This Taco Pie is an easy taco inspired dish with a crescent roll crust and ground beef filling that is topped with crushed tortilla chips, sour cream and cheese.
There is nothing better than an easy weeknight dinner! Some of my other favorites that can be done in around 30 minutes are these Skillet Shrimp Fajitas and this Beef Enchilada Casserole.
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We are pretty good about switching things up and not having the same thing for dinner week after week. But there are a few staples that are on the menu, like tacos and pizza.
And there really isn’t anything wrong with having those favorites over and over again. But I often get bored and want to change things up.
This Taco Pie is the the perfect way to change up taco night. All the same flavors, just served up a little bit differently!
The good news is that it’s super fast, and super family friendly. Taco plus pie – what’s not to love?
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Crescent Rolls: Instead of a pie crust, (which would actually be delicious, but more work here), we are using crescent rolls for the crust. Not to be confused with croissants. These are the ones that come in the tube in the refrigerated section at the grocery store.
- Ground Beef: I like to use a lower fat ground beef, just so that I don’t have to drain the fat. If you do have a lot of fat, you’ll want to drain it.
- Taco Seasoning: You can use homemade taco seasoning or store bought.
- Salsa: I like to choose a salsa that I love the flavor of. I also like to choose a salsa that is not overly watery.
- Tortilla Chips: I like to choose a sturdier tortilla chip so that it will hold up better. But you can use what you have on hand.
- Sour Cream: This recipe has only been tested using full fat sour cream, but light sour cream should work.
- Cheese: I use cheddar cheese, but colby jack or pepper jack would be delicious! I like to use freshly grated cheese because it will melt better than pre-shredded.
How to Make Taco Pie
So start by prepping your crust. Unroll the dough, and take each of the 8 triangles and place them in a pie dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Place the skinny points together in the center of the dish, and the wider edges on the edge of the pie dish. Press the seams together, and the hardest part of the recipe is done!
Next comes the filling. It consists of 4 parts:
The beef – simply cook your ground beef and add taco seasoning and salsa.
The chips – this is just crushed up tortilla chips. I just roughly crush them with my hands.
The sour cream – dollop the sour cream over the top and gently spread it.
The cheese – lastly, top it all off with grated cheese!
Tips and Tricks
- Not a fan of crescent rolls? You can use a real pie crust, or I think one of the extra large tortillas would be a fun (although not as filling) idea.
- You could use ground turkey and light sour cream to lighten it up a bit.
- Top it with your favorite taco toppings! We serve it up with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and cilantro with extra salsa and sour cream on the side.
- This is best served right away, simply because the longer it sits, the soggier the tortilla chips get. But I still enjoy the leftovers!
- Serve it up with more tortilla chips on the side and some refried beans.
More Taco Inspired Dinner Ideas
This Taco Casserole is always a hit when we make it – and I love how easy it is!
Another favorite is this Taco Skillet – one skillet and 30 minutes is all you need.
This Taco Tortilla Stack is fun – layers of tortillas are filled with taco seasoned ground beef and sour cream.
Burgers and tacos meet in these Taco Burgers.
The kids go crazy for these Taco Dogs, but so do I!
These Taco Lettuce Wraps are healthy and delicious!
You can never go wrong with Taco Salad, and the dressing on this one is to die for.
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Taco Pie
Ingredients
- 8 oz can crescent rolls
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 3/4 cup crushed tortilla chips
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Desired toppings – chopped lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream, cilantro, avocados, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9-inch deep pie dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a skillet, cook the ground beef until browned and cooked through. Add in the taco seasoning and the salsa and cook until warmed through.
- Unroll the crescent rolls. Separate the dough into 8 triangles. Line the pie dish with the triangles, with the small point at the bottom middle of the dish and the wide end at the top. Press the edges together.
- Pour the cooked beef mixture into the crust. Sprinkle the crushed chips over the top of the beef. Drop the sour cream in dollops over the chips and gently spread. Top with the cheddar cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust has browned.
- Serve topped with your desired taco toppings.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
What a wonderful way to use up your ingredients! And I have to be honest – this is the best pie ever!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
A taco pie??!! You gotta be kidding me! I LOVE IT!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
crescent rolls SAVE MY LIFE in the kitchen. So many ways tot use them! Oh and I must add that I am a sucker for any pies that aren’t necessarily “pies” – like deep dish pizza pies, taco pies, and i’ve had lasagna pie before! Unreal 😉
shelly (cookies and cups) says
Love this! I bet I could get my taco loving kiddo to eat this one 🙂
teresa says
LOVE this dish, i’ll be making it soon!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Such a great idea, wish I had a large slice for dinner!
Karly says
You are speaking my language right here.
amanda @ fake ginger says
Looks delicious! My boys would all love it!
Bev @ Bev Cooks says
Thiiiiis is pretty much a dream come true for me.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
Seriously yum! What a great way to eat tacos.
Chels R. says
This looks great! I’m always looking for new ways to play with Taco night 🙂
carrian says
oh crescent rolls. You get me every time. And what is it with me craving the comfort foods like tacos etc lately? Can’t wait to see you today!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
love the versatility of a can of crescent rolls – great thinking with this one!
Nicki W says
Loved this recipe only I used the sheet of crescent rolls (only kind I had in my frig!)…worked great (I rolled them out a bit then cut the overlap and filled in on my pie plate). We all enjoyed it with some guacamole, tomatoes and sliced olives garnishing our portions. Will be making it again. So yummy!! 👍🌮
Kim says
I just got finished doing a major clean out/use up of all my freezer/pantry/fridge items and now I feel like I have nothing. LOL! You just can’t win. Every time I see a version of this taco pie I want to run and make it. Looks awesome!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
What a great, creative way to use those crescent rolls! I’d love to dig into a slice of this pie right now (and it’s breakfast time for me). That’s how good this looks! 🙂
Katrina says
Oh boy…this is just unreal. YUM!
markelle says
My kids were asking for tacos, but I wanted something different. This was a great compromise! So easy, and all of the kids even ate it!