 🙂
Made this tonight and it was really good. Had great flavor. Made my own taco seasoning. Thanks for the recipe, very yummy
My husband and I had this for dinner tonight and loved it. I put mine on a bed of lettuce and made it like a taco salad on steroids. Delicious!!
Absolutely delicious recipe! One thing is that for me, cooking the potatoes took longer than stated. But everything tasted great!
I can’t with your recipes. I haven’t had a ”bad” one or mediocre one yet! This did not disappoint. Initially thought maybe it wouldn’t fill me up, but it sure did! Made it exactly as the recipe calls and added cilantro and guacamole for the topping in addition to your drool worthy chipotle ranch sauce. So good’
This was delicious!! I made taco salads for lunch and they were awesome!
Turned out great! Like someone else mentioned, I enjoyed leftovers served over a bed of greens. Will definitely make again. Thanks for the idea.
This recipe was honestly one of the most delicious things I’ve made on whole30 and we’ve done it 6 times. Made it last night for dinner, and made a separate batch for leftovers. I had it for breakfast just now after my workout and it’s so so good. Hearty, filling and loaded with flavor. Will be making again!
This dish is DELICIOUS!! Will make it often!
My daughter loved this and she doesn’t even like sweet potatoes.
Made this today for brunch for my husband and myself. Absolute banger. Definitely don’t skimp on the chipotle pepper. I didn’t have any and kept wondering what the recipe was missing. Decided to toss in some chipotle peppers and some of the adobo sauce (I forgot they were in my fridge) and bam! This is so good by itself, on tortillas, you name it! Specially good with a dollop of sour cream and a few scallions. Thank you! I don’t usually make skillets but this was an easy crowd pleaser.
Yes, my husband and I love it! I have been making this for a couple of years now. So many different ways you can eat this, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Usually make a big batch so I can freeze and have on hand.