Taco Bites

5 from 1 vote

Layers of taco meat, cheese, and taco toppings are nestled inside crisp wontons to create these tasty taco bites that make the perfect appetizer.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Taco Bites Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 144kcal

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a regular-size muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
Press 1 wonton wrapper into the prepared muffin tin opening. Overlay the second wrapper and press it into the first wrapper. Be sure to press the wrappers against the walls of the cups as well as the bottoms. Repeat for the remaining muffin cups.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the wrappers are golden brown. (The tips of the wonton wrappers may get a deeper golden color than the bottom)
While the wontons are baking, add the ½ pound of ground beef to a 1½ to 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. (You can also use a small nonstick skillet) Stir continuously, breaking the ground beef into small pieces, until the ground beef is cooked through and no longer pink.
Reduce the heat to low. Add the taco seasoning and the water. Stir to combine. Allow the meat mixture to simmer for just a few minutes. Remove from the heat.
Add 1 tablespoon of taco meat to each of the baked wonton cups.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the shredded cheese over the taco meat.
Sprinkle ½ to 1 tablespoon of shredded lettuce over the cheese layer.
Spoon 1 to 1½ teaspoons of the guacamole over the lettuce.
Spoon a 1 teaspoon dollop of the sour cream into the center of the guacamole.
Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of the pico de gallo on top of the sour cream. Serve immediately.

You can bake the wonton cups the night before; just make sure to store them in an airtight container at room temperature. You can also make the taco meat the night before. Simply heat the taco meat up just before you are ready to assemble the taco bites.
Don’t press too hard on the wontons when placing them into the muffin tin, as you don’t want to tear them.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your wontons at the lower end of the recommended baking time.