Last Updated June 23rd, 2021 at 09:02 pm by Lisa
Zippy, crunchy Mini Taco Bowls drizzled in easy "Mexican Crema" sauce and topped with cheese, black olives, and pickled jalapeños with taco meat filling.
Serve for a party appetizer, dinner, for that big game!
At this point, there is a 100% chance these will be making several appearances during football season, which is a big deal in our home...
These are a bit spicy depending on if you add ingredients like pickled jalapeños and hot sauce. No rules, just play with different toppings and flavors that you and your family prefer. We also used grated cheddar cheese, green onions, and yellow heirloom tomatoes.
Or try adding guacamole, salsa, black beans, and cilantro. The sauce for these taco bowls is my take on "Mexican Crema", and adds nice taco flavor and a pretty look.
Using an inexpensive squeeze bottle from the grocery store makes it easy to drizzle. Or, just drip the crema from a spoon. Add some water to get the sauce thin enough to drizzle away...and yum!
Truth be told, Anthony and I had them for dinner the other night!
More Great Dip Recipe Ideas
Try this Easy Guacamole Made in Traditional Molcajete, Fire Grilled Hatch Tomatillo Homemade Salsa, Jalapeno Popper Dip, Party Classic French Onion Dip, also known as California Dip, Avocado Salsa (Green Taco Sauce), or Mom's Garden Crudites in Light Green Goddess Dip.
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Mini Taco Bowls
Ingredients
Mexican "Crema" Sauce
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 packet Lawry's Taco Seasoning Mix
Mini Taco Shells
- 6 flour tortillas
- 1 can refried beans spicy or regular
Cook Ground Beef Taco Mixture
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ small onion diced
Garnish Mini Taco Bowls With Toppings
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 small chopped yellow heirloom tomato
- 1 small can black olives
- 20 pickled jalapeños
Instructions
Mix Mexican "Crema" Sauce
- Mix: 1 cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon Taco Seasoning Mix, 2 tablespoons water in a squeeze bottle, use this sauce on top of taco bowls. Place in fridge until ready to use.
Cook Ground Beef Taco Mixture
- Melt butter, and rest of Lawry's Taco Seasoning packet into skillet.
- Add onion and stir, then ground beef. Cook until brown about 5 minutes.
Bake The Mini Taco Bowls
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Spray mini muffin tin with non-stick coconut oil cooking spray.
- Cut rounds out of the tortillas with a large can (clean and opened) or coffee cup.
- Place each tortilla round down in a muffin tin.
- Spread refried beans on bottom of each tortilla round.
- Layer a 1-2 spoon full of cooked taco meat next.
- Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven.
Garnish Mini Taco Bowls With Toppings
- Add cheese on top, then tomato, black olives, and a pickled jalapeño.
- Last drizzle taco sour cream mixture from a squeeze bottle on each taco bowl.
Totally low key and delicious! Made a bunch of these when I had family friends over to watch a game. I made some spicy for the adults and some mild for the kiddos. Everyone loved the mini-ness of them and how you could customize the "fixins" to your taste. 🙂