image from Tablespoon.com original recipe by The Girl Who Ate Everything |
image from tablespoon.com original recipe by The Girl Who Ate Everything |
One of my rules when pinning recipes on Pinterest is that it has to contain ingredients that I’m familiar with (i.e. already in our pantry or on our normal grocery list). The other is, it can’t have too many steps or allow for prep and cook time longer than 30 minutes. So when I come across more complicated recipes that still look yummy, I often times make substitutions. For this recipe I substituted refried beans for low sodium black beans, taco seasoning mix for a jar of salsa, and wonton wrappers for tortillas just because this is what we already had in our pantry. I followed the directions listed using these ingredients and the “Taco Cupcakes” turned out pretty much the same as the picture. I think the wonton wrappers would have added a little more of a thin crisp but the tortillas made a delicious crust and had plenty of crunchiness to them!
The fun part was layering…
image from tablespoon.com original recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything |
I made 1 tray or 12 total Taco Cupcakes and that was enough to feed our family of 3 for dinner and lunch the next day. They were super easy, delicious, and definitely a dish I will be adding to our normal rotation of Mexican food once a week.
Try them out and let me know what you think!
Now I’m off to the grocery store. Have a lovely Sunday everyone!