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Easy Taco Cups Recipe 🌮

Renee' Groskreutz
Make 12 individual taco appetizers in a muffin tin with this easy taco cups recipe with street taco-size flour tortillas!
4.92 from 12 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Taco Cups

  • 1 lb. Ground Beef
  • 1 Packet of Taco Seasoning
  • 1 Package of Mission Flour Street Taco Tortillas
  • 1 ½ c Shredded Cheese
  • Optional: Refried beans or black beans

Toppings:

  • 1 Avocado
  • 1 Green Onion
  • â…” c Sour Cream
  • â…” c Salsa
  • Optional: lime wedges for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425F.
  • Brown ground beef in a skillet.
  • Follow taco seasoning instructions and add the seasoning to the cooked ground beef.
  • Once the beef is cooked, place it in a bowl and set aside. 
  • Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place one tortilla round in each muffin tin, then press the tortilla firmly down in each cup.
  • Spoon 2 T of ground beef into each tortilla cup, then press the beef down with the back of a spoon. 
  • If using, spoon in a teaspoon of beans to each cup.
  • Sprinkle each cup with a topping of cheese.
  • Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the tops of the tortillas are golden.
  •  While your Taco Cups are baking, dice the avocado into ½-inch pieces. Add to a bowl and set aside.
  •  Thinly slice the green tops of the green onions. Set aside.
  •  Once your timer is done, take them out of the oven to cool for 2 minutes.
  •  Top each cup with salsa, avocado, sour cream, and green onions. We added topping sparsely at first then increased the amounts and added more toppings as necessary.
  •  Plate with a lime wedge if you want and enjoy.
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