Mexican meatball cups

Recipes / Meat

Enjoy your meatballs in a cup with this fun recipe idea.

Recipe «Mexican meatball cups» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: olive oil cooking spray, 250g packet mini flour tortillas, 200g lean beef mince, 1 small brown onion, grated, 1 small zucchini, trimmed, grated , 1/2 cup fresh multigrain breadcrumbs, 1 tbsp olive oil, 3/4 cup mild taco sauce , 1/2 cup Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock, 1/3 cup grated tasty cheese and guacamole dip, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • olive oil cooking spray 
  • 250g packet mini flour tortillas 
  • 200g lean beef mince 
  • 1 small brown onion, grated 
  • 1 small zucchini, trimmed, grated 
  • 1/2 cup fresh multigrain breadcrumbs 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 3/4 cup mild taco sauce 
  • 1/2 cup Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock 
  • 1/3 cup grated tasty cheese and guacamole dip, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Spray ten 1/3-cup capacity muffin holes with oil. Using a 12cm round cutter, cut 1 round from each tortilla. Press 1 round into each muffin hole. Spray with oil. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. Cool in pan for 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, place mince, onion, zucchini and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Using clean, damp hands, mix until well combined. Roll heaped tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place on a plate. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  3. Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook meatballs, turning, for 10 minutes or until browned. Add taco sauce and stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and sauce thickens slightly.
  4. Spoon 1 meatball and 2 teaspoons of sauce into each tortilla cup. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with dollop of guacamole. Serve.