Easy Spicy Potato Soft Tacos

 

Hello May!  Here's hoping it's a great month for everyone.  This coming Monday is Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May and lots of people like to celebrate it.  It's a holiday which celebrates the Mexican victory over the French forces at the Battle of Puebla on the 5th of May, 1862.  

I am not Mexican, and it is not a day that has any particular meaning to me other than the fact that I love Mexican flavors and will take any excuse I can to celebrate them!  When I saw this simple taco recipe on Flavorful Life, I knew that I wanted to try it, and what better excuse can there be than Cinco de Mayo!

Simple to make and with less than five minutes of prep, these delicious tacos are destined to become favorites.  An easy Taco Bell copycat recipe that transforms a fast-food favorite into a quick and easy to make simple dinner that will go down a real treat any time!

Soft flour tortillas, rich melting cheese, crispy spiced tater tots, your favorite taco toppings and a creamy drizzle sauce ensure that this is something everyone will love.  You might even convert a few of the carnivores in your life!

Sized for the smaller family, you can very easily double this recipe to serve more.

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE EASY SPICY POTATO SOFT TACOS

Just a few simple ingredients, put together in the most delicious of ways!

For the Tacos:

• 7 ounces (198.4 g.) frozen potato tots
• 1 tsp taco seasoning (I used Kanel Santa Fe Chipotle Honey)
• 1 1/4 cups (151g) grated cheddar cheese
• 5 street sized soft tortillas

for the garnishes:

• hand shredded lettuce
• finely chopped peppers
• finely chopped red or green onions

For the sauce:

• 1/4 cup (55g) mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup (30g) dairy sour cream
• the juice of 1/2 lime
• 1-2 tsp. Cholula Chipotle hot sauce

 

For the frozen tater tots I ended up with exactly six for each of five soft tortillas.  That filled them quite generously!

You can use any taco seasoning you wish. I used the Kanel because I have it and want to use it up before it gets stale.  It has a really nice flavor and is great stirred into mayo for a dressing, or added to maple syrup for a spicy sweet drizzle and is fabulous with steaks or chicken as a dry rub.

I used a Tex Mex blend of already grated cheeses, mild. My tortillas were about 6 inches across, no larger.

You can use whatever taco toppings you enjoy. I really wanted guacamole, but the shops had  no avocados that I was willing to part with my hard-earned cash for.  sometimes I think we are really at the end of the food chain here, I really do.

Everything else is pretty self-explanatory. You can find the hot sauce in the Mexican food aisle in the grocery store. I actually keep three kinds of it in my house. The regular one, the green chili one and this one that I have used here today.

 

HOW TO MAKE EASY SPICY POTATO SOFT TACOS

These are really simple to make.  The taters are cooked in the air fryer, but don't worry if you don't have one, you can also easily cook them in the oven instead.

To cook the potato tots, shake them together in a baggie with the taco seasoning. Spread out in a single layer in the basket of your air fryer.

Fry for 20 o 22 minutes at 400*F/200*C, giving them a good shake halfway through the cook time. (Alternately you can cook them in your oven according to the package directions.)

 

While they are cooking make your sauce by whisking together all of the ingredients until smooth. Set aside.

Prepare all of your toppings.

Warm your tortillas as per your favorite method. (I heated mine in a non-stick skillet over moderate heat. In the U.K. I used to heat then over the gas flame of my stove. No gas here.)

 

Place the tortillas on a baking sheet and sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese over each. Place into a low oven to melt the cheese if desired.

Top each with 1/5 of the tater tots. Top the tater tots with some of the lettuce and other toppings. Drizzle the sauce over top and serve. Pass extra sauce at the table.

 

These were delicious and surprisingly filling!  I can guarantee that you won't miss the meat. All of the other flavors are so tasty that you will be too busy enjoying them to notice there isn't any meat.

I had heated up some Mexican Rice in the microwave to enjoy with these, but in all truth, I was so full after eating only 1 1/2 taco that I did not have the room for it!

They are not quite as delicious as my Crispy Two Potato Tacos, but still, they were very enjoyable, which lets you know just how tasty the other ones are!

  

Do you enjoy Tacos and Tex Mex as much as I do?  If so, you might also enjoy the following options. I can promise you that they are delicious!

QUICK & EASY BAKED CHICKEN TACOS - Quick and easy to make these simple baked chicken tacos are a real favorite. A crisp corn tortilla is filled with a layer of refried beans topped with a delicious creamy, spicy chicken filling and topped with cheese before baking to heat through in the oven.  Delicious served with your favorite taco toppings.

BEEF BARBACOA TACOS WITH QUICK PICKLED ONIONS - Something I came up with to use up leftover cooked roast beef. These are delicious to say the least! You can make the onions up the day before if you wish. They will keep for quite a while. If you don't have any leftover roast beef, you can use ground beef and just cook as per the recipe.

Yield: Makes 5 tasty tacos

Author: Marie Rayner

Easy Spicy Potato Soft Tacos

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 25 Min

These are fabulous. Super quick and easy to make and super delicious! Perfect for a weeknight supper when you are really on the run and don't have a lot of time to cook!

Ingredients

For the Tacos:

• 7 ounces (198.4 g.) frozen potato tots
• 1 tsp taco seasoning (I used Kanel Santa Fe Chipotle Honey)
• 1 1/4 cups (151g) grated cheddar cheese
• 5 street sized soft tortillas

for the garnishes:

• hand shredded lettuce
• finely chopped peppers
• finely chopped red or green onions

For the sauce:

• 1/4 cup (55g) mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup (30g) dairy sour cream
• the juice of 1/2 lime
• 1-2 tsp. Cholula Chipotle hot sauce

Instructions

1. To cook the potato tots, shake them together in a baggie with the taco seasoning. Spread out in a single layer in the basket of your air fryer.
2. Fry for 20 o 22 minutes at 400*F/200*C, giving them a good shake halfway through the cook time. (Alternately you can cook them in your oven according to the package directions.)
3. While they are cooking make your sauce by whisking together all of the ingredients until smooth. Set aside.
4. Prepare all of your toppings.
5. Warm your tortillas as per your favorite method. (I heated mine in a non-stick skillet over moderate heat. In the U.K. I used to heat then over the gas flame of my stove. No gas here.)
6. Place the tortillas on a baking sheet and sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese over each. Place into a low oven to melt the cheese if desired.
7. Top each with 1/5 of the tater tots. Top the tater tots with some of the lettuce and other toppings. Drizzle the sauce over top and serve. Pass extra sauce at the table.

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