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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

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 only 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