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Several tortillas with cubed spicy potato, avocado, lime slices and pickled onions.
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Spicy Potato Taco Recipe

Potato Tacos are absolutely incredible vegetarian tacos. They’re spicy, tangy, a tad sweet, and super hearty and satisfying. Easy-to-make, they always draw a crowd as everybody loves them!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: great for a crowd, vegetarian taco recipes
Servings: 4
Calories: 286kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 small (5½ inch) flour or corn tortillas

For the pickled onions

  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • ½ cup thinly sliced red onion

For the potatoes

For the slaw

  • cups shredded cabbage (green or mix of red and green)
  • 2 tablespoons grated carrot
  • 2 tablespoons Crema Mexicana
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped chipotles in adobo sauce
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Garnishes

  • ½ cup diced tomato, washed and dried, seeds removed
  • 1 small avocado, thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200°F and wrap the tortillas in foil. Set aside.

For the onions

  • Add the lime juice and thinly sliced onions to a small bowl. Mixing them every so often, let them marinate until you're ready to assemble the tacos.

For the potatoes

  • Add the oil, chipotle powder, ground cumin and salt to a large mixing bowl and combine. Then peel and dice the potatoes, adding them to the oil mixture as you go. The dice should be approximately ¼ inch and you should have about 2¾ cups.
    Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once it’s hot, add half of the potatoes. Sauté the potatoes, stirring every couple of minutes, until they’re golden, about 5 minutes. Repeat with the second half.

Warm the tortillas

  • Place the foil-wrapped tortillas in the 200°F oven to warm them until you're ready to assemble the tacos.

For the slaw

  • In a small bowl, blend the Crema Mexicana with the lime juice, chipotles in adobo, salt and sugar. Then in a large mixing bowl, add this to the cabbage and carrots and stir to blend evenly. Set aside.

Assembly

  • You can either put all of the components out in bowls for everyone to make their own taco, or assemble as follows: Place the tortillas on a clean, dry surface. Then divide everything evenly among them, in the center of the tortillas, in this order: potatoes, slaw, lime pickled onion, tomato and avocado. (Or of course, in whatever order you like!)

Notes

Nutritional information is automatically calculated, so it should only be used as an estimate.

Nutrition

Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 660mg | Potassium: 935mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1604IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 3mg