Taco Bowls

Taco bowls are a most ingenious and super simple dinner idea we ran across in Parenting magazine several years ago (and modified a little). Kids will generally eat these plainish and adults can gussy them up with avocado, lettuce, tomato, chilis, etc.

Rating: 1/4 assed. Absurdly easy.

Here's what you need and how you do it

12 6-inch flour tortillas

1 pound ground turkey or ground beef

Olive oil (for sautéing meat)

1 package taco seasoning mix (We like Simply Organics Southwest Taco)

16-ounce package shredded cheese

Avocados (optional)

Lettuce, shredded (optional)

Tomatoes, diced (optional)

Sour cream (optional)

Black olives, sliced (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Trim about 1/2-inch around the edge of each tortilla. Push the tortillas into a non-stick muffin tin (we use the super large tins and do not trim the tortillas, but you can use regular tins to make more manageably-sized bowls).

Meanwhile, sauté ground meat in olive oil, breaking apart large chunks and stirring occasionally until meat is cooked through. Add taco seasoning mix and a 1/2 cup water, simmer for a few minutes more.

Fill each tortilla cup with meat and cheese and bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until cheese is melted and cups start to brown.

Serve with black beans with lime and cilantro.

For a printable version of this recipe, click here.

Comments

[Tirzha]

Those sound delicious! I'll have to try them this week with some meatless crumbles in place of the ground meat. Thanks for the idea!

[Kalyn]

Love this idea! This is going straight into my "recipes to try" folder!

[Shannon]

I made these for dinner tonight and they were a hit! I adjusted the recipe a bit and sautéed shrimp, peppers and onions in taco seasoning. And then baked that under a layer of cheese. It was delicious!

[All Adither]

So glad it worked for you. Thanks for letting me know!
angie

[Alisa@Foodista]

What a great idea!This is just what I need to serve my guests tomorrow!Thanks for sharing this and Im so glad I followed you on the foodieblogroll!

[john]

hello angie-

it might be 3am in amsterdam- but i have just decided on dinner tomorrow night-

:)

thanks for stopping by my blog- i always love your comments :) hope all is well out west

-John

[Tracy]

Yum!! I just made these for lunch and my picky eaters were ooohing and aaaahing and mm-mm-yummying!

[lisa]

I made these the other night using corn tortillas and enchilada sauce rather than taco seasoning sauce. Should have used a tastier seasoning sauce, but it was still really good. I've made similar recipes but usually in some messy-but-yummy casserole fashion, but this individual taco bowl idea was more appealing to the eye by far. Thanks!

[Lisa]

I made tortilla cups recently too, but didn't get around to posting about them yet. Mine were sweet but I love the idea of using them for a savory dish too. Fun entree!