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Potato Taquitos

September 15, 2010 by Nicole 35 Comments

Taquitos Stuffed with Mashed Potatoes

These easy, crispy, and delicious homemade potato taquitos are a cinch to make with leftover mashed potatoes, corn tortillas, and a little bit of cheese.

When I realized that we are celebrating potatoes this week for Summer Fest, I wasn’t sure where to even begin. Potatoes are so versatile that when I was trying to think of a recipe to write about, I just couldn’t narrow it down.

So when my good friend Ruby mentioned on Facebook that she was planning on frying up some Taquitos de Papa for dinner yesterday, I thought it perfectly natural to invite myself over for some potato taquitos to celebrate Summer Fest Potato Week.

For many people, potatoes mean comfort food. For me, it’s my mom’s Potato Leek Soup and my grandmother’s Mashed Potato Casserole with cream cheese and sour cream.

These taquitos stuffed with leftover mashed potatoes and cheese are comfort food for Ruby because her grandmother used to make them for her when she was young.

They were absolutely delicious—crisp on the outside, soft and creamy inside. I’m glad I invited myself over for dinner because now I can add potato taquitos to my list of comfort foods as well.

So tell me, do any of your favorite comfort foods involve potatoes? What are they? Do you have a favorite way to use up leftover mashed potatoes?

In Sicily, we ate tons of crocchette di patate, or potato croquettes – basically just mashed potatoes seasoned with salt and a touch of nutmeg that were formed into little balls or logs, rolled in breadcrumbs, and deep fried.

Potato croquettes are so delicious! I keep meaning to try making them at home, but I never seem to have any leftover mashed potatoes.

Now I’m thinking that I should make a batch of mashed potatoes just so I have an excuse to make both potato taquitos and potato croquettes!

Scroll down to the end of the post for a printable recipe of the potato taquitos and here are some other recipes you might enjoy!

Comfort Food Recipes

Here's are some of my absolute favorite comfort foods from Pinch My Salt. Enjoy!

How to Make the Best Buttermilk Biscuits from Scratch

Forget canned biscuits! This homemade biscuit tutorial will have you making the best buttermilk biscuits from scratch in no time. Don't forget the gravy!

Mom's Potato Leek Soup

My mom made the best potato leek soup and it's a favorite of my whole family as well as all of my friends who have tried it. It's easy to make, so why not make it one of your family traditions as well?

Homemade Tuna Noodle Casserole without Canned Soup

Tuna Noodle Casserole is one of my all-time favorite comfort foods. I absolutely loved it when I was a kid and I still do. I updated the classic recipe to be completely homemade without the canned cream of mushroom soup. Now it's even more delicious!

Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese and Sour Cream

My favorite Thanksgiving side dish! These mashed potatoes are combined with cream cheese and sour cream and then baked to make the most delicious side dish ever! Peas and gravy on top are optional, but highly recommended.

Buttery Sourdough Biscuits

Just like my buttermilk biscuits, but better! If you keep a sourdough starter at home, these sourdough biscuits are the perfect way to use up your sourdough discard the next time you are feeding your starter.

Easy and absolutely delicious!

More Potato Recipes:

  • Aloo Paratha (flatbread stuffed with potatoes)
  • Carrot Potato Cheese Soup with Corn
  • Potato Leek Soup
  • Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese and Sour Cream

Other Potato Recipes for Summer Fest:

  • Alison at Food2: Boil ‘Em, Mash ‘Em, Stick ‘Em in a Stew
  • Kirsten at FN Dish: Twice-Baked Potatoes
  • Sara at Cooking Channel: Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes
  • Healthy Eats: A Day of Potatoes: Spuds for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
  • Marilyn at Simmer Till Done: Baked potatoes and vintage “junior” cookbooks
  • Caron at San Diego Foodstuff: Hatch Chile Potato Salad
  • Caroline at the Wright Recipes: Indian Spiced Potatoes with Chickpeas (Aloo Chole)
  • Paige at The Sister Project: French Fries to soothe a burnt-out cook’s soul
  • Margaret at A Way to Garden: Potato Growing, Curing and Storage Tips
  • Alana at Eating From the Ground Up: The strange experience of growing potatoes
  • Cate at Sweetnicks: Bleu Cheese Potato Mashers
  • Food Network UK: We like spuds
  • The Gilded Fork: Roundup of favorite potato recipes
Potato Taquitos or Taquitos de Papa

