Sweet Potato and Chorizo Tacos

Name: Sweet Potato and Chorizo Tacos
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 firm-ripe avocados; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 454 grams Mexican chorizo*, such as Silva brand, removed from casing; 12 corn tortillas (6-in. diameter); 57 grams cotija (crumbly white Mexican cheese)* or feta; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 lime, halved; 6 romaine lettuce leaves; 1 medium orange-fleshed sweet potato (often labeled yam); 1 small white onion

The recipe Sweet Potato and Chorizo Tacos could satisfy your Mexican craving in about 30 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 966 calories, 37g of protein, and 67g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Only It works well as a main course. If you have firm-ripe avocados, romaine lettuce leaves, corn tortillas, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sweet potato you could follow this main course with the Sweet Potato Dessert Squares as a dessert.

Instructions

Peel onion and sweet potato and dice into 1/2-in. cubes.

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Sweet Potato

Onion

Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onion, potato, and salt and cook until onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until potato is just tender, 8 to 9 minutes.

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Potato

Onion

Salt

Increase heat to medium-high and add chorizo. Cook, breaking up sausage with the back of a spoon, until cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes.

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Chorizo

Sausage

Meanwhile, heat tortillas in an oven or a microwave, or char over an open flame until warmed and softened. Wrap in foil or a clean kitchen towel to keep warm.

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Wrap

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Stack and thinly slice lettuce; combine in a bowl with juice of a lime half and cotija. Halve, peel, pit, and thinly slice avocados; put in another bowl and toss with juice from remaining lime half.

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Avocado