Mini Taco Bowls Recipes

MINI TACO BOWLS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium sized frying pan on medium high heat. Add ground meat and cook while stirring for about 10 minutes or until meat is browned and no longer pink.
• Add sauce to skillet and turn heat to low. Simmer for 5 more minutes until pan is bubbling.
• Fill the dippers with a small amount of ground meat then top with assorted toppings.

MINI BEEF TACO BOWLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 8 muffin cups with tortillas. Carefully fold back edges of tortillas to leave openings in centers for the filling.
• Bake 10 min. Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet.
• Add salsa to meat; mix well. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally. Spoon into tortilla bowls. Top with remaining ingredients.

CANNOLI MINI TACO BOWLS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat ricotta cheese, whipping cream, icing sugar, vanilla and orange peel with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Cover and refrigerate.
• Meanwhile, in deep fryer or 3-quart (3 L) heavy-bottomed pot, heat at least 2 inches (5 cm) oil to 350°F. In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, add granulated sugar and cinnamon.
• Place bowls in batches in preheated oil; fry 1 minute on each side, using tongs to turn bowls halfway through, until lightly brown all over. Drain bowls upside down on paper towel-lined cookie sheet until slightly cool; toss 4 bowls at a time in cinnamon sugar mixture to coat. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
• Just before serving, remove filling from refrigerator, and fill decorating bag fitted with large piping star tip. Pipe filling into cooled bowls, and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Top with mint leaves. Serve immediately. Store any remaining filled bowls in refrigerator.

CARNITAS MINI TACO BOWLS

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix vegetable oil, taco seasoning mix, cumin, coriander and salt. Add pork, and toss to coat; pour into 5-quart Dutch oven. Place onions and garlic on top of pork. Add water, orange juice and lime juice. Heat to boiling over high heat. Stir; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally, until pork is tender.
• Increase heat to medium; cook 3 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently and pressing on pork with spatula to shred meat, until sauce thickens and pork is coated in cooking liquid.
• Divide pork mixture among heated mini bowls; top with queso fresco, radishes and jalapeño chiles. Serve with lime wedges.

MINI TACO SALAD BOWLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly brush bowls with oil to coat entirely, and place on ungreased cookie sheet; bake 4 to 5 minutes or until browned on rim--bowls will get crisp as cooled. Set aside.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Sprinkle with taco seasoning mix. Cook until beef is coated with seasoning, stirring occasionally.
• To serve, divide lettuce and taco meat evenly among crisped bowls; serve with Make it FRESH toppings.