Tacos are always a hit in our house, but my kids are still at the stage where those regular hard taco shells end up becoming a crumbled mess on their plates. The other day, as it was already 6:30pm and we were all starving, I was scrambling for a FAST (and easy) dinner solution, I stumbled upon a solution so simple and yet so perfect, I couldn’t believe I had never thought of it before.
Taco Bites.
All the yumminess of a taco in a handy bite-sized package. I’m probably not the first person to ever come up with this idea, but I gotta tell ya, I was pretty darn proud of myself for this one! It didn’t hurt that my family gobbled them up like they had never seen food before and I was declared the best mommy ever. As usual, I used vegetarian protein crumbles instead of ground beef, but the directions are basically the same either way!
Here is what you need:
1-2 tablespoons of butter 1/2 sweet onion, finely diced vegetarian protein crumbles (such as Boca or Morningstar) or 1 lb. ground beef 1 package taco seasoning 1/2 cup water 1 bag scoop-style tortilla chips shredded cheese sliced olives or jalepenos salsa sour cream lettuce & diced tomatoes, if desired!Step One: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in large frying pan over medium-high heat; add onions & sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add protein crumbles or ground beef; cook until meat is browned. (Drain fat if necessary). Add taco seasoning & 1/2 cup of water. Cook for 1-2 minutes more.
Step Two: Cover baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy cleanup. Arrange whole scoop chips on pan.
Step Three: Use a teaspoon to fill each cup with taco meat.
Step Four: Sprinkle shredded cheese over taco meat, then top each bite with a sliced olive or jalepeno. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Step Five: Serve immediately with salsa, sour cream, & other toppings, if desired.

Taco Bites
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons of butter
- 1/2 sweet onion finely diced
- vegetarian protein crumbles such as Boca or Morningstar or 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 bag scoop-style tortilla chips
- shredded cheese
- sliced olives or jalepenos
- salsa
- sour cream
- lettuce and diced tomatoes
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in large frying pan over medium-high heat; add onions & sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.
Add protein crumbles or ground beef; cook until meat is browned. (Drain fat if necessary). Add taco seasoning & 1/2 cup of water. Cook for 1-2 minutes more.
- Cover baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy cleanup. Arrange whole scoop chips on pan.
- Use a teaspoon to fill each cup with taco meat.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over taco meat, then top each bite with a sliced olive or jalepeno. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Serve immediately with salsa, sour cream, & other toppings, if desired.
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I love the simplicity of this, but it looks time consuming!
Love these! We make nachos using scoops all the time! Perfect bite size bites!
Thank you for linking these up at Mouthwatering Mondays!
I love these cute little taco bites! I am a huge taco fan and sometimes it’s just fun to change things up a bit. I’m loving the individual size of these! A Crowd pleaser I’m sure 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up with me @ Great Idea Thursday’s! Krista @ A Handful of Everything