Dinner for 16
Chicken Taco Cups
Flour tortillas form crisp cups filled with seasoned chicken, vegetables, cream cheese, and melted cheese.
Typical price
$4.41for 4 servings
$1.10 per serving$4.41 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 40 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Tortillas$0.30 each typical | 16 | $4.80Typical price |
| Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless$2.29/lb typical | 1.2 lb | $2.75Typical price |
| Red onions$1.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $1.49Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Corn on the cob$0.60 each typical | 0.25 | $0.19Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.40Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.04Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.45Typical price |
| Avocados$1.29 each typical | 1 | $1.29Typical price |
| Cherry and grape tomatoes$0.30/oz typical | 6.75 oz | $1.99Typical price |
| Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical | 1 | $0.60Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.19Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.02Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.14Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 5 oz | $1.50Typical price |
| Cheddar and shredded cheese$0.30/oz typical | 5 oz | $1.50Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $17.64 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 16 flour tortillas
- 1 1/5 lb chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp mexican spice mix
- 1 red onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cups sweet corn
- 1/2 cups tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 tbsp light cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 avocado
- 1 1/4 cups cherry tomato
- 1 jalapeno
- 1/4 cups coriander chopped
- 1/2 lime juice
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- light sour cream
- 1 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and press the tortillas into 16 muffin-pan cups.
- Cut the chicken thighs into small pieces and cook them in oil over medium heat for 8 minutes, until they reach 165 F.
- Add the onion, garlic, corn, tomatoes, tomato paste, Mexican spice mix, salt, and cream cheese, then cook for 5 minutes.
- Fill the tortilla cups with the chicken mixture and top them with mozzarella and cheddar.
- Bake the cups for 12 minutes, then top them with avocado, cherry tomatoes, jalapeno, coriander, lime juice, sour cream, salt, and pepper.
Swaps
- Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless for Chicken breast, bonelessabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
- Red onions for Onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices
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