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A Favorite–Tiny Tacos

A few weeks ago, strolling through social media, one of my favorite chefs shared tiny tacos. If you haven’t seen them, you may be surprised at how delicious, quick, easy and addictive these are.

You see…they may be the BEST appetizer or honestly the BEST easy Sunday night meal that might just become your favorite.

And if you are striving to have more protein than carbs? I’m your new best friend. Each and every bite of these gives you protein and prevents the chip bag indulger.

These are such a great and cost effective recipe to create appetizers or for quick dinners or snacks. One pound of cooked meat will yield about 92 teaspoons…giving you about 92 or 7 dozen tiny tacos. See what I mean?

Now if you don’t need that many? Make a couple of dozen at a time for a meal…or more for appetizers.

Just keep the taco meat and refried beans and cheese refrigerated and on hand when you need them. Add the taco meat to the freezer in a bag or container if you need to have it when you are craving these.

How do you make tiny tacos?

All it takes is round tortilla chips, refried beans, seasoned taco meat, and your favorite taco cheese.

ingredients for tiny tacos

Begin with spreading those chips with a thin layer of refried beans.

Then, brown your ground beef, (turkey or chicken), season with taco seasoning, (you can find my version here),

and add 1 t to each tortilla chip.

adding refried beans, taco meat and cheese to tiny tacos

Then add a sprinkle of cheese, bake.

Parchment paper on a baking pan loaded with these helps with cleanup…and a 400 degree oven for about 7-8 minutes makes the perfect tiny tacos.

sheet pan of tiny tacos ready to bake

While they are warm, fold in half. You can sprinkle with a bit of cilantro on if you choose before folding..but, I found that adding other toppings inside before folding prevents them from staying folded.

folded chips into tiny tacos

That’s it.

A sprinkle of green onions, cilantro, sliced cherry tomatoes and a dip into taco sauce, sour cream or salsa completes them.

toppings for tiny tacos

Oh. my. goodness.

If you haven’t made these yet? You may become a fan.

We have enjoyed them for New Year’s Eve…football afternoon viewing…and even dinners when quick and easy works.

Here’s the recipe if you need one.

featured tiny tacos

Tiny Tacos

Tortilla chips covered in refried beans, taco meat and cheese and baked before folding in half to make the BEST tiny tacos.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Appetizer, bread, Entree
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 7 dozen tacos

Equipment

  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • 1 parchment paper sheet for easier cleanup
  • 1 stove/oven
  • 1 Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef, turkey, or chicken browned and drained
  • 1 pkg taco seasoning
  • 1/2 C water adjust to packaging amount if using taco packet seasoning
  • 1 bag large, round tortilla chips not bite sized
  • 1 can refried beans
  • 1 C grated cheese- Monterrey Jack, Colby Jack or Mexican
  • optional toppings- sour cream, green onions, cilantro, avocado, taco sauce, salsa, sliced cherry tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole

Instructions
 

  • In a skillet, brown ground beef (or the meat you've selected), stirring to break up into small pieces. Drain, if needed.
  • Sprinkle with taco seasoning and water and cook for about 5 minutes.
    cooked ground taco meat
  • Preheat oven to 400℉.
  • Add parchment paper to a baking sheet with sides.
  • Add large round tortilla chips to the pan, making sure that any sides that aren't flat are folding upward.
  • Coat each chip with a thin layer of refried beans.
  • Add about 1 t taco meat to the center of each chip and top with a sprinkle of cheese.
    tiny tacos added to baking sheet
  • Add baking sheet to preheated oven and bake for about 8 minutes, so that when you remove them from the oven they will easily fold in half to form a taco. Bake a little longer if they break when folded.
    folded chips into tiny tacos
  • Place on a platter and sprinkle with your favorite toppings- cilantro, green onions, sliced cherry tomatoes and/or finely chopped lettuce.
    featured tiny tacos
  • Serve with taco sauce, salsa and/or sour cream.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Quick and easy bite sized tiny tacos. A surprising way to serve tacos for appetizers or as an easy dinner.
Just a note…a pound of cooked taco meat will yield about 7 dozen tiny tacos. Can’t get any more cost effective to serve! And if you are serving for a light dinner…about a dozen is a great place to start depending on appetites.
Feel free to make the taco meat ahead and keep it in the refrigerator with the refried beans for a few days to have for kids’ after school snack or more than one instance of enjoying. 
Hope you love these!
Keyword beef and bean tiny tacos, tiny tacos, tortilla chip tacos

Just sayin’…these may be addictive. We keep cooked taco meat in the freezer now…waiting for the next time we are craving them.

Perfect for an appetizer night, game night, or simply an easy dinner.

Too good not to share!

Hope you enjoy,

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