Sloppy Joes with Sweet Potato "Buns"
Sloppy Joes with Sweet Potato "Buns" is made with whole & simple ingredients and free of added sugars. It's a healthy gluten & grain free + paleo friendly dish. This comfort food classic will definitely be a hit with the whole family.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, grass-fed
- 1 tsp avocado oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 yellow/red/orange pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 oz tomato paste
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp coconut aminos
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- Sea salt and black pepper , to taste
Sweet Potato "Buns"
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- Sea salt , to taste
Instructions
- Heat avocado oil in pan then add onion and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 5-minutes or until onions become soft.
- Add garlic and beef. Break a part beef and cook until beef is no longer pink.
- In a separate bowl mix sauce ingredients together then add mixture to pan with beef. Add sea salt and black pepper to taste.
- Let cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally. You can also lower the temperature and let cook for longer to get more flavour out of this dish.
- Serve in-between sweet potato buns.
Sweet potato "buns"
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut sweet potatoes into 1/4 inch rounds with the peel intact.
- Place sweet potato rounds in a single layer on baking sheet, brush both sides with oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until tender and lightly browned. Flip halfway through baking time.