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This Frito Taco Pie is a fun and yummy dinner idea for a family with kids. Tacos in the shape of a pie! The tortillas are replaced with Pillsbury crescent dough, giving this easy dinner recipe a unique flavor.

Frito Taco Pie

This fun twist on tacos is made with a crescent dough crust filled with taco seasoned ground beef, shredded cheese, corn chips, and sour cream, then topped with your favorite fresh produce such as lettuce, tomato and avocado.

August 2, 2022 By Lilly

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A quick and easy dinner recipe made with ground beef and a crescent dough crust!

If your family loves tacos and burritos as much as mine, but you’re looking for something a little more fun and unique than the typical dinner, you’ve got to try making this taco inspired meal in the form of pie! Your kids will beg you to make it again and again.

Looking for easy dinner recipes for your picky kids? This ground beef taco casserole is amazing! It has a Pillsbury crescent dough crust that makes it super fun and tasty. It's really quick, easy and cheap to make with just a handful of ingredients including ground beef, cheese, and Fritos corn chips.

The crescent dough has a sweet and salty flavor that adds a really fun twist, and the crunchy Fritos are the perfect complement to the soft bread-like crust.

Are you looking for fun and easy dinner recipes to make for your family with kids? You've got to try this Mexican taco pie recipe! It has a delicious crescent dough crust and is stuffed full of ground beef, cheese, and sour cream. Yummy!

You can top this cheesy ground beef casserole with anything you’d like including lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, jalapeños, beans, hot sauce, extra Fritos, or anything you’d typically throw in a taco.

Are you looking for easy ground beef dinner recipes for your family? This Frito taco pie is super quick to make with just a few cheap and basic ingredients: Pillsbury crescent dough, ground beef, shredded cheese, Fritos corn chips, sour cream, and the topping of your choice. It a really fun twist on Mexican food! My kids love it.

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Easy Frito Taco Pie (Made with a Crescent Dough Crust)

If you're looking for delicious ground beef dinner recipes that your entire family will love, you've got to try making this taco inspired meal in the form of pie. It's quick and easy to make with just a few cheap ingredients, and your kids will love it!
Course: Main Course
Keyword: easy dinner, family meals, ground beef
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 tube Pillsbury crescent rolls
  • 2+ cups Fritos corn chips
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1+ cups shredded cheese
  • Taco toppings of your choice such as lettuce, tomato, avocado, jalapeños, olives, salsa, etc.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • In a large pan, brown and chop your ground beef. Drain any unwanted grease, and then mix with your taco seasoning and about 1/2 cup water; set aside.
  • Place all of the crescent roll triangles in a pie dish with the pointy tips in the center and the short edges on the outer side of the dish. Use your fingers to mold the dough together into the form of a pie crust.
  • Use a fork to make holes in the bottom of the newly formed crust, and then place it in the oven for about 5 minutes so that the dough is slightly cooked before placing your ingredients inside.
  • Allow the crust to cool for a few minutes, and then place a couple handfuls of corn chips onto the bottom of the crust.
  • Layer on your seasoned ground beef, and then evenly spread about 1/2 cup of sour cream over top. Add anything else to the top of the sour cream that you'd like cooked such as beans, olives, peppers, or jalapeños .
  • Top with 1+ cups of shredded cheese such as cheddar, Monterey jack, or a Mexican cheese blend.
  • Place the pie back into the oven for about 20 minutes, or until the crust is cooked through.
  • Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing. Top with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, hot sauce, more Fritos, and anything else you'd like!

Notes

If you like this recipe, check out this list of 21 Crazy Easy Ground Beef Dinner Ideas! 🙂

A family favorite dinner recipe! My kids love this taco pie. It's so quick and easy to make with ground beef and a Pillsbury crescent dough crust. A really fun twist on Mexican food!

A fun and easy ground beef dinner idea for a family with kids! This Mexican inspired meal has a Pillsbury crescent dough crust and is stuffed full of beef, cheese, Fritos chips, sour cream, and anything else taco inspired that you'd like! Your picky eaters are going to love it.Frito Taco Pie (A super fun and easy dinner recipe!) My family loves this fun twist on Mexican food. It's made with cheap ingredients including ground beef, Pillsbury crescent dough, Fritos corn chips, sour cream, cheese and your favorite taco ingredients! It's perfect for busy weeknight meals when you've got hungry kids to feed. Are you looking for quick and easy ground beef dinner recipes? You've got to try this awesome taco pie! It takes Mexican food to a whole new level. My picky kids absolutely love it! Plus, you can customize it however you'd like with your favorite taco ingredients. We like to top it with crispy lettuce and tomatoes once it's out of the oven. It's super simple and fast to make on busy school nights. My family requests it all the time!Quick & Easy Dinner Recipe | Frito Taco Pie!! If you're looking for simple ground beef dinner ideas, this is a super fun and unique way to make tacos. My family loves it! Including my picky kids. Plus, it's budget friendly and effortless to make on busy school nights.

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