Sweet Potato Chorizo Fries

These Sweet Potato Chorizo Fries accidentally happened one afternoon. Phillip had made the chorizo mixture with a pasta for dinner and we had some leftovers. The next day for lunch I was trying to scrounge together something easy, so I heated up a sweet potato and decided to add the chorizo mixture on top. I was blown away with how perfect the savory flavor of the chorizo and the sweetness from the potatoes paired together. Phillip and I knew we needed to make this into a meal. We decided to make the sweet potatoes into fries and thicken up the sauce a little so it resembled more of a chili. We could not have predicted how delicious the results are. 

Start this Sweet Potato Chorizo Fries recipe by preheating your oven or air fryer to 375 degrees. Slice up your sweet potatoes into wedges or really whatever your desired thickness is. Coat the potatoes in paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. If you are baking these potatoes and not using the air fryer, also add some olive oil to the potatoes. Place on a baking sheet or the in the air fryer and begin cooking. The air fryer cooks these for 20 minutes, flipping half way through. The oven should be roughly the same amount of time, you may need an extra 5 minutes or so in the oven.

Heat a pan over medium heat, once heated add the chorizo, onion, and garlic to the pan and begin to cook through. Cook the chorizo until done and drain the grease. Add the chorizo back to the pan over medium heat and add the diced tomatoes, red bell pepper, chilies in adobo, salt, and pepper. Cook for a few minutes or until the tomatoes and bell peppers are soft. Pour in the beef broth and tomato paste. Bring to a simmer and lower the heat. Let cook about 10 minutes. Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven or air fryer, salt, and serve with the chorizo on top of the sweet potatoes. Garnish with cheese or sour cream.

From our kitchen to yours, cheers!