The Best CHEESY POTATO FRIED TACOS | Taquitos de Papa Y Queso

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

avocado

🥗Healthier: guacamole

💰Cheaper: mashed peas

Mashed peas provide a similar texture at a lower cost.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Salsa adds flavor with fewer preservatives.

Rinse the potatoes and place them in a pot.

Cover the potatoes with water and add 1 tablespoon of salt.

Cook the potatoes on medium-high heat until soft, about 1 hour.

Remove the potatoes from the water and turn off the heat.

In the same water, add the guajillo chiles and cook for about 5 minutes.

Transfer the chiles to a blender along with 3/4 cup of the cooking water and the garlic clove.

Blend until smooth to make the sauce.

Peel the cooked potatoes and place them in a bowl.

Add 3 tablespoons of butter to the potatoes and mash them until smooth.

Mix in the diced onion and chunks of queso oaxaca.

Add the chili sauce to the potato mixture and combine well, adjusting salt to taste.

Heat 1/4 cup of oil in a small frying pan over medium heat.

Warm the corn tortillas in a separate pan or microwave until soft.

Place a spoonful of the potato and cheese filling on each tortilla, fold, and seal.

Fry the tacos in the hot oil until golden brown on both sides, about 3-4 minutes per side.

Remove the tacos from the oil and drain on paper towels.

Stuff the fried tacos with queso fresco, chopped onion, and cilantro, and top with lettuce, sour cream, roasted tomatillo salsa, and crema mexicana.

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