Impress guests with these easy cheese cups featuring Armstrong Triple Cheddar Shreds and formed in a muffin tin! Filled with grilled chicken, lettuce, almonds and herbs, theyre total crowd-pleasers. Think of them as miniature Mexican salad bites.
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Directions for: Crispy Cheese Cups Oven Baked Recipe
Ingredients
1 cups Armstrong Triple Cheddar Shreds, divided
1 cup finely shredded butter lettuce
1 boneless, skinless chicken thigh, grilled and finely diced
red onion, thinly sliced, grilled and diced
2 Tbsp toasted almonds, roughly chopped
2 tsp thinly sliced chives
Paprika, sprinkle
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Place 1 tbsp portions of shredded cheese onto prepared baking sheet and shape into a 2-inch round. Place about 2-inches apart. Place in oven for 5-7 minutes until bubbling and just starting to get crispy on the edges. Let cool 5 minutes. Once cooled, gently lift melted cheese round and place in a mini muffin tin to create a cup shape, overlapping sides, if needed. Let cool 10 minutes. Continue with remaining cheese until you have 24 mini cheese cups.
3. Once cheese cups are set, remove from muffin tin. Divide shredded lettuce between bottom of each cup. Top with 2 or 3 pieces of diced chicken, followed by the grilled red onion. Evenly divide toasted almonds between cups. Top with sliced chives. Sprinkle each with a hint of paprika.
4. Gently remove cheese cups from muffin tin to a serving platter.
Source and Credits
Courtesy of Armstrong Cheese
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