Chicken Tortilla Cups

Here is another easy, quick and delicious family food friendly idea. Around our house we love food with Mexican flair. So, I took soft flour tortillas stuffed the into a cupcake dish and created something my boys called, AWESOME! Now that’s a ringing endorsement if ever there was one.

Chicken Tortilla Cups Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 chicken thighs with drumsticks
• 1 package of medium size tortilla shells (10 count)
• 1 package Ortega Taco Seasoning
• 1 bottle of mild taco sauce
• 1 bottle of salsa
• 2 tomatillo, diced
• 1 medium size onion, diced
• 1 medium size green pepper, diced
• 1 medium size red pepper, diced
• 3-4 grape tomato, diced
• 1 package of Kraft Mexican Shredded Cheese
• 1 avocado
• 1 package of sour cream, medium

Directions:

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry.

2. Place the chicken in a large bowl. Brush both sides of chicken with olive oil.

3. Next, open a package of Ortega Taco Mix and coat the chicken completely with taco seasoning.

4. Arrange chicken pieces in a large cast iron skillet.

5. Place in a 350 degree pre-heated oven and bake for an hour or until juices run clear.

How to Prepare Tortillas:

6. Take medium size flout tortillas and brush both sides with olive oil. Then place prepared tortillas into a large cupcake pan one by one.

7. Once the chicken is finished and is cool enough to safely handle, remove meat and chop. Set aside.

How to Assemble:

8. Pour a small amount of taco sauce into each tortilla cup, then spoon in 2 tablespoons of chopped chicken, add cilantro, diced tomato, tomatillo, pepper and onion mixture, then top with shredded cheese.

9. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-18

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Chicken Tortilla Cups

Course Main

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes minutes

Total Time 33 minutes minutes

Servings 10

Author D. Durand Worthey

Ingredients

• ▢ 6 Chicken Thighs with Drumsticks
• ▢ 1 package of medium size tortilla shells 10 count
• ▢ 1 package Ortega Taco Seasoning
• ▢ 1 bottle of mild Taco Sauce
• ▢ 1 bottle of Salsa
• ▢ 2 Tomatillo diced
• ▢ 1 medium size onion diced
• ▢ 1 medium size green pepper diced
• ▢ 1 medium size red pepper diced
• ▢ 3-4 Grape Tomato diced
• ▢ 1 package of Kraft Mexican Shredded Cheese
• ▢ 1 avocado
• ▢ 1 Sour Cream medium

Instructions

• Rinse chicken and pat dry.
• Place in a large bowl brush both sides of chicken with olive oil.
• Next, open a package of Ortega Taco Mix and coat chicken completely with taco seasoning.
• Arrange chicken pieces in a large cast iron skillet.
• Place in a 350 degree pre-heated oven and bake for an hour or until juices run clear.
• Take medium size flout tortillas and brush both sides with olive oil. Then place prepared tortillas into a large cupcake pan one by one.
• Once chicken is finished and is cool enough to safely handle remove meat and chop. Set aside.
• Pour a small amount of taco sauce into each tortilla cup, then spoon in 2 tablespoons of chopped chicken, add cilantro, diced tomato, tomatillo, pepper and onion mixture, then top with Mexican Shredded Cheese.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-18

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