ChenChelseas

Pretty crazy name for some food, huh? Well let's all give our thanks to Brooke Martens for making that one up! :) I'll tell you how these came about first. One of my parent's friends, Celeste, makes these little things that use a won ton wrapper as a "bowl" and then she mixes some sausage, ranch seasoning, cheese, and maybe jalepenos or something (I'm not totally sure what is all in them) and fills the won ton wrappers with the mixture. She bakes them and everyone just loves them. They call them Celesties. Brooke kept forgetting what they were called and kept saying chinchillas (ha!) So I got this idea to make something similar but do a taco version. This has probably been done before- I have no idea. But, I decided I'd give this a try. So that's where the name comes from: Celesties-Chinchillas-ChenChelseas. Voila!

-1 lb. ground beef
-3 T. taco seasoning
-3 T. water
-1/3 c. sour cream
-won ton wrappers (these are found in the produce section of the grocery store, usually by the "exotic" veggies)
-taco sauce
-mexican style cheese (or whatever you like on tacos...)
-you can also add any additional taco-type toppings you like
Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Place won ton wrappers in a muffin tin. The easiest way is to just place the wrapper above the muffin cup and press down in the center and the wrapper should fold in there right. How many you need will depend on how full you fill them. It'll probably be around 18-24. Once you have a muffin tin full, bake in the oven for about 12-15 minutes or until the won tons are golden and crispy. (My first batch I didn't bake long enough, so they were a little soft on the bottoms = not good. Make sure they're crispy!) While the won tons are baking, brown your hamburger. Rinse off any grease there is. Add taco seasoning and water. Simmer for a few minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed. Stir in sour cream. Place about a tablespoon of the meat into each cooled won ton wrapper. Put about a teaspoon of taco sauce on top of the meat. Then, sprinkle a little cheese on top. Put back in the oven for about 5-8 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
**If you are using any additional toppings, put them under the cheese. Traditionally, lettuce would also go on a taco, but I didn't want to put lettuce on them and then have it be soggy and nasty. I guess if you're dying for lettuce, you could top it with lettuce right before serving.
Also, the won tons keep really well. So, you can bake the won tons ahead of time if you want. Just store them in an airtight container. If you bake too many, just keep them in the airtight container and freeze them until you're ready for them again.

This is how browned the won ton wrappers should be

Fill with some meat (I took all these pics before I realized I didn't bake this batch of won tons long enough, so that's why they're not very golden :-(   )

add some sauce and cheese

eat em up