Beef Taco Cups is an easy recipe that will soon become your favorite and fun way to celebrate Taco Tuesday! Tortillas bake into cute crunchy cups that are filled with our saucy beef mixture and taco toppings.
Beef Taco Cups Recipe
So let’s change up Taco Tuesday this week with Beef Taco Cups!
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Bake tortillas in a muffin tin for just ten minutes to form a crunchy shell that will be the bowl for your taco filling. A flavorful saucy ground beef mixture and toppings finish off this beef taco cups recipe. Kids, and grown ups too, will have so much fun on Taco Tuesday when Beef Taco Cups are on the menu!
Tortillas in muffin tin before baking!
Gently overlap the tortillas and they will fold easily to fit into the muffin tin. For even easier folding, simply heat them for several seconds in the microwave to warm them up and make them more pliable!
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Beef Taco Cups is an easy recipe that will soon become your favorite and fun way to celebrate Taco Tuesday! Tortillas bake into cute crunchy cups that are filled with our saucy beef mixture and taco toppings.
- 8 (6-inch diameter) flour tortillas, taco style
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 Tbs. homemade taco seasoning or store bought taco seasoning
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups chopped lettuce
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 scallion, sliced
- 1 tomato, chopped
- Cilantro leaves
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Heat oven to 350°F.
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Line 8 muffin cups with tortillas. Carefully overlap edges of tortillas to leave openings in centers for the filling. Bake 10 min.
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Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef, onion and taco seasoning until beef is browned, about 7 minutes.
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Stir in tomato sauce and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Spoon beef mixture, about 1/3 cup per bowl, into tortilla bowls. Top with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, tomato and scallion. Garnish with cilantro leaves.
4 servings/2 bowls per serving
Makes 2 ½ cups filling.
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