What seasonings can I use to give this a different flavor profile?

https://belleofthekitchen.com/taco-stuffed-sweet-potatoes/

I looks good as is but lots of recipes I so have that taco flavor.

I'm not much of a cook so I don't know what spices and seasonings to use in place of the taco flavored stuff.

Trying to meal prep for the week.
Got this, was gonna do chicken spaghetti and a few other things, but they all have the taco flavor 😕

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REMsleep · 41-45, F

If you are using ground beef use beefy onion powdered soup concentrate. Its in the soup aisle. If you like to add more veggies add green peas and carrots and large chopped onions and mushrooms. Tastes great as a potato topping.

This is basically what a shepherds pie is except that on shepherds pie you take the potato a step further and mash it and bake it on top of the beef mixture but this mixture also works well as a topper.

ArtieKat · M

@REMsleep Cottage Pie is with beef; Shepherds Pie is lamb 🤣

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@ArtieKat in the states, both are shepherds pie. We don't have a lot of lamb here. Most places if you order shepherds pie in a restaurant you'll get beef. I've never even heard of cottage pie before.

ArtieKat · M

@ViciDraco The clue is in the name - shepherds look after sheep, not cows.😂

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@ArtieKat cottages don't look after cows though. It's a simple substitution. Not worth a new name unless it's made completely different.

ArtieKat · M

@ViciDraco I'm not going to argue - I've told you the origin of the name. End of story

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@ArtieKat no real argument. It's just what happens when the US Americanizes things.

ArtieKat · M

@ViciDraco You said it! 😁

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@ArtieKat lol Wow I believe you but not here in the USA. I've been cooking various Shepherd's Pie recipes for years and that particular detail has been lost over here.

ArtieKat · M

@REMsleep I cook for a living - the ingredients of a dish are very important to me.... I get carried away sometimes :-)

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@ArtieKat No problem. I like details also and get OCD about things sometimes too

ArtieKat · M

@REMsleep

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@REMsleep hmm, I'm not sure how that would taste on sweet potatoes.🤔

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@iamnikki Better than the taco meat from the original recipe I would imagine. I actually had a sweet potato shepherds pie and it tastes good.
This frozen one is ok also but it uses ground turkey instead of beef.