Beef Taco Cups

Beef Taco Cups

1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped

1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 oz taco seasoning mix (click this link for my recipe) 

1/4 salsa (your favorite)
1 cup cheddar cheese (plus extra for topping)
1 tube refrigerated Flaky Biscuit Dough

Suggested Toppings: Black Bean and Corn Salsa, Black Olives, Lettuce and Tomato, Sour Cream and Hot Sauce or Taco Sauce!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook the hamburger and onions until hamburger is no longer pink. Drain and return to pan. Add taco seasoning, salsa and cheese. Stir until heated through and set aside. 

Unwrap biscuits and pull each biscuit into 2 layers.* Line muffin tins with the biscuit layers. Fill with taco mixture. Top with a little more cheese and bake for 20 minutes. 

*I used jumbo muffin tins. I pulled the biscuits into 3 layers and arranged them in each muffin cup. 

Taco Seasoning Mix

My son loves Tacos... soft tacos. I planned to make him some tonight and did not realize that I was out of seasoning mix. I figured it couldn't be that hard to make some. I researched it and found the ingredients. I adjusted it to my families taste and this is what I came up with tonight. My son was satisfied so I guess it's a keeper! LOL

2 teaspoons Chili Powder
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1/2 teaspoon Paprika
1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder
1/4 teaspoon Dried Oregano

Mix seasoning together in a small bowl. Add to 1 1/2 - 2 pounds of cooked, drained hamburger meat and add 1/3 to 1/2 cup water and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

My hubby liked it too for his salad!

BLT Tacos

I'm celebrating National Bacon Day with these tasty BLT Tacos. Several years ago, I created my BLT dip, and it was very well received. So I decided to take it a step farther with these yummy tacos. The hubby is laid up with a bad back once again, so I made these for him to try. His response? "Oh my gosh! These are wonderful! (nom,nom,nom) Oh these are good!" I'll have to agree! :-)

8-10 pieces of Bacon, cooked, drained and broken into 1 inch pieces
2 cups Lettuce, chopped
1 large Tomato, chopped
* 1/2 or 3/4 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
Black Pepper, to taste
6-8 Flour Tortillas (soft tacos)

Combine all ingredients except the tortillas in a medium size bowl. Heat the tacos just until they are pliable. Stuff them with the BLT mixture. Enjoy!

* The cheese is optional, but I liked it. (And I'm a BLT lover!) You can choose which amount you want depending on how much cheese flavor you'd like... or leave it out altogether.