Fajita Sweet Potato Skins

I absolutely love this recipe! It's flexible, delicious, and relatively easy to pull together without much effort. It can be vegan, vegetarian, or chock full of meat, whichever works best for what's in your pantry. You can also use whatever potatoes you like, I regularly choose sweet potatoes because they're healthy and delicious.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 45-75 minutes (larger potatoes take more time to cook through)

Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potato (serves 2)
1 green pepper, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1/2 yellow or white onion, sliced
2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
Taco seasonings, to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
Ground beef/chicken breast/skirt steak (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bake potatoes on un-greased pan until skin is crisp and the inside is soft. A medium sweet potato takes an average of an hour to cook thoroughly. My oven tends to run hot, so I generally drop the temperature by 25 degrees, or cut the cook time shorter.
Heat oil in medium pan until lightly smoking. You should be able to feel the heat coming off it if you hold your hand a few inches above the oil.
Add onion and peppers and saute until vegetables are almost soft, then add your desired meat and cook through.
Add the taco seasoning and mix thoroughly, cooking until the vegetables are soft.
Cut the potatoes in half and spoon the vegetables on top. Add cheese, if desired, and bake until the cheese is melted.
Top with pico de gallo, sour cream, or guacamole and serve warm.

Enjoy!

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