Best Fiesta Chicken Taco Cups Recipes

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FIESTA CHICKEN TACO CUPS



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Here's a recipe that makes a nice presentation for a quick Mexican flavored chicken salad. Please note that the first ingredient should read 1 package Soft Taco Dinner, but I couldn't sneak that one through Zaar, lol.

Provided by lazyme

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 45m

Yield 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (16 1/3 ounce) package taco shells
1 medium red bell peppers or 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons lime juice
lettuce, shredded
cheese, shredded
sour cream
tomatoes, chopped

Steps:

  • Remove tortillas, taco sauce, hot sauce, and taco seasoning mix from dinner kit.
  • Press or fold tortillas to fit into muffin cups coated with vegetable cooking spray, forming bowls; coat bowls with cooking spray. (It helps to microwave the tortillas a few seconds to make them more pliable).
  • Bake at 375ºF for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Saute chopped bell pepper and onion in hot oil in a large skillet 5 minutes or until tender.
  • Stir in chicken, taco sauce, hot sauce, taco seasoning mix, 1/4 cup water, and lime juice; cook over medium heat 10 minutes.
  • Spoon evenly into tortilla cups, and top with desired condiments.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 602.3, Fat 27.6, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 54.8, Sodium 402.7, Carbohydrate 62, Fiber 7.8, Sugar 2.5, Protein 28.9

FIESTA CHICKEN TACO CUPS



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Provided by Food Network

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/4 cups refrigerated taco sauce with seasoned chicken (from 18-oz container)
1/2 cup Green Giant® Niblets® frozen corn (from 1-lb bag)
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup finely shredded Mexican cheese blend (2 oz)
Sour cream, salsa or sliced ripe olives, if desired

Steps:

  • Step 1: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 8 medium muffin cups with cooking spray. In 1-quart saucepan, heat taco sauce with chicken over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.
  • Step 2: Unroll dough and separate into 4 rectangles; press each into 8x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Cut each in half crosswise, making 8 squares. Sprinkle both sides of each square with cornmeal. Press each in bottom and up side of muffin cup; turn edges of dough under, pressing to extend 1/4 inch above edge of cup.
  • Step 3: Spoon about 2 tablespoons chicken mixture into each cup. Sprinkle cheese over each.
  • Step 4: Bake 12 to 17 minutes or until edges are deep golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from muffin cups. Serve warm.

FIESTA CHICKEN TACO CUPS



Fiesta Chicken Taco Cups image

Here's a recipe that makes a nice presentation for a quick Mexican flavored chicken salad. I couldn't find the dinner kit, so I made these with my mini tortilla shell baskets. I used 2 cans of chicken, about 1/2 bottle of taco sauce, 3-4 dashes of Tabasco, and about 1 teaspoon of taco seasoning mix. Next time I would increase...

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Chicken Salads

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 16.3-oz pkg soft taco dinner
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
4 skinless boneless chicken breasts, diced
1/4 c water
2 Tbsp lime juice
lettuce, shredded
cheese, shredded
sour cream, for garnish
tomato, chopped

Steps:

  • 1. Remove tortillas, taco sauce, hot sauce, and taco seasoning mix from dinner kit.
  • 2. Press or fold tortillas to fit into muffin cups coated with vegetable cooking spray, forming bowls; coat bowls with cooking spray.
  • 3. Bake at 375ºF for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown.
  • 4. Saute chopped bell pepper and onion in hot oil in a large skillet 5 minutes or until tender.
  • 5. Stir in chicken, taco sauce, hot sauce, taco seasoning mix, 1/4 cup water, and lime juice; cook over medium heat 10 minutes.
  • 6. Spoon evenly into tortilla cups, and top with desired condiments.
  • 7. Serve immediately.

FIESTA CHICKEN TACO CUPS



Fiesta Chicken Taco Cups image

Enjoy a Mexican dinner with these baked chicken cups made using Pillsbury® crescent dinner rolls and flavored with taco sauce - a tasty meal. 4 servings (2 taco cups each)

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/4 cups refrigerated taco sauce with seasoned chicken (from 18-oz container)
1/2 cup Green Giant® Niblets® frozen corn (from 1-lb bag)
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup finely shredded Mexican cheese blend (2 oz)
Sour cream, salsa or sliced ripe olives, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8 medium muffin cups with cooking spray. In 1-quart saucepan, heat taco sauce with chicken over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.
  • Unroll dough and separate into 4 rectangles; press each into 8x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Cut each in half crosswise, making 8 squares. Sprinkle both sides of each square with cornmeal. Press each in bottom and up side of muffin cup; turn edges of dough under, pressing to extend 1/4 inch above edge of cup.
  • Spoon about 2 tablespoons chicken mixture into each cup. Sprinkle cheese over each.
  • Bake 12 to 17 minutes or until edges are deep golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from muffin cups. Serve warm.

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