
Now that you’ve got your movie knowledge down and are ready for random games of trivia, it’s time to start thinking about delicious bites for Oscar day. Small, tasty and perfect for a wide variety of appetites, these bite-sized nacho cups are also super easy to make. What’s even better? They’re all loaded with cheese. How can you say no?
While we made 5 flavors– Black Bean and Avocado, Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese, Caprese, Greek, and Cheesy Salsa, the best part about this is that you can pick and choose what you want to make. Or, if you’re feeling ambitious, make ’em all!
For all the recipes (which makes 6 servings), you’ll follow the same method to make the tortilla cups.
First, using a large round cookie cutter, cut out 6 circles from your tortillas. Then, lightly brush one side of the tortilla with olive oil. Use a muffin tin and line each tin with the tortillas, oiled side facing up. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes. Then, you have adorable nacho cups!
1. Black Bean and Avocado: We’ll start with a classic, inspired by the traditional nacho combo. Hard to beat beans and cheese.
Ingredients:
– 6 blue corn tortillas
– ¼ avocado, chopped
– ½ cup black beans
– ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar
In a bowl, mix together the cheese and black beans. Put the black bean and cheese mixture into the tortilla cups and bake in the oven at 375 degrees F for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Top with fresh avocado cubes.
So easy!
2. Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese: Tapping into fall and winter flavors with this one – nothing goes better with butternut squash than a bit of sage and goat cheese. Add a little sugar for some extra sweetness if you like.
Ingredients:
– 6 wheat tortillas
– 2 cups cut butternut squash
– 1 oz goat cheese
– 1 tb chopped fresh sage
– 1 tb olive oil
– salt to taste
Toss the butternut squash with chopped sage and olive oil. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes, or until the butternut squash is browned. Remove the squash from the oven and, if the butternut squash needs salt, add salt. Put the butternut squash in the tortilla cups and pop back in the oven at 375 degrees F for 5 minutes. Finally, garnish the cups with goat cheese.
The goat cheese pairs beautifully with the butternut squash.
3. Caprese Cups: A caprese salad in nacho form? Why yes! (See also: Caprese Corn Muffin Sandwiches)
Ingredients:
– 6 spinach tortillas (if you use the large wrap sizes, you’ll need less)
– 1 tomato
– 3-4 basil leaves
– 2 large fresh mozzarella balls
Chop up your tomato into small cubes and rip the basil into small shreds. Tear apart the mozzarella into small pieces. Then, assemble the caprese bites into the baked spinach cups by first adding tomato, basil, then top with mozzarella.
These are just as tasty as regular nachos, without the food coma afterwards!
4. Greek Salad Bites: Go greek or go home!? Take the flavors of a classic greek salad and make them bite-sized with this fun little cup.
Ingredients:
– 6 white flour tortillas
– ¼ cup chopped red onion
– ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
– ¼ cup chopped fresh marinated olives
Chop up your red onion and marinated olives into small pieces. In the tortilla cup, add the olives, red onions, and then top with feta cheese.
Simple yet so delicious.
5. Melted Havarti + Salsa: Do you love melted cheese? Like, really love it? Then you need to get into havarti, one of the best cheese around for getting its melt on.
Ingredients:
– 6 yellow corn tortillas
– 1 stalk green onion, chopped
– 2 oz shredded havarti cheese
– ½ cup fresh salsa (we used fire roasted tomato)
In each tortilla cups, line the bottom with all the cheese except save a little bit to garnish with. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. During this time, chop your green onion if you haven’t already. After it’s done baking, add salsa, green onions, and a little bit more havarti cheese to top off each cup.
Voila!
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It can be intimidating to step out on your own and build a business from the ground up. As part of our collaboration with Office Depot, we're talking with Selfmade alum and solopreneur Colette Lawrence, the faith-based motivator and relationship builder behind The M.E.E. Movement, about ways in which women in business can find success.
B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
The scholarship was a blessing in that all the areas that were covered offered valuable information that I needed, from social media to HR. As a new business owner, I needed to know this to increase my own personal awareness in what it takes to run a successful business. The candidness of the presenters made it easy to see myself in their shoes and helped me to realize that I can also get there.
Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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