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Taco Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup each diced red and green pepper
- 1 tbsp finely diced jalapeno pepper
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1 pkg taco seasoning mix
- 2 cups tinned diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup Chive and Onion Philadelphia Cream Cheese - light or regular
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup crushed taco chips in the "taco" flavor
Directions
- Saute the onion, diced red and green
pepper, and the diced jalapeno pepper over medium high heat in the olive oil just
until the onions are beginning to grow soft.
- Add the ground beef. Continue to saute until the beef
is cooked through and add the taco seasoning, the
tomatoes, and the cream cheese.
- Bring that to a simmer and stir as the cream cheese melts into the sauce. Continue to simmer for about ten
minutes.
- Bake the potatoes in the oven or the microwave. Split them in halves and "fluff up" or mash the insides. up a little. Spoon even amounts of the taco/cheese mixture over each potato.
- Top with grated cheddar cheese and crushed taco chips.