Mini Taco Cups

A group of tacos in a black skillet on a table.

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These baked taco cups made with homemade baked hard shell taco and then stuffed with ground taco meat and toppings.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Main Meal

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Taco cups

Servings:

Author: Linley Hanson

Ingredients

For the Chicken Taco Meat

1 pound ground chicken turkey or beef work too
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1.5 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon maple syrup
salt to taste

For the Tortilla Boats

8 street taco-sized flour tortillas
non-stick cooking spray
sea salt

For the Rest 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

Instructions

For the Chicken Taco Meat

Place olive oil and minced garlic on a nonstick skillet and heat to medium/high heat. Then, add ground chicken and brown. Once it's almost fully cooked, add spices and maple syrup and finish cooking.

For the Tortilla Boats

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Begin by placing tortillas in the microwave for about 5-10 seconds to soften a bit.
Then, place on the backside of a muffin tin so that they create a boat-like shape. The bigger the muffin tin you use, the more you can cook at once.
THOROUGHLY spray each taco shell with nonstick cooking spray on both sides and then season with sea salt. Option to use a squeeze of lime.
Place in the oven and bake for around 8 minutes, or until golden brown.

For the Rest of the Tacos

Assemble tacos by placing lettuce on the bottom of a taco shell, followed by about 1/4 cup of meat. Then, top with pico, cheese, black olives, and Greek yogurt.

Video

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Notes

We found that white flour tortillas cook better and become crunchier than corn tortillas.
Make sure you give the tortillas a good spray with cooking spray and let them cook long enough.
We also found it's best to eat the shells ASAP as they might get stale if you let them sit out.
Option to use any kind of meat that you desire.

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