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Taco Loaded Baked Potato

Buttery baked potatoes, loaded with taco meat, cheese and sour cream. Served up with lettuce and tomato and all of the taco toppings you can dream up!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Potatoes
Cuisine: Mexican/American
Keyword: Taco Loaded Baked Potato
Servings: 4
Calories: 1017kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Ingredients

  • 4 russet baking potatoes
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 1 taco seasoning packet or your own homemade taco seasoning
  • 1 stick butter 8 Tablespoons
  • 8 ounce container sour cream
  • 8 ounce package shredded cheddar cheese
  • lettuce tomato, black olives, jalapeño - for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Wash potatoes, poke holes into them, rub with sea salt (if desired) and place one stainless steel skewers. Bake for one hour.
  • Brown ground beef with onion. Add taco packet and water and cook per packages instructions.
  • When potatoes are baked, slit down the middle and give a squeeze to break up the potato. Use a fork to fluff potato (if desired). Add 2 Tablespoons of butter to the potato.
  • Top with warm taco meat, then cheese, then sour cream.
  • Serve with black olives, tomatoes, lettuce and jalapeños, if desired.

Notes

Great way to use leftover taco meat. Can be adjusted to make however many potatoes you desire.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 1017kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 67g | Saturated Fat: 36g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 251mg | Sodium: 1304mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g