Potato Tacos
Spiced and perfectly roasted potatoes make a delicious taco filling for these potato tacos. A great meat-free, vegan taco option!
Servings: 4
Calories: 648kcal
Ingredients
Potato Tacos
- 2 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp salt or more to taste
- 1 tbsp oil olive, avocado, vegetable, canola, or sunflower seed
For Serving
- 24 white corn tortillas two per taco, 3 tacos per person
- tomatillo salsa
- 1 lime cut into wedges for serving
- cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F and cut your potatoes so they are about the same size, 3/4-1" pieces.
- Parboil the potatoes by just barely covering them in a pot with cold water, adding salt, and simmering until just barely fork-tender.
- Drain the potatoes and add the oil, salt, garlic, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper. Toss well to coat, and transfer to a sheet pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes - however long it takes them to get golden and crispy.
- Heat up your tortillas and serve the warm tortillas with the crispy roasted Yukon gold potatoes, salsa, cilantro, and lime wedges.
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Notes
After trying and testing different potatoes, the Yukon gold potatoes came out on top by a long shot for this recipe. However, you can also use red potatoes, fingerling potatoes, or Russet potatoes.
You can see details of how to par-boil the potatoes and roast them in this post about crispy roasted potatoes.
There are different ways to heat up your tortillas: over an open flame, in the oven, and in a microwave:
- over a flame: heat 1 tortilla at a time over direct medium flame. Use tongs to flip them over until heated through. You can also heat them in a dry skillet.
- in the oven: stack 2-5 tortillas wrapped in aluminum foil in an oven preheated to 350F for 12-15 minutes until heated through.
- in a microwave: heat 2-5 tortillas at a time, covered by a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds at a time until heated through.
Nutrition
Calories: 648kcal | Carbohydrates: 117g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 1585mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 748IU | Vitamin C: 75mg | Calcium: 183mg | Iron: 5mg
