Whole Foods Taco Bowl

A family favorite for taco lovers that can be served totally whole foods or integrated with classic shells or chips for a meal everyone will crave.

Whole Foods Taco Bowl

PREP TIME: 30 minutes

COOK TIME: 1-2 hours (sweet potatoes), 40 minutes (taco meat)

SERVES: 4

​INGREDIENTS	DIRECTIONS
	Sweet Potato "Chips"
2 large sweet potatoes	1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Thinly slice or spiralize sweet potatoes. Toss in coconut oil and salt.
1 tbs coconut oil	2. Lay sweet potato slices in even layer on parchment-covered baking sheets. Cook for 45 minutes then flip.
Dash sea salt	3. Check slices every 10 minutes after 1 hour. Pull out individual chips as they reach desired crispness until all are finished.
	Taco Meat
2 pounds hamburger, preferably from grass-fed, grass-finished cow	1. Cook the hamburger over medium heat. Once the meat has begun to release juice, create a hole in the center of the pan and add the minced garlic. Cook until it starts to brown, then stir into the meat.
1-2 cloves garlic, minced	2. Cut the onion while hamburger is cooking, and add half once finished to cook with the hamburger.
1 onion, diced	3. Dice jalapeño. If you desire less heat, remove the seeds.
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)	4. Once hamburger is brown, add diced tomatoes, jalapeño, cumin, chili powder, and salt. Start with 1/2 tbs each cumin and chili powder and add more to taste as desired.
1 jalapeño pepper	5. Leave at medium until the juices and spices simmer, then reduce to low and cover for 20 minutes, stirring periodically. Add water as needed if meat starts to dry out.
1/2-1 tbs cumin
1/2-1 tbs chili powder
1 tsp sea salt
	Fillings and Toppings
Lettuce - suggested romaine, red leaf, green leaf, spinach, baby kale, or mix	1. Cut lettuce and vegetables to desired size. Shred cheese.
Toppings: peppers (green, colored) tomatoes avocado cheese, grass-fed cilantro whole foods salsa onions	2. Put toppings in separate bowls and let the family serve themselves with their favorite combinations.

Chef Notes

For those working to eat the whole foods version of this taco bowl, the sweet potato chips, when cooked until crispy, can offer a healthy alternative to the classic tortilla or flour shell. Cooking sweet potato chips to the perfect crunch does take time and patience. It is even better if you cook them longer at a lower temperature. You can also make the chips ahead of time and warm them in the oven on taco night.

For toppings, determine what everyone in the family enjoys and set them out in separate bowls for everyone to serve themselves. Feel free to add and use your imagination beyond what is listed here!