Tiny Tacos
Tortilla chips covered in refried beans, taco meat and cheese and baked before folding in half to make the BEST tiny 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Place on a platter and sprinkle with your favorite toppings- cilantro, green onions, sliced cherry tomatoes and/or finely chopped lettuce.
- 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!