Taco Appetizer Food

MINI TACO BITES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Make pico de gallo: combine tomato, onion, jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and stir.
• Use a 3-inch cookie cutter to cut out 4 small taco shells from each tortilla. Save the scraps and toast them for a crispy garnish for salads or soups . Warm the tortillas for 10 to 20 seconds, covered, in a microwave, or wrap in foil and heat in a warm oven until pliable.
• Brush both sides of each tiny tortilla using 2 teaspoons of oil and sprinkle with salt, keeping them covered and warm in between. Press into openings of a mini muffin tin. Repeat with 11 more little tortillas, lightly reheating if needed to keep them pliable.
• Repeat with a second mini muffin tin or repeat after cooking first batch of mini taco shells, for a total of 24.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of oil followed by ground beef . Cook, breaking up into small pieces, until no longer pink. Use a spoon to scoop out any excess oil.
• Add picante sauce, chili powder, and cumin. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes, or until no longer watery. Taste for seasoning.
• Add a heaping spoonful of beef mixture to each tortilla shell, followed by a dollop of crema, a scoop of homemade pico de gallo, and a sprig of cilantro.

TACO APPETIZER PLATTER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add water and taco seasonings; simmer for 5 minutes. , In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and milk; spread on a 14-in. serving platter or pizza pan. Top with meat mixture. Sprinkle with chilies, tomatoes, onions and lettuce. Drizzle with barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Serve with corn chips.

EASY MEXICAN BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse and drain canned black beans.
• In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients except for chopped avocado.
• Mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours or overnight.
• Add avocados before serving. Mix gently.

TACO APPETIZER PLATTER

Steps:

• I put this on a 12" round platter, but any dish would be fine.
• Put the cream cheese in a bowl and beat with mixer.
• Slowly add the taco sauce and beat well.
• Neatly spread this on a platter.
• Sprinkle the lettuce as the next layer.
• Then over this arrange the diced tomatoes.
• Next layer is the green pepper and then the onion.
• Next layer is the olives arranged nicely.
• Then lastly is the cheddar cheese; (In the photo I did not put it on because I didn't have any, but by the time we ate it, I had gone to the store and got some).
• Use frito scoops or tortillas for scooping up the platter.

EASY TACO APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the beef with onions and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
• Add water and taco seasoning, simmer for about 5 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and milk; spread on a serving platter or pizza pan.
• Top with the meat mixture.
• Sprinkle with chilies, tomatoes, onions and lettuce.
• Drizzle with barbecue sauce.
• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• Serve with large size corn chips.

HOT AND COLD TACO APPETIZER DIP

Steps:

• Fry ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink, drain fat.
• Add taco seasoning and water and simmer for 5 minutes, keep warm.
• In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
• Spread on a serving platter or large pizza pan.
• Layer with meat mixture, lettuce, tomatoes and onions.
• Drizzle on taco sauce and sprinkle cheese on top.
• Serve immediately with tortilla chips.

LINDA'S TACO SCOOP APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a lg. skillet over med-high heat fry hamburger until almost done, chopping to break up the meat into small pieces.
• When meat is done, drain grease.
• Add half the pack of taco seasoning and water. Continue cooking until water is evaporated.
• Add salsa, and mix well.
• Add half the bag of Mexican blend cheese. Mix well until cheese melts. Set aside.
• When ready to make scoops, fill each one with a little meat mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix sour cream and the rest of the pack of taco seasoning. Set aside.
• Top scoops with additional cheese.
• Put on a lg. baking sheet, and bake in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Put on serving platter, and dollop with a little sour cream mix.

TACO APPETIZER PLATTER

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
• Add water and taco seasoning; simmer for 5 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and milk;.
• Spread on a 14-inch serving platter or pizza pan.
• Top with the meat mixture. Sprinkle with chilies, tomatoes, onions and lettuce. Drizzle with HONEY barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• Serve with corn chips.