Description
Baked Potatoes topped with taco meat, seasoned beans, then smothered in chipotle cheese sauce with chopped onion, peppers, tomatoes, avocado and Sriracha ranch and yes, even a few crushed nacho cheese Doritos for crunch.
Ingredients
For the chipotle cheese sauce:
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup per serving of your favorite cheddar cheese sauce (I used this recipe)
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder (per serving), or to taste
For each serving:
- 1 baking potato
- About 1/4 cup cooked taco meat (I recommend this recipe)
- About 1/4 cup cooked, seasoned beans
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup chipotle cheese sauce
- Chopped red onion (or green onion)
- 1 small mini sweet pepper, seeded and chopped
- A few cherry tomatoes, quartered
- About 1/4 of an avocado, cut into chunks
- A drizzle of Sriracha ranch (store bought or from this recipe)
- Crushed nacho cheese Doritos (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Wash the potato(es) and, while still wet, sprinkle with salt. Poke the side gently with a fork. Set the potato(es) directly on the middle rack in the oven and let bake for about an hour or until a fork goes in easily. (For a faster option, you can microwave a potato for 3 – 5 minutes, until fork tender.)
- While the potato is baking, stir in chipotle powder into your cheese sauce to your liking and prep your other ingredients. When the potato is close to done, warm the cheese sauce, taco meat and beans.
- Split each potato lengthwise and mash it gently with a fork. Sprinkle with salt & pepper, then add the taco meat, beans, cover with cheese sauce, add other toppings as you please and then a drizzle of the Sriracha ranch. Add a few crushed Doritos for crunch if you like.
Notes
If desired, you can also add sour cream, salsa, hot sauce, fresh cilantro, snipped green onions … whatever you like on your tacos. For vegetarian taco potatoes, use vegetarian taco filling.
Prep time does not include time to make the cheese sauce, taco meat, or Sriracha Ranch. I like to make those ahead of time so I can throw together a Mexican Taco Stuffed Potato in no time! Cooking potatoes in the microwave is a great shortcut and reduces the total time drastically.
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 potato with toppings
Keywords: Potato, Taco, Mexican, Gluten free