Crispy Taco Bites Recipes

MINI TACO BITES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Make pico de gallo: combine tomato, onion, jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and stir.
• Use a 3-inch cookie cutter to cut out 4 small taco shells from each tortilla. Save the scraps and toast them for a crispy garnish for salads or soups . Warm the tortillas for 10 to 20 seconds, covered, in a microwave, or wrap in foil and heat in a warm oven until pliable.
• Brush both sides of each tiny tortilla using 2 teaspoons of oil and sprinkle with salt, keeping them covered and warm in between. Press into openings of a mini muffin tin. Repeat with 11 more little tortillas, lightly reheating if needed to keep them pliable.
• Repeat with a second mini muffin tin or repeat after cooking first batch of mini taco shells, for a total of 24.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of oil followed by ground beef . Cook, breaking up into small pieces, until no longer pink. Use a spoon to scoop out any excess oil.
• Add picante sauce, chili powder, and cumin. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes, or until no longer watery. Taste for seasoning.
• Add a heaping spoonful of beef mixture to each tortilla shell, followed by a dollop of crema, a scoop of homemade pico de gallo, and a sprig of cilantro.

QUICK CRISPY TACO BITES

Steps:

• First, preheat your oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit. Then thoroughly spray 2 muffin pans with oil & place 1 wonton wrap at the bottom of each muffin tin.
• In a bowl mix the 2 cans of beans & 1 cup of cheese together. Scoop a small spoonful of your bean & cheese mixture into each muffin tin.
• Place a second wonton wrap on top of each taco bite & gently press down. Then add a second small spoonful of bean & cheese mixture in the second/top wonton. Then top each taco bite with extra cheese if desired.
• Bake your Quick Crispy Taco Bites for 10-12 minutes until golden.
• Let cool & top with GOODFOODS Tableside® Chunky Guacamole, sour cream, diced tomatoes, cilantro, & all of your other favorite taco toppings.

CRISPY TURKEY BITES

Steps:

• For the dipping sauce: Puree the cranberry sauce, mayonnaise and orange zest in the bowl of a food processor until evenly combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the bites: Heat 3 inches of vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat to 350 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer. Put the stuffing, turkey, Parmesan, rosemary and 1 egg in a medium bowl and mix well until the mixture is evenly moistened. Place the flour, remaining 2 eggs and the panko in 3 separate shallow bowls. Beat the eggs to break apart until 1 cohesive color.
• Shape 1 tablespoon of the turkey mixture into a ball. Press a piece of smoked mozzarella into the middle of the ball and reshape the mixture around the cheese. Bread the ball by rolling it first in the flour to coat, then the egg and lastly the panko. Repeat with the remaining turkey mixture and breading ingredients. Fry 4 to 5 or the balls at a time until deep golden brown and hot all the way through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Serve hot alongside the dipping sauce.

TACO BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Mix cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, salsa, green onion, garlic powder, and sugar together in a bowl. Add eggs and mix well; spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until each taco bite is set in the middle, about 15 minutes.

CRUNCHY TACO CUPS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and drain any remaining fat. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add taco seasoning, tomatoes and green chiles to the ground beef and stir to combine.
• Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
• Cut flour tortillas into a square shape and cut each into 4 smaller equally sized square pieces.
• Generously coat a standard size muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• Line each cup of prepared muffin tin with a tortilla sheet.
• Add 1.5 tablespoons taco mixture. Top with 1 tablespoon of cheese. Press down and add another layer of tortilla sheet, taco mixture, and a final layer of cheese.
• Lightly brush the top edges of the tortilla with cooking oil.
• Bake 18-20 minutes until cups are heated through and edges are golden brown.
• Enjoy!

CRISPY FRIED TACOS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the salsa ingredients; cover and pulse until salsa reaches desired consistency. Transfer to a large bowl; cover and refrigerate., In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Sprinkle with salt. Meanwhile, in another large skillet, fry tortillas in oil in batches just until crisp; drain on paper towels., Fill tortillas with beef; sprinkle with cheese. Fold in half. Serve with lettuce and salsa.

CRISPY TACO BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a mini-muffin pan lightly with vegetable oil.
• Seperate wonton wrappers and place one in each cup of the pan. Using the pampered chef mini tart shaper, press each wonton into the cup, keeping the cup area open. (If you don't have the tart shaper, just press down with your fingers, being careful not to tear the wonton).
• Combine all filling ingredients into a mixing bowl, and blend until smooth.
• Fill the wonton cups with a teaspoon each of the filling mixture.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are slightly brown. Garnish with toppings of your choice.

CHEESY SHELL TACO BITES

Steps:

• For Shells:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Using a tablespoon, scoop shredded cheese on to parchment and shape into a disk. Make sure each cheese disk does not touch the one next to it.
• Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 7 minutes.
• Lift the melted cheese disks off of the parchment paper and press into mini-muffin tins. Let the cheese cool for 1-minute (or more) in the muffin tin so that they will hold their shape. Remove from muffin tin and set aside.
• For the Taco Filling:
• Cook hamburger until browned.
• Drain the fat and stir in taco mix and 1/2 cup salsa/picante sauce.
• Simmer for 3-5 minutes.
• Assembly:.
• Spoon beef mixture in cooled cheese cups and top with the 3 shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa, cubed avocados and cilantro.

TEX-MEX MINI TACO BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut 4 rounds out of each tortilla. Carefully press the rounds into each cup of a 24-cup mini muffin tin.
• Bake the tortilla rounds in the preheated oven until light golden and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Stir in taco seasoning.
• Transfer beef to a bowl and stir in beans, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. Spoon mixture into tortilla cups and top each cup with 1 teaspoon Monterey Jack cheese.
• Place muffin pan on a baking sheet and return to the oven; bake until cheese is melted and bubbly and filling is heated through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Top with sour cream and green onion to serve.