# Cheesy Taco Potato Skillet

Cheesy Taco Potato Skillet is probably one of the most kid-requested meals on our dinner rotation that checks all the boxes for being cheap and easy, and can be made in about 30 minutes.

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

## Ingredients

- 5 small/medium potatoes
- olive oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- garlic powder
- paprika
- 1 lb 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
- cilantro

## Instructions

1. Peel and cube up a few large russet potatoes.
2. Toss the potatoes into a bowl with some olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and paprika.
3. Shake the potatoes around like you're throwing down at a Ying Yang Twins concert back in 2003.
4. Add them to your air fryer at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
5. Get your pan nice and hot.
6. Drop in 1 pound of ground beef.
7. Season with the seasonings listed below and let that cook until it’s nice and brown.
8. Once cooked, stir in the crispy potatoes.
9. Top with some shredded cheddar.
10. Pop it in the oven for just a couple of minutes to get it melted.
11. Drizzle some queso over the top.
12. Hit it with some fresh cilantro, unless you’re one of those cilantro tastes like soap people, you can skip that part.
13. Serve it up with your favorite taco toppings.

## Equipment

- skillet
- air fryer
- oven

## Tips

- This is also good wrapped up in tortillas as burritos!

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kgHc6p/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d7ad0292-00e4-4aa2-ad85-c2f94bda9ae1
- Extracted: 2025-08-07

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