Best Sombreros Recipes

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Provided by Chef Sharon 15

Categories Chicken

Time 1h

Yield 25 appetizers, 25 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 ounces light cream cheese
1/4 cup diced green pepper
1/2 cup diced red pepper
1/4 cup diced onion
1 1/2 cups grated jalapeno jack cheese
1 cup finely diced cooked chicken or 1 cup crumbled browned ground beef
3 tablespoons salsa (your favourite kind)
5 (10 inch) tortillas (any flavour, coloured ones look great esp. if you mix up the colours)

Steps:

Combine first 7 ingred. in small bowl. Should make 3 cups filling.
Divide and spread filling on tortillas. Roll up tightly, jelly-roll style. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for overnight. Remove plastic wrap.
Place on greased baking sheet. Bake in 350' oven for 15 minutes until hot and cheese is starting to melt. Let sit for 5 minutes before cutting. Cut each roll into 5 pieces. Pop back into oven for 5-10 minutes or until the appetizers start to make a "sombrero" shape! Makes 25 appetizers.

Mexican Sombreros image

Provided by Hey Jude

Time 55m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 green bell pepper
1/2 small onion
1 tablespoon water
1 slice whole wheat bread, crust removed
1 tablespoon skim milk
1 lb ground turkey
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
2 tablespoons mild taco seasoning mix
1 teaspoon chili powder
vegetable oil cooking spray
6 6-inch corn tortillas (to keep heart-healthy, buy tortillas that do not have lard listed on the ingredient list)
1/4 cup grated low-fat cheddar cheese
6 teaspoons mild chunky salsa

Steps:

Rinse and chop green pepper; peel and chop onion.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, mix green pepper, onion and water; cover with wax paper and microwave for 4 minutes then let cool.
Heat oven to 350°.
Into a medium bowl, crumble bread into small pieces; add milk and let stand for 3 to 4 minutes; stir until blended.
Crumble turkey into bread mixture; add parsley, taco seasoning, chili powder and cooked green pepper and onion; mix well.
Spray muffin pan cups with vegetable spray.
Using kitchen scissors, cut 4 slashes in each tortilla from the outer edge toward the center; place tortillas into muffin pan cups.
Divide the turkey mixture evenly over the tortillas; cover with foil and place muffin pan in oven; bake for 30 minutes.
Remove sombreros from muffin pan and place on plates; spoon 1 teaspoon of salsa on top of each sombrero and top with cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.2, Fat 7.6, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 60.8, Sodium 174.5, Carbohydrate 14.8, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 1.2, Protein 16.6