Angel Burns - Entertaining on a Budget

Try these muffin cups for your next family get-together when you are serving a Spanish-inspired meal like fajitas or enchiladas. I like to have plenty of sour cream and chives on hand for garnishing.

Total Prep Time: 15 minutes

Yield:

Ingredient List:

• 16 oz. ground beef
• 1 taco seasoning packet
• 5 oz. water
• 8 oz. canned black beans, rinsed
• 8 oz. refrigerated pizza dough
• 10 oz. Mexican Velveeta
• 2 oz. milk
• 1 tomato, chopped
• head of iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 4 oz. black olives, sliced
• 4 oz. of sour cream

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Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit

2. Heat a frying pan on medium heat and cook beef until browned evenly. Crumble meat as you cook.

3. Drain excess grease from the pan and add taco seasoning and water to the meat. Stir thoroughly and bring to a simmer for 5 minutes

4. Unroll pizza dough on a flat surface and cut into 12 squares

5. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray and add one square of dough per cup. Press down lightly so the bottom and part of the sides of the cup are covered

6. Evenly divide meat into each muffin cup until they are filled to the top

7. Bake for 12 minutes or until dough is golden brown

8. Remove from heat and let the muffin tin cool for a minute

9. In a saucepan, combine cheese and milk and cook for 2-4 minutes on medium heat until cheese is completely melted. Stir continuously.

10. Pour cheese mixture over the muffin cups, followed by lettuce, tomatoes and olives

11. Add a dollop of sour cream before serving