Taco night baked into one dish — Taco Pie, Frito Taco Pie, Crustless Taco Pie, Cheesy Rotel Taco Pie — for weeknights when everyone wants something filling.
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This taco pie is an easy weeknight meal and a great way to change up taco Tuesday!
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Open in Pepper →Taco pie takes everything good about taco night and puts it in a pan you can cut into squares. No assembly line on the counter, no shells cracking, just scoop and serve.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these on the nights a pound of ground beef and a packet of taco seasoning are all that's in the house, and everybody still needs to eat by six.
Every recipe here starts with browned beef and seasoning and goes its own way: Frito Taco Pie with the corn chips on top, Crustless Taco Pie with heavy cream stirred in, a cornbread version built on Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix and sour cream, Cheesy Rotel Taco Pie with a block of Velveeta, and Denise's Mile High Taco Pie layered with tortillas and chicken.
Drain the beef well
Pour off the grease after browning a pound of ground beef, or the bottom of the pie turns soupy under the cheese.
Cook the seasoning down
Add the taco seasoning with about a cup of water and simmer 4 to 5 minutes until it clings to the meat instead of running.
Add chips at the end
Scatter Fritos or crushed chips over the top in the last 5 minutes of baking so they stay crunchy.
Let it rest before cutting
Give the pie 10 minutes out of the oven so the cheese sets and the squares come out whole.