# Cheesy Fiesta Potato Skillet

This easy dinner recipe is perfect for Taco Tuesday and leftovers are great as burritos!

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 small/medium potatoes
- olive oil for potatoes
- salt for potatoes
- pepper for potatoes
- garlic powder for potatoes
- paprika for potatoes
- 1 lb ground beef
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 0.25 tsp cayenne
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried cilantro
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1.5 cups microwaved white Queso
- Sour Cream
- Pico de Gallo
- Fresh cilantro

## Instructions

1. Peel, wash potatoes, and cut up into cubes.
2. Add the potatoes to a large bowl.
3. Toss the potatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
4. Cook potatoes in the air fryer at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes shaking them around at least a couple times while they cook.
5. Heat a skillet over medium high heat.
6. Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook until browned.
7. Drain any extra grease.
8. Season with salt, cayenne, chili powder, cumin, paprika, dried cilantro, and black pepper.
9. Add minced garlic and stir well.
10. Once the potatoes and ground beef are cooked combine them together in the skillet and pour warmed up Queso over them.
11. Top with fresh cilantro.
12. Top each plate with some sour cream and Pico de Gallo.
13. Enjoy!

## Equipment

- Air Fryer
- large bowl
- skillet

## Tips

- If you don’t have an air fryer, you can cook the potatoes in the oven at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- You can use one pound of chicken instead of ground beef.
- Any microwavable white cheese dip can be used.
- Russet potatoes are recommended.
- Homemade or store-bought Pico de Gallo can be used, or taco sauce as an alternative.

## Source

- Original video: https://cookinginthemidwest.com/blog/cheesy-fiesta-potato-skillet/?fbclid=IwVERDUAMcJyxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHmyY_97j6dUUL3FtLJpyzUQlrUoXUXREfJTbiGGWkmNehbebt22u5FJadiaS_aem_imkPh5CcPBvoJjlNlyEFQw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0b7e6063-f4f1-4433-adf1-fe4fd822da91
- Extracted: 2025-08-27

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