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Starry Night Taco Cups Recipe

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These Mexican-style snacks will surely add sparkle to a slumber party spread! To make them, our home economists lined muffin cups with tortilla shells, then filled each with a not-too-spicy beef mixture kids can garnish with cheese, lettuce and other toppings. For tasty dippers besides, you could serve the cutout stars with salsa.

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16 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
16 flour tortillas (7 inches)
Shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, shredded cheddar cheese and/or sour cream

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the salsa, ketchup, chili powder and salt; heat through.
Cut each tortilla into a 4-in. square; set scraps aside. Microwave eight squares at a time for 20 seconds. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased muffin cups; set aside.
Cut tortilla scraps into stars with a 1-in. cookie cutter; place on greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 6 minutes or until golden brown; set aside.
Fill each tortilla cup with 2 tablespoons meat mixture. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until tortillas are golden brown. Serve with toppings of your choice; garnish with toasted stars. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 143 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 457 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 8 g protein.

Starry Night Taco Cups published in Country Woman January/February 2000, p19