Beef & Sweet Potato Empanadas with Avocado Cream Sauce | Beef Loving Texans | Beef Loving Texans is

Ingredients

• ½ lb. Ground Beef
• 1 cup sweet potato, peeled and chopped into ½-inch pieces
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• ½ tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• ¼ tsp. dried oregano
• ¼ tsp. paprika
• ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• ½ can (10 oz.) diced tomatoes and green chilies, drained
• 1 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
• ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 12 empanada wrappers or 1 package refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 1 large avocado, mashed
• ½ cup Mexican crema, sour cream or Greek yogurt
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 tsp. cilantro, chopped
• ½ tsp. salt (optional)