Enjoy this Roasted Sweet Potato Ground Beef Taco Bowl with refreshing Creamy Avocado Dressing for a big bold flavor extravaganza! Made with all wholesome ingredients, this easy recipe is designed to keep your weeknight meals both nourishing and delicious!
Perfectly seasoned ground beef taco meat comes together with brown rice, fresh greens, tomatoes, black beans and a most impressive avocado sauce to bring life to dinnertime!
If you’ve been a longtime follower of The Roasted Root, you know I’m all about my big bowls of food.
Well, these simple taco bowls are off-the-charts flavorful, are easy to customize, and are loaded with quality nutrients for a feel-good meal.
And you guys? It’s the creamy avocado dressing that really sets this taco bowl recipe apart. No matter what you do, don’t skip it!
The second best part about these easy taco bowls is they are made with all simple ingredients that leave you feeling great! Plus, the recipe can be made in parts to break up some of the prep.
Ingredients for Ground Beef Taco Bowl:
Ground Beef Taco Meat: Avocado oil, lean ground beef, yellow onion, fresh garlic, sea salt, and chili powder. Taco seasoning also works here!
Roasted Sweet Potatoes: A large sweet potato, avocado oil, and sea salt.
For the Taco Bowls: Cooked brown rice or white rice, spring greens (or leafy greens of choice), cherry tomatoes, and black beans.
Creamy Avocado Dressing Ingredients: Avocado oil, fresh lime juice, fresh parsley or fresh cilantro, garlic, pure maple syrup, and sea salt.
Recipe Customizations:
- Feel free to add your favorite toppings here! Consider adding shredded cheese, sour cream, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, black olives, tortilla chips, hot sauce, homemade salsa, and more.
- Swap out the avocado dressing for your favorite homemade guacamole, Chipotle Aioli, or Cilantro Lime Dressing.
- Make my Instant Pot Black Beans if you prefer preparing your beans from dry rather than using canned beans.
- Use ground turkey or ground chicken in place of ground beef.
- Make it low-carb or paleo by using cauliflower rice instead of brown rice. You can also swap out the beans for your favorite taco bowl additions. Fresh veggies like bell peppers, red onion, and roasted broccoli work great!
- Want to get fancy? Make my Cilantro Lime Rice or Mexican Rice to use as the base of the bowls.
How to Make a Ground Beef Taco Bowl:
Roast the Sweet Potato:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Chop the sweet potato into 2-inch chunks and spread them over a large baking sheet in a single layer.
Drizzle with avocado oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Toss the sweet potatoes in oil and seasonings using your hands until the chunks are coated.
Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are golden brown and reach your desired level of doneness.
Prepare the Ground Beef:
Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften.
Add in the fresh garlic and ground beef. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to break the ground beef into small pieces.
Stir in the chili powder (or homemade taco seasoning). Continue cooking until ground beef is cooked through.
Assemble the Bowls:
Blend the ingredients for the avocado dressing in a small blender until creamy.
Load up bowls with cooked brown rice (or white rice), chopped greens, black beans, cherry tomatoes, and taco meat.
Drizzle the bowls with the creamy avocado dressing and serve! Serve taco rice bowls with lime wedges and any of your favorite taco toppings like pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, etc.
Store leftover taco meat in an airtight container for up to 5 days. If you have leftovers of other ingredients, store them in separate containers.
Preparing this recipe for meal prep? You can easily make several components in advance.
Meal Prep Tips:
- Cook the brown rice up to 5 days ahead of time
- Roast the sweet potato up to 4-5 days in advance.
- Make the ground beef taco meat up to 5 days ahead of time.
- I recommend preparing the avocado dressing the day you intend to eat the bowls for the best flavor.
These delicious ground beef taco bowls combine rich and savory elements with fresh ingredients for customizable healthy easy dinners.
Love DIY dinner bowls like these easy beef taco bowls? Try some of my other bowl recipes.
More Bowl Recipes:
- Crispy Bang Bang Salmon Bites Bowls
- Mediterranean Chicken Hummus Bowls
- Sesame Garlic Steak Bites Bowls
- Thai Turkey and Cabbage Bowls
- Garlic Sesame Chicken Bowls
- Chicken Taco Salad
Drop a comment below letting me know what kind of toppings you love in your taco bowls!
Ground Beef Taco Bowl Recipe
Ingredients
Ground Beef Taco Meat:
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- ½ cup yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
Roasted Sweet Potatoes:
- 1 large sweet potato chopped into 2-inch cubes
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- Sea salt to taste
For the Bowls:
- 4 cups cooked brown rice
- 5 ounces spring greens chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 (15-oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 batch creamy avocado dressing
Instructions
Roast the Sweet Potato:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Chop the sweet potato into bite-sized cubes and transfer to a baking sheet. Drizzle with avocado oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Use your hands to toss the sweet potatoes in oil and salt until coated.
- Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are golden brown and reach your desired level of doneness.
Prepare the Ground Beef:
- Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high on the stove top. Add the chopped onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.. Add in the fresh garlic and ground beef. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to break the ground beef into smaller chunks. Stir in the chili powder and continue cooking until ground beef is cooked through.
Assemble the Bowls:
- Blend the creamy avocado dressing ingredients in a blender until smooth (recipe linked above).
- Load up taco rice bowls with cooked brown rice (or white rice), chopped greens, roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, cherry tomatoes, and taco meat. Drizzle the bowls with the creamy avocado dressing and serve! Include your favorite toppings like salsa or grated cheese too!
