# Cheesy Taco Potato Skillet

This Cheesy Taco Potato Skillet is probably one of the most kid-requested meals on our dinner rotation, it checks all the boxes, it's cheap, easy and you can make it in about 30 minutes.

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

## Ingredients

- 5 small/medium potatoes
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- paprika
- 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
- shredded cheddar cheese
- 1.5 cups white Queso
- sour cream
- cilantro

## Instructions

1. Peel and cube a few large Russet potatoes.
2. Add the cubed potatoes to a bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
3. Shake the potatoes around to coat them evenly.
4. Add the seasoned potatoes to your air fryer.
5. Air fry the potatoes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
6. Once the potatoes have about 12 minutes left, get your pan hot and drop in 1 pound of ground beef.
7. Break up the ground beef with a spatula.
8. Add the taco seasonings to the ground beef.
9. Cook the ground beef until it's nice and brown.
10. Add the crispy potatoes from the air fryer to the skillet with the ground beef.
11. Stir the potatoes and ground beef together.
12. Top the mixture with shredded cheddar cheese.
13. Pop the skillet in the oven for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.
14. Once the skillet comes out of the oven, drizzle some queso over the top.
15. Hit it with some fresh cilantro, unless you're one of those people who think it tastes like soap.
16. Serve it up with your favorite taco toppings; we like to keep it real simple with just a little bit of sour cream and some taco sauce.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- air fryer
- cast iron skillet
- chopping board

## Tips

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rEq5PX/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dbcfe0e5-7f0e-45fc-91f6-9244afbe6a62
- Extracted: 2025-07-01

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