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Homemade beef and cheese tacos with sweet potato fries

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 90 minutes, around $2.89 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

90mintotal
≈ $2.89a serving
1058kcalper serving
40gof protein
In season in October
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 200 °C with the rack in the middle and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Cut the sweet potatoes

    Peel the 0.2 kg of sweet potatoes and cut them into thin sticks about 1 cm thick.

  3. Bake the fries

    Toss the sticks with 2 tbsp of oil, a little salt and half the paprika, then spread them on the sheet. Bake for 25 min, flipping them halfway through.

    Tip · Don't pack the sticks on the sheet, otherwise they steam instead of browning. Keep them well spaced, in a single layer.

  4. Prep the veggies

    Thinly slice the 2 red onions and dice the 2 tomatoes. Lightly salt the tomatoes.

  5. Cook the meat

    Heat 1 tbsp of oil in the skillet over high heat and cook the 150 g of ground beef, breaking it up, until there's no pink left at all (70 °C in the center). Add the rest of the paprika, salt and pepper, then stir in the crème fraîche and turn off the heat.

    Tip · Break up the meat well with the spatula at the start so you get small, evenly cooked pieces.

  6. Fill the tortillas

    Lay 8 tortillas on a baking sheet or the counter. Add half the cheese, then the meat, tomato and onion, then the rest of the cheese.

  7. Melt and serve

    Once the fries are out, put the filled tortillas in the oven at 200 °C for 5 min to melt the cheese. Fold them and serve with the hot fries.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 1058 kcal. 43% comes from carbs, 15% from protein and 40% from fat.

113 gCarbs
40 gProtein
47 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy1058 kcal
Protein40.2 g
Carbs112.8 g
of which sugars17 g
Fat46.8 g
of which saturated fat13.2 g
Fiber11.7 g
Salt2.7 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.89 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.78for 2 people
≈ $2.89a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

Eat it fresh. Crunch doesn't survive the fridge: fried or breaded ahead, it comes out all soggy. Save it for the day you eat it, that's when it's good!

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Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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