Taco Cupcakes

It's funny how just by changing the thing that you use to fill the "taco" with you change the name of the dish. If you were to add the filling to soft tortillas and bake you now have enchiladas, if you were to add it to flat crunchy tortillas it would be called a tostada. Making taco cupcakes just sounds like a ton of fun! You know what they say, "presentation is everything," and who doesn't love cupcakes? As with any recipe you can modify the ingredients to your liking but this will give you ideas to get started. 
*To make this a breakfast dish substitute the ground beef with a scrambled egg and bell pepper mix! 

What you will need~

• 1 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (15-oz.) can spicy chili beans
• 1 package taco seasoning mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (here in Cancun you will need a package of dry biscuit mix)
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 
• 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup salsa

How to make ~

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain.
2. Add chili beans, taco seasoning mix and water, mix well. Reduce heat to medium, simmer 10 minutes or until ground beef mixture is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
3. Meanwhile, spray outside bottom and sides of a cupcake/muffin pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Roll or pat each biscuit to form 4 1/2-inch round. Place rounds over outside of sprayed cups; press to fit over bottom and partway down sides of cups. Place cups, upside down, in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
4. Bake at 375°F. for 14 to 16 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove pan from oven. Carefully remove biscuit cups from pan. Place biscuit cups, right side up, in same baking pan. Spoon beef mixture evenly into each cup.
5. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa.

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