Jack-O'-Lantern Chicken Taco Cups

A bright Halloween smile tops a quick chicken stew in a biscuit bread bowl.

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ingredients 8
Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 55 min

Ingredients

8: slices (3/4 oz each) American cheese

1: can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

1: container (20 oz) refrigerated taco sauce with seasoned shredded chicken

1 1/2: cups Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ Niblets® frozen corn

1: can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles

1/2: cup sour cream

1: medium tomato, cut into 8 thin slices

: Shredded lettuce

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. With top edge of custard cup as a pattern, cut out round from each cheese slice. In each round, cut out small triangles for eyes and nose, and small shape for mouth to resemble jack-o'-lantern. Set aside. Spray outside bottom and sides of eight 6-ounce custard cups lightly with cooking spray.
2 Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Roll or pat each biscuit into 4 1/2-inch round. Place biscuit rounds over outside of sprayed cups; press to fit over bottom and part way down sides of cups. Place cups, upside down, in ungreased 15x10-inch pan with sides.
3 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown.
4 Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, cook taco sauce with chicken, corn and chiles over medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thoroughly heated. Stir in sour cream. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, just until thoroughly heated.
5 Remove pan from oven. Carefully remove biscuit cups from custard cups; place biscuit cups, right side up, in same baking pan. Spoon chicken mixture evenly into each biscuit cup. Top each with tomato slice and jack-o'-lantern cheese slice.
6 Return to oven; bake 2 to 4 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle tops of cheese with shredded lettuce to resemble hair.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 400
Calories from Fat: 180),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 20g; 20%
(Saturated Fat 10g, 10% Trans Fat 3 1/2g 3 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 60mg; 60%;
Sodium: 1700mg; 1700%;
Total Carbohydrate: 37g; 37%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 8g 8% ),
Protein: 16g; 16%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%;
Vitamin C: 4%;
Calcium: 15%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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sitts_family

report Posted Nov. 3, 2009 5:19 PM

I served this for a little get-together right before Halloween. Everyone really loved it! I got alot of compliments. I couldn't find any premade taco filling, so I just used a big can of enchilada sauce and a can of cooked chicken. It worked beautifully! I thought that a neat upgrade to this recipe might be to use the Grands cornmeal biscuits-- but I couldn't find those at my store. Maybe they've been discontinued? All in all, this was a great, quick-and-easy impressive maindish.

BelugaBuddy

report Posted Oct. 29, 2007 10:31 AM

I made these jack o lantern cups and they were delicious! I just used one jar of mild salsa and left out the peppers, my family doesn''t prefer so much spice. The buiscuit cups worked out perfectly though I was in a slight debacle as I couldn''t really make them as tall as they are in the picture. You have to really stretch the buiscuits to fit over the cups though the result is phenominal. I also subsituted my own chicken breast instead of the packaged pre-made chicken. Like the other reviewers, price counts. My daughter had fun making the jack o lanterns out of cheese and we will most likely make this delecacy again soon. Thanks Pillsbury!

Airbear

report Posted Oct. 18, 2006 7:36 AM

great recipe with multiple ways of prepairing/serving. this was a wonderful tasting dish, and super easy to make. instead of the pre-seasoned chicken i either used the can chicken or cooked up some chicken and cubed it, then i would add a big jar of the ortaga taco sauce(worked out fine). some times i just make the buscuits, cut in half, and serve it almost as a sloppy joe. lastly this works as a great dip with frito chips.

Mom from NJ

report Posted Oct. 18, 2006 7:36 AM

This was quick and easy, but still a fun weeknight meal. My family loved it. I would make the chicken myself next time, instead of the prepackaged ($$).