{"id":6013,"date":"2026-06-19T22:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2026-06-19T22:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:38:17","slug":"cheesy-taco-tortilla-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/cheesy-taco-tortilla-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Taco Tortilla Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cheesy Taco Tortilla Cups<\/h1>\n<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>These Cheesy Taco Tortilla Cups are a fun and delicious twist on taco night! Crispy tortilla shells are filled with seasoned beef, melted cheese, and your favorite toppings. Perfect for parties, game days, or an easy family dinner, they&#8217;re ready in under 30 minutes and always a crowd favorite.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 packet taco seasoning<\/li>\n<li>\u2154 cup water<\/li>\n<li>6 medium flour tortillas<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup diced red onion<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup sliced black olives (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>Chopped lettuce for garnish<\/li>\n<li>Cooking spray<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li>Cut each tortilla into circles large enough to fit into the muffin cups.<\/li>\n<li>Press the tortilla pieces into the muffin tin to form cups.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>8\u201310 minutes<\/strong> until lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat and drain excess grease.<\/li>\n<li>Add taco seasoning and water. Simmer for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon the seasoned beef into each tortilla cup.<\/li>\n<li>Top with shredded cheddar cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Return to the oven for <strong>5 minutes<\/strong>, or until the cheese is melted.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Top with tomatoes, onion, lettuce, olives, and a dollop of sour cream.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 25 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Servings:<\/strong> 12 tortilla cups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use ground turkey or chicken instead of beef.<\/li>\n<li>Add jalape\u00f1os for extra heat.<\/li>\n<li>Top with guacamole, salsa, or cilantro for even more flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These crispy, cheesy taco cups are guaranteed to disappear fast!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheesy Taco Tortilla Cups Introduction These Cheesy Taco Tortilla Cups are a fun and delicious twist on taco night! Crispy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6015,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013\/revisions\/6015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}