Sausage Jalapeno Tortilla Cups

This easy appetizer is made from ingredients that have sure-fire appeal to a crowd.  Sausage, jalapeno, ranch dressing, cheese and olives are hard to resist.  This appetizer which uses tortilla as cups is perfect to serve on your coming Super Bowl celebrations.  They are not messy to eat like the chips and dips and are easy to serve also.  Just serve them around as one of your finger foods.

You can use any sausage you have or want.  I used breakfast sausage since they conveniently came already cooked.  I just needed to chop them and mix with the other ingredients.  If you are using raw sausage, saute them first and drain the excess oil before mixing with the rest of the ingredients. 


Sausage Jalapeno Tortilla Cups

• 3-4 8-inch tortillas
• 2 cups breakfast sausage chopped
• 2 tbsp jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 2 tbsp green onions
• 1/2 cup light ranch dressing
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup olive with pimento, sliced

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray mini cupcake pans with cooking spray and set aside.

Cut the tortilla into one inch squares.  Fit the tortilla squares into mini cupcake pans by carefully pushing them into the pan so as to make a cup.  Spray the tortilla cups with cooking spray. 
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Bake tortilla cups for 7 minutes at 350 degrees till the edges are light brown.

Mix the rest of the ingredients except the olive slices in a bowl.   Fill the tortilla cups with the filling.  Place an olive slice on top of each cup. 

Bake the cups at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.  I was able to make 48 cups.

Note:  You can make the cups ahead of time and bake them before your party.