Taco Potato Skins
These flavorful Taco Potato Skins are an easy party appetizer recipe. Perfect game day snacks for a Football party or anytime you crave a savory snack!
Yield: 12
Calories: 315kcal
Ingredients
- 6 medium potatoes
- 2 lbs ground beef cooked
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Sour Cream
- Shredded Red Cabbage or Lettuce
- Diced Chiles
- Diced tomato optional
- Jalapeno slices optional
- Cilantro, chopped optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Rinse and clean your potatoes, then bake for 60 minutes. (Or microwave potatoes for about 12 minutes.)
- Once potatoes are done and tender, slice them each in half.
- Using a spoon, begin scooping out the insides of the potatoes until there is just a thin layer of the insides left. Save your potatoes that you scoop out, they are perfect for mashed potatoes!
- Sprinkle your taco seasoning and mix well into the browned beef.
- Turn off heat and begin placing a tablespoon of the beef mixture into the hollowed potato skins.
- Sprinkle with shredded cheese and bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted.
- Place your skins on your serving tray and top with shredded lettuce or red cabbage, dice tomato, and a dollop of sour cream.
Notes
Recipe and photography contributed by Divian Conner.
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Nutrition
Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 655mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 2mg