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hot honey beef bowl

Hot Honey Beef Bowl with Sweet Potato and Cottage Cheese

The viral TikTok bowl from scratch: taco-spiced ground beef, smoky roasted sweet potato, cottage cheese, avocado and 2-minute homemade hot honey. About 39g protein.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 570
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Roasted sweet potatoes
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes about 1 lb, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 tsp avocado oil
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
Taco-spiced beef
  • 8 oz lean ground beef 90% lean, grass-fed if you can
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1/2 lime juiced
2-minute hot honey
  • 4 tsp raw honey
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 pinch sea salt
To build the bowls
  • 1 cup 2% cottage cheese
  • 1/2 ripe avocado sliced
  • 2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 scallion thinly sliced
  • 1 pinch flaky sea salt
  • 2 lime wedges

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss the sweet potato cubes with the avocado oil, smoked paprika and salt on a sheet pan and spread them out in one layer.
  2. Roast for 22 to 25 minutes, flipping once halfway, until tender inside and crisp at the edges.
  3. Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, breaking it up, until browned. Drain off extra fat if there's a lot.
  4. Stir in the garlic, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, cayenne and salt. Cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  5. Add the tomato paste and water and simmer for 2 minutes until the beef is glossy and coated. Squeeze in the lime juice.
  6. For the hot honey, warm the honey, red pepper flakes, vinegar and salt in a small pan over low heat for about 1 minute, just until loose and fragrant. Don't boil.
  7. Divide the sweet potatoes and beef between two bowls. Add 1/2 cup cottage cheese and half the avocado slices to each.
  8. Drizzle with the hot honey and finish with cilantro, scallion, flaky salt and a lime wedge.