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Chicken Taco Cupcakes

Chicken and black bean taco cupcakes with cheese and peppadew
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Servings: 4
Author: Viella

Ingredients

  • 1 guajillo chili pepper dried
  • 8 oz chicken breast
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp coarse ground pepper
  • 9 8 " flour tortillas
  • Butter for cupcake pan and tortillas
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mexican oregano
  • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp agave
  • 1 cup red onion sliced
  • 1 cup black beans cooked or canned
  • 2 cups of shredded cheese
  • 12 peppadews

Utensils

  • Cupcake pan
  • blender

Instructions

  • Place guajillo chili pepper in a container with a lid, pour nearly boiling water over chili pepper and cover to rehydrate.
  • While chili is rehydrating, cut chicken breast into thin strips and then cut chicken strips in half and place in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • Cut each flour tortilla into four equal pieces
  • Butter cupcake tin and then arrange three flour tortilla quarters into each cupcake section, covering each cupcake section base completely and making sure each tortilla quarter overlaps the next.
  • Butter the sections that overlap with a touch of butter, so they do not separate once cooked.
  • Once chili pepper has rehydrated, remove from water, split, remove seeds and stalk and place in blender.
  • To blender add 1 tsp olive oil, Mexican oregano, paprika, garlic and agave and pulse for 30 seconds. Ingredients, should be thoroughly mixed.
  • Heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a skillet and add onion.
  • Once the aroma of the onion begins to release, add chicken and black beans and toss until ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
  • Then add blended chili pepper ingredients, and mix thoroughly once more.
  • Fill tortilla cupcake bases with chicken mixture and top with cheese.
  • Place in preheated oven at 400 for 5-7mins.
  • Top your chicken taco cupcakes with peppadew strips and serve.