Creamy Chicken Taco Cups
My lucky husband got to eat out with his co-workers at a nice Japanese restaurant in Portland with work clients, so I decided to make something fun & tasty for dinner. I made this easy creamy chicken taco cups recipe that used up some leftover roasted chicken, black beans & cilantro lime rice, and salsa in the fridge. My kids and I loved these mini taco cups and devoured them quickly.
Creamy Chicken Taco Cups
Chicken Mixture:
- 2 cups of roasted chicken, chopped
- ½ cup of black beans
- 2 tbsp cilantro lime rice
- 2 tbsp cotija cheese, finely grated
- 2 tbsp green onions, diced
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- Juice from 1/2 a lime
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 2 tbsp salsa
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Other Ingredients:
- 3 large flour tortillas cut into large circles
- Refried beans
- Cheddar cheese, grated
Garnish:
- Sour cream
- Cilantro, chopped
- Green onions, chopped
- Tomatoes
- Avocado
- Salsa
How to Make Creamy Chicken Taco Cups
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Coat a muffin tray with cooking spray.
Prepare the chicken mixture by chopping the chicken then combine it with the beans/rice, the cotija cheese, green onion, cilantro, juice from 1/2 a lime, sour cream, and salsa. Mix until evenly combined, taste then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Make the taco cups by using a biscuit cutter (or a ramekin & a knife) to cut out small circles from the large flour tortillas. Carefully place the flour tortilla circles into the muffin tray.
Fill the taco cups by adding a spoonful of refried beans into each cup followed by a bigger spoonful of the chicken mixture. Top each cup with a small about of cheddar cheese.
Bake the taco cups by placing them into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until heated through and the tortillas are crisp.
To serve, garnish the top with sour cream, avocado, tomato, green onion, and cilantro. Serve with salsa and hot sauce, if desired. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken Mixture:
- 2 cups of roasted chicken chopped
- ½ cup of black beans
- 2 tbsp cilantro lime rice
- 2 tbsp cotija cheese finely grated
- 2 tbsp green onions diced
- 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
- Juice from 1/2 a lime
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 2 tbsp salsa
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Other Ingredients:
- 3 large flour tortillas cut into large circles
- Refried beans
- Cheddar cheese grated
Garnish:
- Sour cream
- Cilantro chopped
- Green onions chopped
- Tomatoes diced
- Avocado diced
- Salsa
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Coat a muffin tray with cooking spray.
- Prepare the chicken mixture by chopping the chicken then combine it with the beans/rice, the cotija cheese, green onion, cilantro, juice from 1/2 a lime, sour cream, and salsa. Mix until evenly combined, taste then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Make the taco cups by using a biscuit cutter (or a ramekin & a knife) to cut out small circles from the large flour tortillas. Carefully place the flour tortilla circles into the muffin tray.
- Fill the taco cups by adding a spoonful of refried beans into each cup followed by a bigger spoonful of the chicken mixture. Top each cup with a small about of cheddar cheese.
- Bake the taco cups by placing them into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until heated through and the tortillas are crisp.
- To serve, garnish the top with sour cream, avocado, tomato, green onion, and cilantro. Serve with salsa and hot sauce, if desired. Enjoy.
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Qué buena idea! Me ha encantado todo! Los ingredientes, las fotos y la presentación! IncreÃble! Felicidades!
You always come up with such cute dinners! And I bet this dinner was 10x better than that sushi restaurant your husband went to.
They are so cute and this is such a great idea!
Oh yummee!! and so cute. I bet they were super good too!!
YUM! I could wait and make these the next time my husband won’t be home for dinner, but I think he would love these as much as my children! I am cooking all day today (and tomorrow) for a party on Saturday, and need a quick and easy dinner tonight. I think this is going to be perfect!
What a great idea, Pam! I bet, even though he got to experience a great Japanese restaurant, your husband was sorry he missed that dinner!
Nonetheless that they look stunning, they must be a delight!!
Cheers,
Lia.
Oh my. I can’t wait to try them. They look delicious! Thanks much.
Those sound really yummy.
These mini tacos are simply adorable. My kids would devour them as well. I am impressed by how much you packed into one tiny muffin tin. How many tacos did your kids end up eating? I am so going to try this for my kids as it gives tacos a new twist.
Jackie,
Sorry I missed your question – my kids ate 2 1/2 each. They loved them.
Cheers,
Pam
These are so cool, Pam! They look absolutely delicious too. I can always count on you for the most creative ideas – thanks for another great one!
Fantastic idea, I love the little taco cups! My to do list gets so much bigger every time I visit your place 🙂
What a cute and tasty idea!!! I love the use of left overs in a new and innovative way. I’ve bookmarked these and can’t wait to try them!
My modus operandi is to creep blogs…BUT, I stumbled across you fabulous blog yesterday and I think this is the beginning of a great love affair. Enough so, that I went to the grocery store after work & made two of your recipes for my family. They loved them! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work. Best to you and yours!
How fun those are Pam! Wouldn’t those be a fantastic thing to make for a ladies luncheon of something? I love it. You always inspire the chef in me!
Hugs
Kris
These look fabulous and delicious!
They would make great appetizers too.
This is a great idea. My only concern is that I would end up eating the whole tin.
These would be fun appetizers as well. My kids would love them!
These are adorable Pam and so pretty too. I noticed that several comments said they would be good appetizers and I agree. Or as I sometimes call them – small plates.
Sam
My family is going to love these. What a fun idea for tacos!
These are kind of perfect.
I would never have guessed this was a clean-out-the-fridge meal! These would make for some awesome party appetizers!
I love this, such a great idea. I am going to pin this to make soon.
good lord woman!
now you’re taking famous mexican food and putting them in bite size cups?
pure torture!!
Sounds like just as good of a meal as the restaurant, y’all didn’t miss out on anything.
What size biscuit cutter did you use? These look so good!
These ARE delicious and were a great “clean-out-the-fridge” meal for me! I thought this was such a delicious recipe! My husband and children gobbled them up. We made a bunch of side dishes but these taco cups were all anyone ate. Sooooo tasty! Thanks for the great idea! Keep them coming! I am a faithful reader and user of your blog. Whoever you are Pam, you rock! I have made about half of my meals lately from recipes you’ve invented and posted. You’re great! Thanks so much for taking your time to do this!
so nice! although my mouth is small, i can see myself shoving the entire thing in there at once. 🙂
These were great! I made them for a party and everyone liked them! I made a few changes (out of necessity). I didn’t have refried beans, used a 90 second packet of Uncle Ben’s Santa Fe flavored rice and bean mix, and made them in a mini muffin pan as smaller, bite sized apps. I kept the recipe the same otherwise and they were wonderful! Thanks!!
Those look really good and I like the use of the muffin tin!
I’m making these right now, they’re just about to go in the oven. They look so tasty!
My wife and I absolutely love your blog. We’ve been looking at it for recipes for a couple of years now. Thanks for sharing!
Made these over the weekend. They were a hit! My four children and my daughter’s friend, my husband and I all gobbled them up. My kids even enjoyed them cold the next day. Would be great to pack in lunches. I can see this being a regular in our house. Thanks for another great recipe!
I made these for my superbowl party and they were a hit! I just used black beans, no rice, and they came out great!