4-Ingredient Mexican Skillet Potatoes (Papas con Chile)
Crispy browned potato cubes coated in cumin, chili, and salsa for an effortless dinner side or taco filling.

- Fast 25-minute skillet side dish.
- Perfect taco filling or breakfast potato.
4-Ingredient Mexican Skillet Potatoes (Papas con Chile)
These papas con chile are a practical weeknight side dish, delicious wrapped into warm flour tortillas with fried eggs or black beans. Crispy golden edges and tender potato centers seasoned with cumin and roasted salsa.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tbsp cooking oil or lard
- 1 tsp ground cumin & 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 cup your favorite roasted tomato salsa
Directions
Crisp potatoes in skillet
Heat oil over medium-high. Add diced potatoes and cook undisturbed 5 mins to brown, then toss 10 mins until tender.
Glaze with salsa and cumin
Sprinkle cumin, salt, and pour in salsa. Stir 2 mins until salsa reduces and coats every potato cube.
π‘ CHEF'S PRO TIPS
- Use Yukon Golds because their waxy texture holds together in the skillet without turning to mush.
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2 cooks have shared their thoughts on this recipe
This has completely replaced my normal avocado toast! The beans blend so well you cannot even tell, and I stay full until lunchtime!
Great trick for adding protein without cooking eggs on busy mornings. Added a pinch of red pepper flakes and lemon zestβdelicious.




