Tex-Mex Tarts

Submitted by SusieQusie

"Unusual use for your mini muffin tin. Another winner from my infamous state fair cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 30 tarts

ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons taco sauce
• 1⁄4 cup green peppers, finely diced or 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded & finely diced
• 3⁄4 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 1 lb leanest 98% lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 30 slices jalapeno peppers, jarred pickled variety

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425ºF.
2. In a small bowl, mix sour cream, taco sauce, green pepper & chips; set aside.
3. In a larger bowl, hand mix ground beef, oats, taco seasoning & water. Squish it around with your hands to distribute the seasoning well.
4. Divide the meat mixture in 30 equal portions. Press each portion on the bottom & up the sides of miniature muffin cups, forming a shell.
5. Place a spoonful of sour cream mixture in each meat shell, mounding slightly.
6. Sprinkle each tart with cheese.
7. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven & immediately top with jalapeno slices.
8. Use a spoon to carefully remove tarts from pan.
9. Serve hot.

Reviews

[Tamaretta]

We all thought these were tasty. I used the handle of my metal ice cream scooper as a "stamper" to form the meat "shell". Next time I would omit the oats and use the crushed tortilla chips there instead. Also I do not recommend using low fat sour cream- after baking it had a weird texture. All and all a good recipe that came together quicker than I thought it would and was well received at our party. Thanks for posting!

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

very good I also added in some cayenne pepper along with green bell pepper *and* the jalapeno, also added in a couple tablespoons half and half cream to the ground beef mixture, this will be a repeater, thanks for sharing hon!...Kitten:)