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Meet Sloppy Jane, Sloppy Joe’s super fit and sexy wife. HA! But seriously, a fun twist on the old classic, this dish is super filling and absolutely delicious!
Ground beef tossed in a delicious and savory sauce, stuffed in a lovely baked sweet potato, this Sloppy Jane dinner is so satisfying and one that the whole family will just love!
For another stuffed sweet potato recipe, try my Enchilada Stuffed Sweet Potatoes!
Sloppy Jane
2016-05-17 11:31:04
Serves 4
A whole30 + paleo take on the old classic, sloppy joes!
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients
- 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 cup green bell pepper, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Scrub and pat dry the sweet potatoes. Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork. Place the sweet potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Bake until tender, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bell pepper, and garlic and saute until slightly tender, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add the ground beef and cook, breaking up the meat with the back of a spoon, until the meat is browned and cooked through (no longer pink), about 7 minutes more. Season with the salt and pepper while browning.
- Add the tomato paste, mustard, chili powder, and red pepper flakes to the skillet and cook, stirring, until well combined.
- Pour in the coconut aminos and cook, stirring, until it has reduced.
- Remove from heat, cover and keep warm until the potatoes are finished cooking.
- When potatoes are done, remove from oven and make a slit in the top of each sweet potato. Stuff with sloppy joe mixture, serve and enjoy!
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These were soo good! Even when not on whole30. We served on toasted buns with a slice of cheese and whole30 coleslaw. YUM!
I love this recipe! It was a staple during my January Whole 30. It will definitely stay in the rotation beyond January!
Made this last night!! Totally should have doubled the recipe. It was suppose to be my leftovers for work but my husband took it 🤣🤣 so for sure a 10 out of 10. Thanks 💕💕
Love this recipe! We put on buns with a slice of cheddar cheese (just like I did as a kid). So much better than manwich !
Love this recipe!! Have made it multiple times! I do have a question- if I don’t have coconut aminos can I substitute soy sauce? Would that give it similar flavor?
yes definitely! The coconut aminos are a tad sweeter, so it’ll only slightly change the overall flavor.
Have you tried the new Smokey coconut aminos from tjs ? Mine currently has that but not the original- do you think that would be good??
Excited for this as a family meal! Do the red pepper flakes and chili powder make it spicy? wondering for little ones. If so- suggestions for packing a flavor punch but ommitting heat?
Just do the chili powder with kids– and omit the pepper flakes!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe! I use ground turkey instead and it tastes amazing. Such an easy meal and perfect for meal prepping- it is just as good reheated which is always a bonus!
Thank you for sharing!
Making this recipe this week, going to try stuffing it in peppers and adding cauli rice to make it more filling without the taters!
This looks great! Would Dijon be a good substitute for the Yellow Mustard if we have that?
yes perfect!
I love this recipe! Well all your recipes on the blog and in the cookbook! Big Alex fan over here! My husband isn’t a fan of sweet potato’s but loooves this recipe. For those of you who said the sweet potatoes cook longer , I like to slice them in half and bake them that way.