Spiced Ground Beef Tacos with seasoned roasted sweet potatoes and cashew-based vegan queso are a delightfully simple yet flavor-blasted taco for any night of the week.

Ground Beef and Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos with Vegan "Queso" a beautifully seasoned and delightfully simple meal! #dinner #paleo #healthy

Taco Tuesday!

Did you know Iโ€™ve never actually posted a taco recipe on a Tuesday? Rebellious, I know.

Iโ€™ve been waiting on sharing this recipe for months and realized I had better hop to it, because I really feel you all need some tacos for your Super Bowlapalooza this Sunday.

Truthfully, the Super Bowl is the only football I watch every football season (and sometimes we just go snowmobiling instead, because: priorities); however, I dug this little ditty out of my file folders specifically for your football chowing enjoyment. De nada.

These tacos are so silly simple, youโ€™re going to blow a gasket.

Ground Beef and Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos with Vegan "Queso" a beautifully seasoned and delightfully simple meal! #dinner #paleo #healthy

Spiced ground beef (I like using grass-fed), sweet potato, vegan queso (weโ€™ll cross that bridge in a second), grain-free (paleo-friendly) tortillas. BOOM! Magnificence.

The cashew-based vegan โ€œqueso,โ€ guys…definitely a must make if you have a moment of free time! I used inspiration from my Paleo Sour Cream and Onion Dip to come up with a non-dairy โ€œcheeseโ€ sauce, because letโ€™s face it, tacos are amazing, but tacos that come with some sort of homemade salsa and/or sauce spritz are next level amazing, can we all agree?

Youโ€™ll want to soak the cashews for at least a few hours (itโ€™s better if you soak them overnight), so a little pre-planning will go a long way.

Alright, alright, truth be told, you really donโ€™t need to make the dip/queso in order to have a mighty fine time with these tacos, but just note, it is quite the addition, and a brilliant cheese replacement for my friends who are intolerant of (or choose to avoid) dairy.

If you’re feeling colorful and zesty, you can whip out a quick cabbage slaw (basically cabbage and lime juice massaged together) and toss in some fresh cherry tomatoes, green onion, cilantro, sliced radishes, and avocado. Topping selections are up to you, my friends!

Ground Beef and Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos with Vegan "Queso" a beautifully seasoned and delightfully simple meal! #dinner #paleo #healthy

How to Make Ground Beef Tacos with Roasted Sweet Potatoes:

As I mentioned earlier, I used store-bought grain-free (paleo-friendly) tortillas for these ground beef tacos, making them a pretty clean dinner option. You can use any tortilla your heart desired depending on your dietary needs!

You can easily make this a meal prep situation for work lunches or weeknight dinner.

Make my Ground Beef Taco Meat or my Vegan Cheese Sauce for these tacos if you’d like!

Simply cook up the spiced ground beef and roast up some sweet potatoes ahead of time and make tacos (or taco bowls/burrito bowls!) for days! For some bowl action, consider brown rice, avocado, and a quick cabbage slaw for your additions.

Tacopalooza!

Ground Beef and Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos with Vegan "Queso" a beautifully seasoned and delightfully simple meal! #dinner #paleo #healthy

Ground Beef Tacos with Roasted Sweet Potatoes

4.50 from 2 votes
Deliciously flavorful and easy ground beef tacos with sweet potatoes makes for a nutritious, vibrant meal!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 Tacos

Ingredients

For the Ground Beef:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 red bell pepper cored and chopped
  • 1 pound lean grass-fed beef
  • 1.5 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt to taste

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Cabbage Slaw:

  • 3 cups red cabbage shredded
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt to taste

For the Tacos:

  • grain-free tortillas
  • 1 avocado peeled and sliced
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
  • 1 batch Paleo Sour Cream & Onion Dip (for the "queso")

Instructions

Make the Spiced Ground Beef:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion turns translucent and begins to brown, about 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and bell pepper and continue cooking until bell pepper begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the beef, seasonings and sea salt, breaking up the beef into desired sized chunks. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is cooked through, about 5 to 8 minutes.

Roast the Sweet Potato:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Spread the chopped sweet potato on a large baking dish and drizzle with oil and sprinkle with chili powder and sea salt. Use your hands to toss everything together until the sweet potato chunks are well-coated in oil and seasoning.
  • Roast 25 to 30 minutes, turning half-way through, or until golden-brown and soft on the inside.

Cabbage Slaw

  • Add ingredients for the cabbage slaw to a medium-sized mixing Bowl. Massage the cabbage assertively with your hands until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Taste for flavor and add more sea salt to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Make the Tacos:

  • Heat the grain-free tortillas on the stove-top (or in a microwave). Load them up with desired amount of spiced ground beef, roasted sweet potatoes, avocado, cabbage slaw, tomatoes, green onion, queso fresco, and cilantro. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1taco ยท Calories: 334kcal ยท Carbohydrates: 20g ยท Protein: 16g ยท Fat: 21g ยท Fiber: 3g ยท Sugar: 4g
Author: Julia
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: dairy-free cheese sauce, grain-free tacos, ground beef tacos, healthy dinner recipe, healthy meals, paleo tacos, Taco Tuesday, tacos with sweet potatoes
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Julia Mueller

Julia Mueller is a recipe developer, cookbook author, and founder of The Roasted Root. She has authored three bestselling cookbooks, – Paleo Power Powers, Delicious Probiotic Drinks, and The Quintessential Kale Cookbook. Her recipes have been featured in several national publications such as BuzzFeed, Self, Tasty, Country Living, Brit.co, etc.

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Questions and Reviews

  1. Yum Yum! Cilantro & Avocado are the magic ingredients! Ripe cherry tomatoes to finish off the fresh feel ๐Ÿ™‚ Great!

    Carol D.

  2. Ahhh so many of my favorites in these tacos! That queso!! And the colors! Can we talk about how much of a sucker I am for super colorful dishes??? ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Hmmm…. tacos mixing with homemade salsa and sauce spritz? I won’t agree with you until I try this recipe already xD Anyway, it is very inspirational idea ๐Ÿ™‚