Easy Taco Bites
These taco bites are packed with all the tastes of taco salad in a cute, tiny lil package. I barely had enough of these left over to photograph for this blog post because Isaac and I sat and just ate them one after the other. That’s how good they are.
The homemade mini tortilla bowls are buttery, flaky, crisp on the outside and soft and chewy in the middle. Don’t even think about using the corn chip Scoop things. These tortilla bowls blows them out of the water baby!
I used ground turkey for the meat mixture and seasoned the dickens out of it. Top with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, taco sauce, black olive and sour cream, and you have a winning combination on your hands! These go super fast!
[box type=”note” align=”alignleft” ]NOTE* I suggest making these at the location that you want to serve them. They don’t transport well since one hard jiggle can knock them over if they are fully loaded the way I like them. It’s so not fun filling these shells up but the taste payoff and presentation makes it so worth it. Alternatively you could just mix up the ground meat, tomatoes, cheese, etc. and spoon it all in with one scoop but that isn’t nearly as pretty![/box]
Watch me make these Easy Taco Bites from start to finish!
Get the Recipe: Mini Taco Bowl Bites
Ingredients
- 48 3 inch flour tortillas
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro
- 1 lb ground ground turkey
- HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- TACO TOPPINGS
- Lettuce, shredded
- Cheddar cheese, shredded
- Cherry tomatoes, diced
- Black olives
- Taco sauce
- Sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Cut tortillas into 3-inch circles.*
- Mix butter and cilantro in a small bowl.
- Brush tortillas circles with butter mixture.
- Place tortillas into muffin tin, (buttered side down) making sure the bottoms are flattened.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crisp.
- Let cool in pan.
- Brown ground turkey.
- Mix together taco seasonings and add to ground meat.
- Add in 1/4 cup of water if needed.
- When meat is done, drain and set aside.
- Arrange the taco cups by first adding in taco sauce, ground meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Top with sour cream and an olive.
- Serve.
Notes
I made these today in a regular size cupcake pan and they turned out FANTASTIC!!! My family loved them and so far they are a hit on FB and IG! Thanks Monique!
Hello Monique! I love these. I will be making these little cute crisp mini taco bites for my potluck dish along with your cake pops (dessert) at my Grandmother’s birthday get together next weekend. Thank you so much for all these wonderful recipes!!! #Yourthebest
Okay, I made these … so so good and fun to eat. I did not have a mini-muffin pan so I used a regular muffin pan and the side was PERFECT for my family. I will be making thiese again!
Can I make this using a regular muffin pan? I understand you will get bigger cups.
These will make the perfect little appetizer for the SuperBowl!
Great recipe Monique, but those scissors look like they cost a lot of ‘dough’