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Oven-Fried Potato and Cheese Tacos Dorados
No need to stand at the stove deep-frying these tacos dorados. They crisp up beautifully in the oven using just a few tablespoons of oil—making them totally doable for weeknight meals. We fill flour tortillas with roughly mashed potatoes and cheese; pickled jalapeños and chipotle chilies in adobo lend the filling some kick. Finish the tacos with cool, crisp iceberg lettuce and fresh cilantro, then embellish with more garnishes if you like; see the suggestions below.
4
Servings
55 minutes
40 minutes active
Ingredients
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5
tablespoons grapeseed or other neutral oil, divided
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1½
pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
Directions
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01Heat the oven to 475°F with a rack in the middle position. Grease a rimmed baking sheet with 3 tablespoons oil. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil until shimmering. Add the potatoes, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned and fully tender, about 12 minutes.
Reviews
July 9, 2026
Flavorful and relatively easy
These were delicious and relatively simple to prepare. They definitely will be in our dinner plans again.
July 9, 2026
Air fryer option
Since the filling is already (mostly) cooked and warm, just spray the stuffed tacos with oil on both sides and air-fry for 15 minutes. Why heat up the oven on a summer night? I'm sure most air fryers would do just as good a job as baking in a full sized oven.
October 19, 2025
Delicious and not bad for a weeknight!
While the 55 minute / 40 active may seem daunting for the weeknight chef, this scrumptious meal has a lot of baked-in time for mid-cook mise en place. As you feel comfortable, you can spend your time prepping some of the more chopped items or prepping the tortillas while the potatoes cook. In my experience, the times listed in recipe worked perfectly to create crispy taco shells.
March 25, 2023
So Good!
Dangerously close to eating all 8. Used the Milk Street FRESH TOMATILLO AND SERRANO CHILI SALSA, sour cream, cilantro, and shredded iceberg. Fairly easy and so damn good!
August 29, 2023
Yummy and Spicy
It would also work to simply boil the potatoes before lightly mashing. This would reduce the amount of oil used in this recipe.
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