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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Aug 10, 2018
Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010
Jeri Scranton-Skyberg
Box Elder, South Dakota
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Pillsbury™ refrigerated biscuits make easy work of these Mexican-inspired appetizers that are punched up with taco seasoning, tomatoes and green chiles.

Mexican Appetizer Cups

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 60
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Ingredients

  • 1 box (9 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
  • 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning mix (from 1-oz package)
  • 40 to 45 nacho cheese-flavored tortilla chips
  • 4 cans (6 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Flaky Layers Buttermilk Biscuits (5 Count)
  • 1 cup finely shredded Mexican cheese blend (4 oz)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 30 mini muffin cups with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. In large bowl, mix spinach, tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream and taco seasoning mix; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Place about 20 of the tortilla chips in gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Using rolling pin, finely crush to measure 1/2 cup. Stir crushed chips into spinach mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    Separate 1 can of dough into 10 biscuits; separate each biscuit into 3 layers. Place 1 layer in each of 30 muffin cups; using floured fingers, press dough on bottom and up side of each cup.
  • Step 
    4
    Fill each cup with about 1 tablespoon spinach mixture. Refrigerate remaining spinach mixture. Sprinkle filling in each cup with about 1 teaspoon cheese. Bake 9 to 14 minutes or until edges of biscuits are golden brown. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes longer. Repeat with remaining biscuits, filling and cheese, cooling pans between batches.
  • Step 
    5
    To serve, break each of the remaining 20 to 25 tortilla chips into 3 triangular pieces. Insert 1 triangle into each cup. Serve warm.

Nutrition

70 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
6g Total Carbohydrate
1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
2%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
1g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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