Tasty taco pie

Name: Tasty taco pie
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 package taco seasoning mix; 1 (8 ounce) can Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls; 1 cup shredded lettuce; 1/2 cup chopped tomato; 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 1/2 lb Velveeta Mexican cheese

Submitted by ckambic

"Yum. Easy to make. It was too hot(spicy) for my daughter so next time I make it, I'll use plain Velvetta and DH can spice up his portion with Tabasco. This is a recipe from my church's recipe book, submitted by Cynthia Y-K. I thought, after the game was over(go figure), that this would've been a good dish to make for Super Bowl Sunday."

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photo by januarybride

Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 (8 ounce) can Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
1 cup shredded lettuce
¹⁄₂ cup chopped tomato
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
¹⁄₂ lb Velveeta Mexican cheese

directions

Brown meat.
Stir in tomato sauce and taco mix.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Unroll rolls in a baking dish.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Cover crust with meat mixture.
Cut the cheese into slices, distribute them on top of the meat mixture, and continue baking until cheese melts.
Top with lettuce and tomato.

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Reviews

Made this tonight (hadn't made it in years) and it was a HIT. This is a true kid-pleaser recipe! I use salt free tomato sauce because the taco seasoning is salty enough and I use 1 1/2 cans of sauce instead of 2. We prefer regular Velveeta instead of the spicy kind. Lastly, we top ours with olive slices and sour cream :) Thanks for posting (so that I didn't have to)!

januarybride
Thank you so much for posting what is very close to the original recipe on the Velvetta Box (32 oz.) in the late 80s and 90s. I couldn't find the recipe and so many have altered the original to suit their taste that it was difficult to find. I have also altered the recipe but to me the original crust and Velvetta can't be replaced for this tasty recipe. I always fed 4 people with this recipe and green onion, black olives, sour cream, and/or salsa spice it up even more. I have found that while only 8 oz. of tomato sauce is a little harder to spread, it gives a nice consistency on top of the "crescent" crust. Thanks again for posting an "oldie but goodie!" BTW: with homemade taco seasoning, ground turkey can easily replace the ground beef.

pamoore69
YUM! Made this tonite in less than 45 min from taking the beef out of the freezer! Just defrosted the beef in the microwave and baked the shell while i made the filling. I baked it in a regular pie dish, so it was a little deeper. I also used regular cheddar cheese slices (what i had on hand). Definitely will make this again.

sgriffith
I'm not rating this as I have not tried this recipe. The copy of this recipe I have calls for 1/4 cup pitted ripe olive slices. The recipe also calls to serve this with sour cream, if desired. The rest is the same. The temp says to bake it at 375. The directions says to drain the meat after browning it. It also says to press the rolls in a ungreased 12-inch pizza pan. Prick bottom & sides with fork. Microwave: Crumble meat into 1-quart casserole. Microwave on HIGH 3-4 minutes or until meat loses pink color when stirred; drain. Stir in tomato sauce and seasoning mix. Microwave 3 minutes. Continue as directed. Prep: is 10 minutes and Cooking: is 20 minutes. Thanks for posting what looks like such a good recipe! Christine (internetnut)

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