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Paleo Ground Beef Stuffed Yams

True yams are harder to find than you might think, but they're just as easy to cook and eat as your standard sweet potato. by Marla Starr, updated November 6, 2016 Posted on July 29, 2015

Paleo Recipe Paleo Ground Beef Stuffed Yams
Marla Starr
Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

Bags full of braising greens came in our vegetable CSA during the first several weeks of delivery. I used a lot of them in our lunch salads but decided to do something different with the latest bunch we received.

Braising greens are great raw, but because they’re so dense and fibrous, sometimes they’re better when lightly cooked.

Paleo Ground Beef Stuffed YamsPaleo Ground Beef Stuffed Yams

Steaming your greens is a great way to break them down a little without overcooking them. I used that same principle here when I added them to the skillet as the last ingredient.

Your Choice Of Potato

If you signed up for a CSA, you may be getting potatoes in your box, depending on the farm it’s coming from.

Potatoes can certainly be included as part of a paleo diet, especially if you’ve gone extremely low carb and you’re looking to reintroduce starchy vegetables. If you’re introducing more white potatoes into your diet, be sure to choose organic white potatoes.

But, you’ll find most Paleo peeps prefer sweet potatoes and all their varieties. They’re not as starchy and they’re high in fiber, which makes them a slow carb. They won’t cause the spike in blood sugar you’ll get from eating white potatoes.

Yams Versus Sweet Potatoes

Despite faulty grocery store labeling, yams and sweet potatoes are not different names for the same plant. Most of the tubers labeled as “yams” in our grocery stores are really sweet potatoes.

True yams can usually be found in African or Caribbean markets, so if you’re lucky enough to have one of those near you, try exploring their shelves to see if you can find something you’ve never tried before.

If you can’t get your hands on a true yam, don’t sweat it. Despite the many different varieties of yams and sweet potatoes out there, they can all be cooked in pretty much the same manner.

With about an hour in the oven (or a few minutes in the microwave, if you’re short on time). Either way will yield a soft, sweet tuber that goes really well with some ground beef and braising greens.

What Are Braising Greens?

Braising greens are a mix of dark leafy greens that include kale, chard, collards, mustard greens, bok choy, radicchio, and turnip greens.

So if you don’t have a braising greens at your disposal like we did, a good combination of one to three of those will do just fine. I’d recommend kale, green or rainbow chard and collard or mustard greens if you were looking for a recommendation. :)

Paleo Ground Beef Stuffed Yams

Paleo Ground Beef Stuffed Yams

Yield: 3-4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3-4 yams or sweet potatoes
  • 5 strips bacon, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped small
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1lb grass-fed ground beef
  • garlic powder, to taste
  • chili powder, to taste
  • coarse ground sea salt, to taste
  • 2 cups braising greens

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Wrap the yams in foil, transfer to a rimmed baking sheet or pizza stone and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until you can squeeze the potatoes (using an oven-safe glove) and they give under the pressure of your hand easily.
  3. After yams have been in the oven for 30 minutes, add chopped bacon to a 10.25-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Toss to coat the pan evenly with the bacon grease as the pieces cook.
  4. After 3-5 minutes add onion and garlic and toss to combine. Cook 5-7 minutes or until onions start to become translucent.
  5. Add ground beef to pan and season with garlic powder, chili powder and sea salt. Toss to combine with onion, garlic and bacon and cook until meat is browned.
  6. Add braising greens to the pan and cover with a lid. Cook, covered for 5-7 minutes or until greens start to wilt. Toss to combine with ground beef and cook until greens are to your desired consistency. (The longer they cook the more they will break down.)
  7. Transfer baked yams to a plate, slice open with a knife and pile the ground beef and greens mixture inside.
  8. Serve each dish with a pinch of sea salt on top.
  9. Enjoy! :)

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Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

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