Tex-mex Tarts

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons taco sauce
• 1/4 cup green peppers, finely diced or 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded & finely diced
• 3/4 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 1 lb leanest 98% lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 30 slices jalapeno peppers, jarred pickled variety

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425ºf.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix sour cream, taco sauce, green pepper & chips; set aside.
• 3 in a larger bowl, hand mix ground beef, oats, taco seasoning & water. squish it around with your hands to distribute the seasoning well.
• 4 divide the meat mixture in 30 equal portions. press each portion on the bottom & up the sides of miniature muffin cups, forming a shell.
• 5 place a spoonful of sour cream mixture in each meat shell, mounding slightly.
• 6 sprinkle each tart with cheese.
• 7 bake for 7 to 8 minutes. remove from oven & immediately top with jalapeno slices.
• 8 use a spoon to carefully remove tarts from pan.
• 9 serve hot.