# Cheesy Taco Potato Skillet

Cheesy Taco Potato Skillet is an easy dinner recipe the whole family loves!

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- large russet potatoes
- olive oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 pound ground beef
- 0.25 tsp cayenne
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp dried cilantro
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- shredded cheddar cheese
- 1.5 cups white queso
- sour cream
- fresh cilantro
- taco sauce

## Instructions

1. Peel and cube a few large russet potatoes.
2. Add the cubed potatoes to a bowl with some olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and paprika.
3. Shake the bowl around to coat the potatoes evenly with the seasonings.
4. Add the seasoned potatoes to an air fryer and cook at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
5. Once the potatoes have about 12 minutes left, heat a pan and add 1 pound of ground beef.
6. Break up the ground beef and season it with the listed seasonings.
7. Cook the ground beef until it's nice and brown.
8. Add the crispy potatoes to the pan with the cooked ground beef.
9. Stir the potatoes and ground beef together.
10. Top the mixture with shredded cheddar cheese.
11. Pop the skillet into the oven for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.
12. Once out of the oven, drizzle some queso over the top.
13. Hit it with some fresh cilantro.
14. Serve up with your favorite taco toppings like sour cream.
15. Add taco sauce on top.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- air fryer
- skillet
- spatula
- oven

## Tips

- You can serve with your favorite taco toppings.
- If you are one of those cilantro tastes like soap people, you can skip that part.
- This is also good wrapped up in tortillas as burritos!

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ScK8Uf/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9798c56d-3abf-4212-bd11-73f11f41aaf7
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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