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Katie's Cucina » Recipes » Beef

Taco Baked Potatoes

Published: Sep 24, 2019 · Modified: Oct 4, 2022 by Katie · This post may contain affiliate links

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Yellow plate filled with a loaded Taco stuffed Baked Potato with recipe title text on image for Pinterest.
Yellow plate with a baked potato topped with ground beef, sour cream, cheese with recipe title text on image.
Plated Baked potato loaded with sour cream, tomato, olives, avocado, and shredded cheese with pinterest title text.
Close up of a yellow plate with a Taco Baked Potato with recipe title text on image for Pinterest.

Taco Baked Potatoes make for the perfect easy dinner for a busy weeknight. Use up leftover taco meat, veggies, and top with sour cream and avocado for a complete dinner. This gluten free dinner recipe makes for a fun twist for Taco Tuesday!

Top view of split baked potato with sour cream, meat, tomato, cheese, avocado with title text.

If your like me you try to switch it out for your family when it comes to dinner time. Some weeks I’m just too busy or too exhausted to want to cook dinner. That’s when my batch cooking method comes handy. On the evening I made these Taco Baked Potatoes, I had leftover ground taco meat in the refrigerator.

All I had to do was cook baked potatoes and reheat the ground beef then load each potato up with all the toppings. I think I even cooked extra baked potatoes to use as home-fries for breakfast 1-2 days later! I love when I can cook a meal and turn it into another meal a few nights later! That’s the best way to maximizing time and energy to get dinner on the table.

split baked potato with sour cream, meat, tomato, cheese, avocado, green onions on plate.

My husband and I love a good loaded potato. It’s something I would make often when we were newlyweds. Mainly broccoli and cheese or bbq chicken stuffed potatoes. My kids were a little confused by our loaded taco potatoes. But once they had a few bites they were sold. They loved them and enjoyed the twist on our taco night.

Table of contents

  • Directions
  • FAQs
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Weeknight Mexican Recipes

Directions

2 split baked potatoes with sour cream, meat, tomato, cheese, avocado, green onions on plates.

Cook baked potatoes. (You can bake in the oven, use the slow cooker, or Instant Pot.)

Place the ground beef in a skillet. Cook on medium heat, breaking up the beef with a wooden spoon until small bite-size pieces are browned. Then add in the taco seasoning and water. Mix well, and remove from the heat.

Carefully, open the warm potatoes using the tines of a fork. Then add in the salted butter, sour cream, ground beef, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, and green onions. Place half an avocado on the side of each potato. Repeat until all potatoes are topped. Enjoy immediately.

FAQs

split baked potato with sour cream, meat, tomato, cheese, avocado, green onions on yellow plate.
What are taco potatoes?

Taco potatoes are loaded baked potatoes filled with all the typical ingredients you would use for tacos; ground meat, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, etc…

What temp should a baked potato be cooked at?

Cook the baked potatoes in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 50 minutes to 1 hour.

What kitchen tools do you need to make stuffed potatoes?

Here are a few of my favorite kitchen tools that you will need to make these potatoes.
Instant Pot
Slow Cooker
Silicone Spatula
Frying Pan
Mixing Bowl

What toppings can you use for stuffed taco potatoes?

The sky is really the limit when it comes to making these stuffed taco potatoes. Here are quite a few ideas on how to switch up your taco potatoes.

Jalapenos
Olives
Cheese
Shredded Lettuce
Chopped Tomatoes
Green Onions
Cilantro
Onions
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Avocado
Salsa

Tips & Tricks

Top view split baked potato with sour cream, meat, tomato, cheese, avocado, green onions on plate.

Here are a few of my tips and tricks whenever I make my taco potatoes.

  • Cooking Potatoes – You can also use the slow cooker, or Instant Pot to cook the potatoes. Both ways will save you a lot of time.
  • Quicker Meal Time – I like to use leftover ground taco meat to speed up the cooking process and to make for an easier weeknight meal.
  • Meat Options – You can also use ground turkey in place of ground beef.
  • Additional topping ideas – salsa, diced avocado, olives, pickled jalapeños, shredded lettuce, guacamole, etc…

Weeknight Mexican Recipes

Here are a few more of my favorite weeknight Mexican recipes.

  • Ground Beef and Bean Baked Tacos
  • Chicken & Cheese Enchiladas
  • Sheet Pan Citrus Chicken Fajitas
  • Green Enchilada Chicken Soup

If your looking for an easy weeknight meal and not your ordinary Mexican dinner. Definitely add my Loaded Taco Baked Potatoes to your dinner table.

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Side View Plated Baked potato loaded with sour cream, tomato, olives, avocado, and shredded cheese.

Taco Baked Potatoes

Taco Baked Potatoes make for the perfect easy dinner for a busy weeknight. Use up leftover taco meat, veggies, and top with sour cream and avocado for a complete dinner. This gluten free dinner recipe makes for a fun twist for Taco Tuesday!
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Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 738kcal
Author: Katie

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stove Top

Ingredients

  • 4 Russet Potatoes
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • ¼ cup of water
  • ¼ cup salted butter divided
  • ¼ cup sour cream divided
  • 1 cup cheese divided
  • 2 plum tomatoes divided
  • 2 avocados divided
  • 4 green onions diced

Instructions

  • Scrub and pat dry the russet potatoes. Place on a baking sheet, spray with a little olive oil spray and sprinkle a pinch of salt on top of each potato. Cook the baked potatoes in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 50 minutes to 1 hour.
  • During the last 20 minutes while they potatoes cook, place the ground beef in a large skillet. Cook on medium heat, breaking up the beef with a wooden spoon until small bite-size pieces are cooked and browned. Then add in the taco seasoning and water. Mix well, and remove from the heat.
  • Carefully, open the hot cooked potatoes using the tines of a fork. Fluff and break up the inside of the potato with the fork. Then add in the salted butter, sour cream, ground beef, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, and green onions. Place half an avocado on the side of each potato. Repeat until all potatoes are topped. Enjoy immediately.

Notes

  • Cooking Potatoes – You can also use the slow cooker, or Instant Pot to cook the potatoes. Both ways will save you a lot of time.
  • Quicker Meal Time – I like to use leftover ground taco meat to speed up the cooking process and to make for an easier weeknight meal.
  • Meat Options – You can also use ground turkey in place of ground beef.
  • Additional topping ideas – salsa, diced avocado, olives, pickled jalapeños, shredded lettuce, guacamole, etc…

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 738kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 435mg | Potassium: 1926mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1313IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 285mg | Iron: 6mg
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