My Southwest Chicken Appetizer Bites are bursting with the flavors of chicken, cheese, black beans, and Southwestern seasoning. They are perfect for entertaining or as a fun eat with your hands type of meal.
Preheat oven to 350. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
Put mozzarella cheese and the cream cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave one minute. Stir. Microwave 30 seconds. Stir. At this point, all the cheese should be melted. Microwave 30 more seconds (it should look like cheese fondue at this point).
Put the melted cheese and the other dough ingredients into a food processor and pulse until a uniform dough forms. (Alternatively, you can mix by hand but make sure to knead the dough thoroughly).
Divide the dough into 24 pieces. Press each into the bottom and up the sides of a hole in the mini muffin tin. It helps to wet your hands.
Mix together the filling ingredients. Divide the filling between each piece of dough.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
This amount of black beans adds a lot of flavor and a negligible amount of carbs. You can omit them if you desire to reduce the carbs further. The nutrition facts include the black beans.