Cheesy Shell Taco Bites

Submitted by Genius Kitchen

"All flavor, no fuss."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 8 taco cups

ingredients

• For Shells

• 20 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese

• For Filling

• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 1⁄2 cup salsa, or 1/2 cup picante sauce
• 3 tablespoons salsa
• shredded cheddar cheese
• sour cream
• salsa
• avocado, cubed
• cilantro

directions

1. For Shells:

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. 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.
4. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 7 minutes.
5. 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.

6. For the Taco Filling:

7. Cook hamburger until browned.
8. Drain the fat and stir in taco mix and 1/2 cup salsa/picante sauce.
9. Simmer for 3-5 minutes.

10. Assembly:

11. Spoon beef mixture in cooled cheese cups and top with the 3 shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa, cubed avocados and cilantro.

Reviews

[Janet D.]

I've been making these on a keto diet as Taco shells. You place the cheese on a sheet of parchment, I just spread it out to about the size and shape I want (round) Sprinkle with cumin to give it that good taco taste. Then after you bake it till a golden brown color take it off the parchment with a large spatula and set it over a spoon handle or in a taco tray to form. I fill mine with shrimp browned with garlic and cumin and flavored with a squeeze of lime right before I fill the shells. If I were to make these every night no one would complain!

 

[Kharmakaye]

What a great idea! I was just about to make tacos for lunch & saw this & since I'm a sucker for cheese, what could be better? Yummy! Just wish I'd made more ??