Recipe: Taco Pie

My mom got this recipe out of a magazine years ago -- maybe even before I was born, but I've made it for so many people and they all love it.

Ingredients:

• 3- 8 oz packages of crescent rolls (you can buy seamless ones if you want, but I never have)
• 1- 1.5oz can of tomato sauce
• 1- 1lb package of Velveeta Mexican
• 1lb of ground beef (or venison or turkey depending on your preference)
• 1 package of taco seasoning

First, preheat the oven to whatever temperature is on the crescent roll package.  It usually is 375 degrees.  Then to make the crust, roll out all of the crescent roll dough onto a large cookie sheet.  I usually have half a roll left which I use to make the edges raised and fill in any seams.  Make sure all of the seams are closed.

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Once you have all of the crust laid out, you have to poke the crust with a fork so the middle doesn't puff up and rise.

Once you've finished poking the crust with a fork, put the pan in the oven for the lowest amount of time in the directions on the crescent rolls package.  Mine said 11 minutes.  You want the crust to be a light golden brown because you're going to put it back in the oven to melt the cheese later.

While the crust is in the oven, it's time to make the meat topping.  Place the pound of burger in a 10 inch skillet and cook the meat until it's browned.  If you're using a fatty burger, you'll have to drain the meat once it's browned.  If it's a lean meat, like venison, you shouldn't have to worry about it.

If you had to drain the meat, return it to the skillet and then add the taco seasoning and the can of tomato sauce.  Let simmer on medium heat for a couple of minutes until the sauce is thick.

Once the crust is done, take it out of the oven and pour the meat sauce onto the crust and spread it all over.

 

Then slice the cheese and place on top of the meat sauce.

If you haven't invested in one of these awesome cheese slicers, I highly suggest you get one.  They're great especially for this recipe.

As you see, the cheese will start melting as you're placing it on.

Once the pie is covered in cheese, place it in the oven for about 5 minutes to let the rest of the cheese to melt.

This is the finished product:

Now generally the toppings I put on this are taco sauce and sour cream, but my parents would always put shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes on theirs.

This also makes great leftovers

ENJOY!