Mini Taco Cups – Match Foodie Finds

Taco night time simply obtained an entire lot cuter! Our baked taco cups are made with selfmade BAKED arduous shell taco boats — all because of a muffin tin!

This recipe may be very nostalgic to me. Did your grandma all the time order the taco salad at Perkins the place the taco shell was a scrumptious fried tortilla bowl? Mine did. This shell is an ode to my grandma, however as an alternative of a fried tortilla bowl, they’re baked in a really secret manner!

We used a muffin tin because the mould to create little taco shell cups. You possibly can see within the pictures under for a fast snapshot of how they’re made.

What’s in these Baked Taco Cups?

We use these taco-sized flour tortillas and place them on the underside of the muffin tin to kind little taco cups. 

For our taco meat protein possibility, we went with floor rooster because it’s lean and has a extra impartial taste than beef. 

Lastly, we topped our little cups with our favourite taco toppings like lettuce, pico de Gallo, shredded cheddar cheese, black olives, and non-fat Greek yogurt. However you should use no matter toppings you want. 

Different Meat Choices

These mini taco cups are delish with floor rooster, however be at liberty to sub it for any taco meat of your alternative! Any of the next could be delish:

• Shredded Hen: expend your leftover rooster breast or thighs by shredding It!
• Floor Beef: use the meat in our floor beef tacos for these taco cups.
• Floor Turkey: if you happen to’re not a fan of rooster, turkey is the subsequent neatest thing!
• Carnitas: Our Prompt Pot carnitas recipe is to die for and could be so scrumptious on this recipe.
• Lentils: Hoping to maintain issues vegan? Strive our simple lentil taco meat!
• Candy Potato: roasted candy potatoes make for one more nice vegetarian “meat” thought. It’s simple, too!

Different Lettuce Choices

We opted for basic chopped romaine hearts for these taco cups, however be at liberty to sub in any inexperienced of your alternative that you’ve got available, like:

• Crimson leaf lettuce
• Bib lettuce
• Butter lettuce
• Arugula
• Iceberg lettuce

Storage

Retailer any leftovers from these mini taco cups in an hermetic container within the fridge for 3-5 days. We advocate making the taco boats recent earlier than serving them with any leftover fixings.

Different Serving Concepts for Baked Taco Cups

Maintain issues conventional or be at liberty to jazz up your mini taco cups by including any of those topping choices:

Mini Taco Cups

These baked taco cups made with selfmade baked arduous shell taco after which filled with floor taco meat and toppings.

Prep:15 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner:15 minutes minutes

Complete:30 minutes minutes

Fats 14

Carbs 17

Protein 18

Elements

For the Hen Taco Meat

For the Remainder of the Tacos

• 1 cup chopped lettuce
• 1/2 cup pico de gallo/salsa
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup black olives
• 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt

Directions 

For the Hen Taco Meat

• Place olive oil and minced garlic on a nonstick skillet and warmth to medium/excessive warmth. Then, add floor rooster and brown. As soon as it’s nearly totally cooked, add spices and maple syrup and end cooking.

For the Tortilla Boats

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF.

• Start by putting tortillas within the microwave for about 5-10 seconds to melt a bit.

• Then, place on the bottom of a muffin tin in order that they create a boat-like form. The larger the muffin tin you utilize, the extra you possibly can cook dinner without delay.

• THOROUGHLY spray every taco shell with nonstick cooking spray on either side after which season with sea salt. Possibility to make use of a squeeze of lime.

• Place within the oven and bake for round 8 minutes, or till golden brown.

For the Remainder of the Tacos

• Assemble tacos by putting lettuce on the underside of a taco shell, adopted by about 1/4 cup of meat. Then, high with pico, cheese, black olives, and Greek yogurt.

Ideas & Notes

• We discovered that white flour tortillas cook dinner higher and develop into crunchier than corn tortillas.
• Ensure you give the tortillas an excellent spray with cooking spray and allow them to cook dinner lengthy sufficient.
• We additionally discovered it’s greatest to eat the shells ASAP as they may get stale if you happen to allow them to sit out.
• Possibility to make use of any sort of meat that you just want.

Diet information

Energy: 252kcal Carbohydrates: 17g Protein: 18g Fats: 14g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 3g