Taco Bell Copycat Fiesta Potatoes
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Recipe: #38515
April 19, 2022
Categories: Side Dishes, Vegetables, Potatoes, Southwest, Clone/Copycat Recipes, Spicy more
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Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (202.4 g)
- Calories 313.6
- Total Fat - 20.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 28.9 mg
- Sodium - 3923.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 22.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.2 g
- Sugars - 3.1 g
- Protein - 12 g
- Calcium - 342.4 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step 1
In large pot
Step 2
Bring heavily salted water to a boil.
Step 3
Preheat your oven to 450 degreed Fahrenheit.
Step 4
Peel and cube potatoes.
Step 5
One the water is boiling, add baking soda and potatoes and cook until fork-tender, around 10 minutes.
Step 6
While the potatoes are boiling
Step 7
Heat olive oil in a small saucepan.
Step 8
Add crushed cumin seeds and peppercorns, cook over low heat for around 30 seconds.
Step 9
Add the garlic powder, 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (set aside ½ teaspoon for later), and hot paprika, and cook for an additional 30 seconds, stirring constantly, and remove from heat.
Step 10
Once the potatoes are cooked
Step 11
Drain and add to a large mixing bowl — but do not rinse
Step 12
Add cornstarch and spiced oil, and toss until evenly coated.
Step 13
There should be a sticky, starchy coating on the outside of each potato cube.
Step 14
Lay potato cubes in a single layer on a sheet pan and cook undisturbed for 20 minutes at 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 15
After 20 minutes
Step 16
Remove the pan from the oven, stir the potatoes, and give the pan a shake.
Step 17
Return to the oven for another 20 minutes.
Step 18
While the potatoes are still in the oven
Step 19
Start on the nacho cheese sauce.
Step 20
Melt butter in a small saucepan, then add flour and cook for at least one minute, stirring constantly.
Step 21
Whisk in milk and ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper.
Step 22
Let the mixture cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
Step 23
This should take around three minutes.
Step 24
Whisk in shredded And diced cheese and stir until combined, then reduce the heat to its lowest setting and cook for an additional 5 minutes, until the potatoes are ready to come out of the oven.
Step 25
Remove the potatoes from the oven.
Step 26
To serve
Step 27
Place potatoes on a plate, and top with cheese sauce.
Step 28
Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and jalapenos if you want
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.