Taco Taters

Submitted by Ms. Lizz — September 25, 2008 at 6:58 am

Ingredients

Prep Time:15 min

Start to Finish:25 min

Makes:4 servings

4 medium russet or Idaho baking potatoes (about 1 1/3 lb)

1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix

3 tablespoons cornmeal

1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil

Salsa, if desired

Cooking Instructions

1. Heat oven to 450°F. Pierce potatoes with fork; place on microwavable paper towel or roasting rack in microwave. Microwave on High 6 to 8 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking, until almost tender.

2. Meanwhile, in large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix taco seasoning mix and cornmeal.

3. Cut cooked potatoes lengthwise into quarters; place in large shallow dish. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat. With large slotted spoon, place potatoes in plastic bag of seasoning mixture; shake to coat. Arrange potatoes on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake about 8 minutes or until golden brown and tender. Serve with salsa.

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Comments (10 comments) Add your comment

midget midget November 11, 2008 at 3:35 pm

this sounds good

caspersmama caspersmam­a October 27, 2008 at 11:43 am

You could use frozen tater tots and skip a few steps. Just a thought.

donna13 donna13 October 10, 2008 at 3:03 am

This is a side dish, yet it has 48g of carbs. The diet I was given states I should only have 30 g per meal. How can diebetics eat this?

beauty416 beauty416 October 10, 2008 at 2:23 am

I made this recipe last night and it is wonderful. Thanks for submitting the recipe. I plan on making it again sometime in the future.

ShortyD ShortyD October 8, 2008 at 3:59 pm

going to write this one down.thanks Ms.Lizz