Description
A delicious and hearty Taco Stuffed Baked Potato recipe featuring fluffy baked russet potatoes loaded with flavorful vegan meat crumbles, easy vegan cheese sauce, fresh salsa, and vibrant toppings for a satisfying plant-based meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Potatoes
- 2 Russet potatoes, scrubbed
Toppings for 2 Baked Potatoes
- 1 cup Vegan Meat Crumbles
- 4 tablespoons Easy Vegan Cheese Sauce
- 4 tablespoons salsa
- 1 fresh tomato, cored and diced
- 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded, and sliced
- 2 green onions, trimmed and diced
- 2 tablespoons dairy free sour cream
Instructions
- Bake the Potatoes: Preheat the oven to 450 °F. Scrub the russet potatoes thoroughly. Pierce each potato several times with a fork or knife to prevent bursting. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet fitted with a rack and bake for 50-60 minutes until the skin is crispy and the inside is tender and fluffy.
- Prepare the Toppings: While the potatoes are baking, prepare the vegan meat crumbles, easy vegan cheese sauce, salsa, diced tomato, sliced jalapeno, diced green onions, and dairy-free sour cream so they are ready for assembly.
- Assemble the Taco Baked Potatoes: Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, slice each lengthwise and across the middle to form a plus sign. Place each potato on a serving plate, gently squeeze along the cuts to open them, and use a fork to fluff the interior. Top each potato first with the vegan meat crumbles, then drizzle with the vegan cheese sauce. Add salsa, diced tomatoes, jalapeno slices, green onions, and finish with a dollop of dairy-free sour cream.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately while the baked potato skin is crispy and the toppings are fresh and flavorful.
Notes
- Do not wrap potatoes in foil before baking; foil traps steam and results in soft, wrinkly skin instead of crispy skin.
- Always pierce potatoes several times with a fork or knife before baking to avoid explosions in the oven.
- Russet potatoes are the best choice for baking due to their size and texture; Yukon Gold is a good alternative.
- If you don’t have a baking sheet with a rack, place the potatoes directly on the oven rack with a baking sheet or foil on a lower rack to catch drippings.
- For maximum freshness and flavor, bake potatoes fresh and consume vegan meat crumbles and cheese sauce within 3-4 days.
- Store leftovers in a glass container with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed baked potato
- Calories: 445
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 509mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 17g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