Potato Taquitos or Taquitos de Papa

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • leftover mashed potatoes
  • corn tortillas
  • shredded cheese (optional)*
  • vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Warm the potatoes and and tortillas before starting - this will make the ingredients easier to work with. Taste potatoes and make sure they are well seasoned.
  2. Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of mashed potatoes in the middle of a tortilla. Add a bit of shredded cheese if you are using it then roll it up into a cylinder. Secure with toothpick if it doesn't want to stay rolled. Repeat until you have made as many as you would like.
  3. Heat enough vegetable oil in a skillet to come halfway up the sides of the taquitos. You'll want an oil temperature suitable for deep-frying - 350 to 375 degrees F.
  4. Fry taquitos in batches until lightly browned and crisp, rolling them over halfway through cooking time to brown both sides. Drain on paper towels.
  5. Serve warm with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream.

Notes

*My friend Ruby's grandmother used to put shredded cheese in them for her, so Ruby makes them that way for her girls.

© Nicole Cross
Category: Appetizers
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Filed Under: Main Courses, Summerfest 2010, Vegetarian

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  1. ~Chef Louise says

    September 17, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    My mom always put potatoes in our tacos, now I do it too.. Something about warm soft potato mixed in with the spicy beef... good stuff I did simple classic comfort food 101- MASHED http://2besatisfied.blogspot.com/2010/09/summer-fest-lemon-thyme-mashed-potatoes.html ~Chef Louise
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  2. Betty @ scrambled hen fruit says

    September 17, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    Anything with potatoes is a comfort food. :) I like to make mashed potato cakes with my leftover mashed potatoes, and potato soup with my leftover baked potatoes. These taquitos look so good- they could easily become one of my favorite comfort foods.
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  3. Peggy says

    September 18, 2010 at 4:41 am

    This sounds great! Definitely a unique way of using leftover mashed potatoes! I've always been a fan of the classic shepherd's pie, myself!
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  4. Heathercicle says

    September 24, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    I love this new recipe idea. I live in New Mexico and am *required* to master as much New/Mexican foods as possible (for my lovely spouse who is native New Mexican). That being said, maybe I can impress him with these new, delicious looking taquitos! Secondly, I am NOT in love with all the new advertisements and survey pop-ups I am getting on your blog. This sincerely makes me sad. I have been coming to your site since 2008 (though I don't always find commenting necessary) and intend to continue enjoying your recipes. I understand why people put ads but I just don't think I like the blog as much anymore, because of them. I don't mean to offend anyone; I'm just leaving a comment.
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  5. Fructe uscate says

    February 18, 2014 at 4:43 am

    Delicious!
    Reply
  6. indian recipes says

    December 20, 2015 at 12:00 am

    I love Potato taquitos.....i have to try this recipes, i want to made and no one can share this food. i have to say, thakns for share beautiful tips....yummy :)
    Reply
  7. Live Long And Prosper With Thrive Life says

    July 12, 2019 at 7:01 am

    Found this page today through a search for frying this exact filling without it coming out the ends and getting the oil all full of fried mashed potato crumbs (which are delicious btw) and I don't see many ads. Guess they got your message! Also, I make these for my hubby all the time. He is from Veracruz, and makes an avocado green salsa for them. I add Mexican cheese (when he doesn't feed it all to the furbabes!) and shredded chicken, Thrive Life's freeze dried ground beef or sausage crumbles (both are tiny meatballs like in Italian wedding soup) and/or freeze dried broccoli, spinach, kale or any other small veggie pieces, since the young one doesn't like to eat veggies, but loooooooves taquitos!
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