Do you have leftovers sitting in your fridge? Consider combining them and stuffing them inside a large baked potato for a quick meal. We frequently have leftover veggies and chicken or taco meat, so last week I decided to take those and make a new creation.
Spicy Taco Stuffed Baked Potato
- leftover taco meat (ground turkey + taco seasoning – Old El Paso Original is GF)
- baked potato
- roasted okra
- cheddar cheese
- avocado
- tomato
- Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce
1. Bake potato. I do this step in the microwave & then finish off in the oven if I am not ready for the potato yet. Simply wash the potato, prick with a fork and place in the microwave. Microwave for 1-2 minutes, then flip & repeat. Stick a knife or fork in to test doneness. The knife or fork will easily slide in if the potato is done.
2. Heat remaining leftovers and then place on top of/inside potato. Top with cheese and the microwave for 30 – 60 seconds.
3. Top with remaining cold ingredients & enjoy.
Get creative & make whatever combos sound good to you. This is a great meal for these chilly nights we have had lately and all of the ingredients are naturally gluten-free!! If you don’t have enough leftovers for the whole family, get a nice variety of toppings out – steam some broccoli, open a can of gluten-free chili or black beans.
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I didn’t quite get around to my menu plan this week. While I wasn’t really watching the Super Bowl, we did have company over and I thought that being engrossed in my computer would not have been the most social way to go about the evening. 
The rest of the week will look something like this:
Tuesday – Spaghetti with salad
Wednesday – Stuffed Shells, steamed broccoli & salad
Thursday – Burgers, baked steak fries, asparagus & salad
Friday –Shrimp Scampi, pasta, sugar snap peas & salad
Saturday – Pizza and salad
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I need to get busy with my Valentine’s Day stuff…..I would love to make some heart shaped cookies this week! In the meantime, make sure to check out my Valentine’s Day reminder list and Karina’s Gluten-free Chocolate Recipes for Love.
My son and me, November 2000. This is before we were gluten-free/diagnosed Celiac.
I came home and yesterday and had a random craving for twice- baked potatoes. You know what they say about great minds;)
Kim! We will be having the same most likely this week. My mom used to make taco potatoes where you just eat your taco fixins over top a baked potato. I bought some big taters this week in anticipation of doing it since we are having tacos and usually have leftovers. Yum!
Great gfe-type recipe, Kim! I love baked potatoes like this and even have leftover taco meat at the moment, but the MAN in my house must have more meat and a different "application" than a stuffed potato, so I reserve this idea for me for lunches.
Anyway, yum!
Shirley
@Jess – Great minds!
@Renee – I love large stuffed potatoes! I did a shrimp scampi one not too long ago.
@Shirley – Yeah, I don't think this would be enough for hubby, but you never know.
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That baked potato looks phenomenal! I am going to try it. I am glad I found your site (thanks for commenting on my blog!) because my husband has telling me about gluten-free eating and I would like to learn more about it. I am looking forward to exploring your site and learning more! Thank you!!!
Thanks, Sara! Let me know if you have any questions about eating gluten-free – I am happy to help!
I am glad I found your blog today!
Kim
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