Loaded Baked Sweet Potato with Bacon Guac and Lime-Coconut Cream

4/26/2017 | BY Mickey Trescott

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Try this AIP and Mexican-inspired take on a loaded baked potato and I promise you won’t even miss the real deal! I’ve topped these beauties with taco meat, bacon guac, and lime coconut-cream — a combination that is sure to kick your hunger to the curb as well as make your taste buds go wild!

If you are worried about the steps involved in this recipe, all the “toppings” can be easily assembled while the sweet potatoes are cooking in the oven. You can also think of them as bonus recipes you can use in other meals throughout the week!

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AIP Taco Meat
 
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Serves: 3-4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 lb grass-fed ground beef
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
  1. Place the beef in the bottom of a skillet, break up into large clumps, and turn on the heat to medium. Cook the meat for 10-15 minutes, stirring and breaking up clumps occasionally, until all the liquid is absorbed, the meat is fully cooked, and slightly browned.
  2. Add the water and spices to the meat, and stir to combine. Cook until liquid is absorbed, about a minute or two, turn off heat, and set aside to cool.

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Bacon Guac
 
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Serves: 3-4 servings
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  • 4 slices pastured, uncured bacon
  • 2 avocados
  • ½ bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • ¼ red onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • sea salt, to taste
Instructions
  1. Place the bacon in the bottom of a skillet and turn on the heat to medium. Cook, turning occasionally, until crispy, about 10 minutes. Place the bacon on a plate and the leftover grease in a small container to cool.
  2. Add the avocados, cilantro, lime juice, onion, and garlic to a medium bowl and stir to combine. When the bacon grease is no longer hot, add it to the avocado mixture. Taste and salt if needed.
  3. When the bacon is cool, crumble or chop with a knife and add to the guacamole. Set aside.

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Lime-Coconut Cream
 
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  1. Add the coconut concentrate, warm water, lime juice, honey, and sea salt to a blender and blend until fully mixed.
  2. Set aside at room temperature until using (mixture will thicken as it cools).
Notes
Coconut concentrate is also known as coconut butter, coconut manna, or coconut cream. It is usually sold in a glass jar and is solid at room temperature. It is not the top of a can of coconut milk!

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Loaded Baked Sweet Potato with Bacon Guac and Lime-Coconut Cream
 
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Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 3 large or 4 small sweet potatoes
  • 1 lb AIP Beef Taco Meat (see recipe above)
  • 2 cups Bacon Guac (see recipe above)
  • 1 cup Lime-Coconut Cream (see recipe above)
  • Green onions and additional cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Wrap the sweet potatoes individually in aluminum foil, place in a large baking dish, and cook for at least 1 hour, possibly up to 1 hour 15 minutes depending on the size of your sweet potatoes. They are finished when a fork is easily inserted into the flesh of the sweet potato.
  3. Place each sweet potato on a plate, and cut one slice into them longwise. Add a serving of taco meat, a serving of guac, and lastly drizzle with lime-coconut cream and sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.

 

About Mickey Trescott

Mickey Trescott is a co-founder here at Autoimmune Wellness and a co-teacher of AIP Certified Coach. After recovering from her own struggle with both Celiac and Hashimoto’s disease, adrenal fatigue, and multiple vitamin deficiencies, Mickey started to write about her experience to share with others and help them realize they are not alone in their struggles. She has a Master's degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Nutrition, and is the author of three best-selling books--The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook, The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook, and The Nutrient-Dense Kitchen. You can watch her AIP cooking demos by following her on Instagram.

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