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    Home » Vegetarian Mexican Recipes

    Sweet Potato Tacos

    Lindsay Moe

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    sweet potato tacos on a white plate

    These Sweet Potato Tacos are a delicious combination of mashed sweet potato, salsa, avocado, and crispy tortillas!

    three sweet potato tacos on a white plate on a wood table
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    Here’s the thing: I don’t care if you think I’m weird.

    I’m making the laziest tacos that hardly even need a recipe and trying to get you to make them too. Because what are we even doing on the internet if not taking photos of our food and telling people how good it is?

    These are special tacos because they’re made with mashed sweet potatoes. While it might seem a little weird at first, I’m here to tell you that it’s not!

    close up photo of a sweet potato taco on a white plate

    Why are mashed sweet potato tacos better than cubed sweet potato tacos?

    While most sweet potato tacos are out there strutting around with their cubed sweet potatoes, I’m going rogue and letting you know that mashed sweet potatoes also make a great taco! Not only is the texture and flavor there, but it’s  WAY easier than spending time cutting.

    Another bonus is mashed sweet potato won’t fall out of your taco shell like cubed sweet potatoes will. It all just kind of stays put, ready to be delivered to your mouth.

    close up photo of three sweet potato tacos

    How do you make sweet potato tacos?

    If you have the time you can make a few baked sweet potatoes in the oven in about one hour. However if you have an Instant Pot (affiliate link) you can do the same thing in about 25 minutes (including the time it takes to come up to pressure) similar to how we did when we made breakfast stuffed sweet potatoes.

    Once cooked, mash the flesh and stir in your favorite salsa (this is my favorite cooking salsa). You’ll also want to mash an avocado with a little lime juice and salt, as well as fry a few tortillas. Add cheese and pepitas for crunch, and you’re ready to eat!

    a sweet potato taco on a white plate

    These sweet potato tacos can be customized! Here are a few ideas to get you started:

    • Leave off the cheese to make them vegan
    • Swap whatever cheese you like such as cotija or monterey jack
    • Spice them up with a sprinkling of chili powder in the sweet potato
    • Sprinkle with chopped fresh or jarred jalapeños for extra spice
    a hand grabbing a sweet potato taco from a plate

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    three sweet potato tacos on a white plate on a wood table

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    three sweet potato tacos on a plate

    Sweet Potato Tacos

    Sweet potato tacos made with mashed sweet potato, avocado, salsa, and pepitas!
    4.20 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 306kcal
    Author: Lindsay Moe

    Ingredients

    • 3 sweet potatoes
    • 12 Corn tortillas
    • 1 tablespoon Olive or canola oil
    • ½ cup salsa, plus more to taste
    • 2 avocados
    • Juice of one lime
    • Coarse kosher salt
    • Queso Fresco, or your favorite Mexican cheese
    • Pepitas
    • Cilantro, optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Rinse sweet potatoes, jab with a fork a few times, and wrap each one tightly in aluminum foil. Place wrapped potatoes on a baking sheet and bake in the center of the oven until soft, about one hour.
    • Place a few drops of oil in a large skillet and heat over medium heat. Once hot, add one or two corn tortillas so they lay flat but don’t overlap. Move the tortilla around to coat it in oil and let cook a few minutes until beginning to char and crisp a little. Flip and continue to cook until the other side is also charred. Remove to a plate and continue with as many tortillas as desired, adding a few drops of oil to the pan each time you add a new tortilla.
    • Meanwhile, remove the skin from the sweet potatoes and mash roughly with a fork in a medium bowl. Add salsa and stir.
    • In a small bowl mash avocados. Add lime juice and salt to taste and mix thoroughly.
    • To assemble the tacos, spread a layer of the sweet potato mixture down the middle of a tortilla, top with a dollop of avocado, and sprinkle with cheese, pepitas, cilantro, and more salsa if desired.

    Notes

    Instant Pot Instructions

    Place the steamer rack in your Instant Pot and add 1 cup of water.
    Place sweet potatoes on the rack and seal the lid, making sure the release valve is in the proper position.
    Set the Instant Pot to manual high pressure for 15 minutes. It will take a few minutes to come up to pressure.
    Once the time is up, allow the pressure to release naturally for ten minutes. Turn the release valve to release any leftover pressure. Once the float valve has dropped, open the lid and remove the sweet potato.

    Nutrition information is an estimate that does not include toppings like cheese, pepitas, or cilantro.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 713mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 9425IU | Vitamin C: 11.9mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1.6mg
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    1. Sarah says

      August 06, 2016 at 12:46 pm

      The picture looks like you used yams. I know to most people (including myself) a yam is a yam and a sweet potato but a sweet potato can never be a yam. Are you rocking yams in this one? I’ve got some corn tortillas in the fridge and this looks like the perfect way to use them!

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      • Lindsay Moe says

        August 10, 2016 at 1:12 pm

        My grocery store never has yams, but labels everything like this a sweet potato, so I guess I would say it’s a sweet potato unless the grocery store has led me astray! I’m not sure it would matter though, as anything potato-y would be delicious in this taco!

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    2. Sarah | Well and Full says

      April 05, 2019 at 10:05 am

      These tacos look absolutely delicious! They would be the perfect weeknight meal 🙂

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      • Lindsay Moe says

        April 05, 2019 at 1:21 pm

        Thanks so much Sarah! They are so quick and easy to make on a weeknight!

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