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!
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!
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?
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!
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.
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
Ingredients
- leftover mashed potatoes
- corn tortillas
- shredded cheese (optional)*
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fry taquitos in batches until lightly browned and crisp, rolling them over halfway through cooking time to brown both sides. Drain on paper towels.
- 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.
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