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These Cheesy Taco Potato Bites are spicy, cheesy bite-sized potato skins made with real Idaho® potatoes, taco-spiced ground beef, salsa, and melty cheese, and will be a hit at any party.
This Cheesy Taco Potato Bites recipe features:
- An easy appetizer recipe that can be made in less than 1 hour.
- Quality Idaho® potatoes with flavorful Mexican spices
- Mini bite-size appetizers that are perfect for a party
- Melty cheese and spicy ground beef inside an Idaho® potato shell.
I just got back from a business trip to France. While it is wonderful to visit a foreign country, it is always nice to come home to my family and familiar surroundings and eat some of my favorite foods.
While I was in France, most of the food I ate was lightly seasoned, and I missed some of the bolder, spicier flavors that I love. So I told my husband that the first thing I wanted to do when I got back was to go to our favorite local Tex-Mex restaurant. We got some fajita tacos, and they were wonderful!
Then the next day we had my sister, her family and some friends come over, and I needed a quick and easy bite size appetizer for the get together. These Cheesy Taco Potato Bites made with Idaho® potatoes made the perfect appetizer, and were a hit with everyone.
What is not to love? Melty Mexican cheese over taco-spiced beef inside mini, bite-sized potato shells taste like heaven to me.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 24 small fingerling potatoes about 3 pounds, washed and dried
- 1/3 cup sour cream plus more for serving
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1/4 cup milk
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2/3 pound lean ground beef
- 2-1/2 Tablespoons taco seasoning either store-bought or homemade
- 1/2 cup pico de gallo drained (either store-bought or homemade)
- 2 1/2 cups shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
- 2 Tablespoons chopped chives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place potatoes, in one layer, on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until easily pierced with a fork, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Slice each potato crosswise about 1 inch from the bottom (widest part) of the potato. Using a small spoon, gently scoop out the inside (white part) of the potato, into a medium bowl; set potato bites aside. Add sour cream, butter, and milk to bowl with potato. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Mash until smooth and combined. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook, stirring often, until beef is browned and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle taco seasoning evenly over the top. Add pico de gallo. Remove from heat and fold beef mixture into mashed potato mixture along with 1 cup cheese and chives; sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon potato and meat mixture into hollowed-out potato bites and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle potato skins with remaining 1 cup cheese and place in the preheated oven; bake until cheese is melted and potatoes are hot, about 20 minutes. Serve topped with sour cream, remaining pico de gallo, and cilantro.
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This post is sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own.
Renee says
I could pop one after another of those bites in my mouth. Yum!
Michele says
Me too!
Amee Livingston says
Sounds like the perfect app to me!!
Michele says
Me too!
Cynthia @ Whole Food | Real Families says
These look so good! I want to eat the plate of them for dinner!
Michele says
They would be great as a meal.
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen says
I need to go to the store and get the fixin’s for these! They sound awesome!
Michele says
Thanks Bobbi!
Marion@LifeTastesGood says
These sound awesome, Michele! I think I could eat the entire plate! yummm
Michele says
Yes! That could be easy to do!
Cindys Recipes and Writings says
Better than taco shells!
Michele says
Yes! And much healthier than taco shells.
Shelby says
These look yummy and this is probably one “Tex-Mex” food I could get Grumpy to eat without complaining!
Michele says
Thanks Shelby! It is hard for me to understand how anyone could not like Tex-Mex.
Soni says
The flavors are right up my alley and I would really enjoy these :)Yum!
Michele says
I bet you would love them. Our family did.
Alida says
Cheesy taco anything is always a winner…these potatoes look absolutely incredible!
Michele says
Thanks!
Kimberly says
Hmm … I love potatoes …and I love tacos. So I know I would love these!
Very creative … thanks for sharing!
Michele says
It is pretty much a combination of the two. I bet you would love them.
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
That looks like Taco Tuesday dinner to me! Making it!
Michele says
Thank you Dorothy!
Christie says
Love your fine take on a taco. Potatoes are a healthier choice too.
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says
These are so fun! I’ll have to make them for a fun Taco Tuesday switch up!