# Cheesy Taco Taters

A super easy one-pot meal that uses ground beef and potatoes, seasoned with taco seasoning and topped with melted cheese.

- Total time: 22 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- healthy splash oil
- 1.5 pound yellow baby potatoes, cut in halves or fourths
- salt
- 0.5 package taco seasoning
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- pepper
- 1 can Rotel tomatoes with the juice
- 0.5 package taco seasoning packet
- 0.33 can water
- cheese
- sour cream
- pico

## Instructions

1. Add a healthy splash of oil to the pan and heat over medium-high heat.
2. Add the pound and a half of yellow baby potatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces.
3. Hit the potatoes with some salt.
4. Sprinkle over half a package of taco seasoning.
5. Toss all ingredients together to ensure potatoes are well coated with oil and seasonings.
6. Cook the potatoes for about 5 to 7 minutes until they start to soften.
7. Add a pound of lean ground beef to the pan.
8. Season the beef with a little bit of salt and pepper.
9. Once the meat is done, mix it in with the potatoes.
10. Add a can of Rotel tomatoes with the juice.
11. Add the other half of the taco seasoning packet.
12. Pour in about a third of a can of water.
13. Cover the pan and cut the heat down to medium or medium-low.
14. Let it cook for about another 10 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.
15. Once potatoes are done, cut the heat.
16. Throw some cheese on top, using sharp cheddar and a four-cheese blend or whatever you like.
17. Cover the pan again and let it sit for a few minutes until the cheese melts.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- You can use whatever kind of cheese you like.
- Serve with sour cream and pico.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fFJRcQ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cc874a33-ae87-4705-a1d5-afb758c408b3
- Extracted: 2026-01-11

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