Lean ground beef
1 pound
Meals
Hot honey beef and sweet potato bowls.
Roasted sweet potatoes and seasoned beef with cool cottage cheese, avocado and a sweet-hot finish.
- Makes
- 4 bowls
- Hands-on
- 20 minutes
- Total time
- 40 minutes
- Effort
- Easy
GET WHAT YOU NEED
Your shopping list
For 4 bowls.
Sweet potatoes
1 pound
Olive oil
2 tablespoons, divided
Chili powder
1 tablespoon
Ground cumin
2 teaspoons
Garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons, divided
Paprika
1 teaspoon
Smoked paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons, divided
Dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon
Kosher salt
1 teaspoon, divided
Black pepper
1/2 teaspoon, divided
Tomato paste
2 tablespoons
Water
1/2 cup
Ordinary household water; no product purchase necessary.
Cottage cheese
2 cups
Avocados
2 small
Hot honey
2 tablespoons
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Sheet pan
Roasts potatoes in one layer.
Skillet and food thermometer
Cooks beef and checks doneness.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Roast
Heat oven to 425°F. Cube potatoes into 1-inch pieces. Toss with 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, smoked paprika and salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Roast 25–30 minutes until tender.
Brown
Warm remaining oil in a skillet; break beef into crumbles. Add remaining spices, tomato paste and water.
Finish beef
Simmer, stirring, until cooked through and 160°F on a food thermometer.
Build bowls
Divide potatoes and beef among four bowls. Add 1/2 cup cottage cheese and half an avocado each. Drizzle with hot honey.
Good to know
- Keep cold toppings separate when reheating portions.
- Use a small drizzle first; hot-honey heat varies.
- Refrigerate perishable leftovers promptly.
SAVE THE MAKING
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Prepared beef and grain bowl
A ready-made beef meal with a different sauce and grains instead of sweet potato.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Mallory Brown: hot honey beef bowl — Ingredient amounts and method
- FoodSafety.gov: cooking temperatures — Safe final cooking temperatures