Taco-Topped Potato

Name: Taco-Topped Potato
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 1 large baking potato; 1/4 pound ground beef; 1 tablespoon chopped onion; 1/4 cup salsa; 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese; Sour cream

THIS quick-and-easy recipe fits in well with a busy schedule. Along with a garden salad, it makes a nice light meal for two, but when we want something more filling, I'll serve this potato with a small broiled steak. -Linda Brausen, Janesville, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1 large baking potato
1/4 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1/4 cup salsa
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese
Sour cream

Directions

Scrub and pierce potato; place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3-4 minutes on each side or until tender; set aside.
Crumble meat into a shallow microwave-safe bowl; add onion. Cover and microwave on high for 1-1/2-2 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, stirring once; drain. Stir in salsa and Worcestershire sauce.
Cut potato in half lengthwise; fluff pulp with fork. Top each half with meat mixture, cheese and sour cream.

Editor's Note: To prepare in a conventional oven, bake potato at 400° for 40 minutes or until tender. Cook beef and onion in a skillet until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in salsa and Worcestershire sauce. Assemble as directed.

Editor's Note

This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 each: 294 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 45mg cholesterol, 228mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 4g fiber), 17g protein.

Originally published as Taco-Topped Potato in Reminisce July/August 1999

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Black Lady

Jun 21, 2011

Delicious! Anything to do with potatoes, you can't go wrong. That's the Irish speaking!!!
susnan

Jun 10, 2010

This is a quick dinner and filling. I increased the ingredients to cover the potato, and my husband enjoyed it.