Taco Surprise Appetizer Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Mix together the ground beef, chorizo, egg, cornmeal, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, oregano, granulated onion, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper with your hands in a large bowl. Scoop the mixture into tablespoon-sized portions. For each, press 1 cube of cheese into the center, press the meat around it to seal, and roll into a smooth ball.
• Put the chips in a plastic bag, seal and crush with a rolling pin. Drop 3 or 4 meatballs at a time into the bag, and roll them around to lightly coat with the crushed chips. Arrange the coated meatballs on the prepared baking sheet, and bake until the outsides are browned and the cheese is melted inside, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Serve the meatballs on a platter over a bed of shredded lettuce with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream on the side.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add water and taco seasonings; simmer for 5 minutes. , In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and milk; spread on a 14-in. serving platter or pizza pan. Top with meat mixture. Sprinkle with chilies, tomatoes, onions and lettuce. Drizzle with barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Serve with corn chips.

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the beef with onions and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
• Add water and taco seasoning, simmer for about 5 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and milk; spread on a serving platter or pizza pan.
• Top with the meat mixture.
• Sprinkle with chilies, tomatoes, onions and lettuce.
• Drizzle with barbecue sauce.
• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• Serve with large size corn chips.

Steps:

• Mix the first 5 ingredients together with a mixer.
• Spread onto a large platter.
• Then top with topping ingredients in order given.
• Serve with tortilla chips.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef with the onion and drain.
• Add the taco seasoning and the water.
• Simmer until water is cooked away.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray 13x9 inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Crunch taco shells into pan.
• This will be the crust.
• Spread beef and onion over taco shells evenly.
• Add tomatoes evenly over beef.
• Add about 1/2 of the jar of taco sauce.
• Spread over tomatoes.
• Cover with cheese.
• Bake for approx.
• 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• I put this on a 12" round platter, but any dish would be fine.
• Put the cream cheese in a bowl and beat with mixer.
• Slowly add the taco sauce and beat well.
• Neatly spread this on a platter.
• Sprinkle the lettuce as the next layer.
• Then over this arrange the diced tomatoes.
• Next layer is the green pepper and then the onion.
• Next layer is the olives arranged nicely.
• Then lastly is the cheddar cheese; (In the photo I did not put it on because I didn't have any, but by the time we ate it, I had gone to the store and got some).
• Use frito scoops or tortillas for scooping up the platter.

Steps:

• In a lg. skillet over med-high heat fry hamburger until almost done, chopping to break up the meat into small pieces.
• When meat is done, drain grease.
• Add half the pack of taco seasoning and water. Continue cooking until water is evaporated.
• Add salsa, and mix well.
• Add half the bag of Mexican blend cheese. Mix well until cheese melts. Set aside.
• When ready to make scoops, fill each one with a little meat mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix sour cream and the rest of the pack of taco seasoning. Set aside.
• Top scoops with additional cheese.
• Put on a lg. baking sheet, and bake in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Put on serving platter, and dollop with a little sour cream mix.