One of my family’s favorite easy dinners that works SO well for meal prep! Sweet potatoes and ground beef get dolloped with a creamy high protein street corn style dip that is bonkers delicious.
Street Corn Beef and Sweet Potato Bowls
That Street Corn Dip On Top Is A Game Changer.
The TLDR: roasted sweet potato, saucy seasoned ground beef, pickled onions, and a street corn-inspired dip over the whole thing. You can eat it with chips, or you can eat it with a fork. It is DELICIOUS.
Remember the hot honey cottage cheese bowls trend from a few months ago?
There was a trend going for a while that involved sweet potatoes and ground beef, with a dollop of straight cottage cheese over the top, and a drizzle of hot honey. My hot take: it always just felt a little forced. Dollop of straight cottage cheese on top? Just… straight?! I don’t know about it.
Hear me out: this is that same trend, but massively improved. The cottage cheese now gets worked into a street corn reminiscent dip that is packed with flavor that makes the whole bowl just work. I love it so much more than the original.
- The street corn doubles as a high-protein snacky dip.
- All elements work beautifully for meal prep.
- Family-friendly because each person can pick the elements that they want.
Not sure what is going on with me – normally I’m late and/or oblivious to recipe trends, but this is the third “viral” recipe trend I’ve tried (and loved) in a month. (See also: brownie puddings for two, and broth bowls.)
There are a lot of very weird things about living in this internet and social-media-heavy time, but the abundance of fun and amazing viral recipe ideas is a really nice little perk!
Hope you guys love these as much as we did!
How To Make These Street Corn Bowls
1
Make Your Street Corn.
Mix it all up! DELICIOUS. (That creamy stuff is the blended cottage cheese!)
2
Roast Your Sweet Potatoes.
I do this in the air fryer! So quick and they roast up perfectly.
3
Brown the Ground Beef.
I do this last so it’s hot for serving!
4
Serve!
Pile it all in a bowl and dig in. Chips are an excellent choice.
Street Corn Beef and Sweet Potato Bowls
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
One of my family’s favorite easy dinners that works SO well for meal prep! Sweet potatoes and ground beef get dolloped with a creamy high protein street corn style dip that is bonkers delicious.
Ingredients
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High Protein Street Corn Dip:
- 1 cup cottage cheese, blended until smooth
- 2 heaping tablespoons mayo
- 2 heaping cups frozen fire-roasted corn, thawed and patted dry
- half of a large jalapeño, minced (ribs and seeds removed)
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
- juice and zest from half of a lime
- 1 avocado, cut into chunks (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon Tajín (optional and/or can just be a garnish)
Sweet Potatoes:
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Ground Beef:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2–3 tablespoons taco seasoning (I use Siete mild taco seasoning, about half the package)
Optional:
- Chips for serving
- Pickled red onions for serving
Instructions
- Make Street Corn Dip: Mix all elements together, saving the blended cottage cheese for last so you can control how much you want to add. Taste and adjust to your liking. (This doubles as a snack while you’re cooking. Win-win.)
- Roast Sweet Potatoes: Toss the sweet potato cubes with olive oil and salt. Air fry at 375 degrees for 13 minutes, until tender and lightly golden. (Or roast on a sheet pan at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.)
- Ground Beef: Heat the olive oil over medium high heat; add ground beef in chunks and cook, undisturbed, until you get some browning. Crumble into small bits, and add the taco seasoning and 2-3 tablespoons of water to make it a bit saucy.
- Serve: Plate sweet potatoes and ground beef in a bowl. Top with the corn dip. I always have this with pickled red onions, but that’s up to you! And dipping into this with chips is delicious.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Keywords: street corn, street corn dip, street corn bowls, protein bowl, sweet potato, ground beef
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February 17, 2026
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