Southwest skillet

Name: Southwest skillet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 4 medium sweet potatoes, washed and diced; 3 Tbsp Water, divided; 1 Lb ground beef; 2 garlic cloves, pressed or chopped; 1.5 tsp southwest seasoning; 1/4 tsp pepper; 1 Tbsp oil; 1 jalapeno, chopped; 10 oz frozen fiesta vegetables (non-flavored peppers, beans, broccoli usually); 8 oz shredded mesican-blend cheese; 3 Roma tomatoes, chopped; 1 avocado, diced; 4 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

The original idea came from Emeals, but this has been modified in several ways to suit our family.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:08:32 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

4sweet potatoes

medium, washed and diced

3 TbspWater

divided

1 lbground beef

2garlic cloves

pressed or chopped

1 ½ tspsouthwest seasoning

¼ tsppepper

1 Tbspoil

1jalapeno

chopped

10 ozvegetables

frozen, non-flavored peppers, beans, broccoli usually

8 ozshredded mesican-blend cheese

4 Tbspfresh cilantro

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes in a microwave container with a loose fitting lid, or a lid with steamer holes. Add 1 Tbsp of water and cover with lid. Microwave 4 minutes or until soft but not mushy.

Step 2

Pan-fry ground beef until browned, crumbling as it cooks. Drain grease and rinse beef in hot water.

Step 3

Add oil and frozen vegetables and jalapeno to the center of the hot pan and cook until heated through.

Step 4

Push vegetables to the outside of the pan. Add back the beef to the center. Add remaining water and seasonings to the beef. Stir to distribute seasoning. Add potatoes back to pan.

Step 5

Once everything is heated stir in cheese just to melt.

Step 6

Top each serving with tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro.