Cheap and Easy Meal Idea – Taco Pie

When the calendar is full and the budget is tight we all need some cheap and EASY meals like this Taco Pie.  Taco pie is a fun twist on traditional tacos.  The crescent rolls make the recipe more filling than regular tacos and this is an easy meal to make.

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New Cheap and Easy Meal Idea

A common conversation I hear from friends is how we all seem to end up in a mealtime rut.  We all want new ideas, but we need EASY ideas.  This meal was born from the need to mix up life a little bit, but not so much that the kids won’t eat it.  We have a couple picky eaters in our house, so we just went light on the taco seasoning.  We also kept the lettuce, tomato and sour cream on the side so that we could each add the amount we desired.

Since part of our livelihood as farmers comes from raising animals we always have plenty of beef and especially ground beef.  We are grateful for the opportunity to raise pork, beef and turkey and we’ve always eaten what we produce.  So, we enjoyed making this twist on classic tacos from our ground beef.

I’m glad to say we found a winner in this simple recipe!

Taco Tuesday with Easy Taco Pie

Taco Tuesday is popular and fun to talk about, so are pies.  So mix the two for a winning meal!  We just used a simple glass pie plate like this one at our fiesta.

Here are a couple other meal ideas that we like to throw in the Taco Tuesday rotation: Pasta Taco Shells and Easy Mexican Casserole.  We hope you enjoy these meals as much as we do!

Printable Taco Pie Recipe

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Cheap & Easy Meal - Taco Pie

When the calendar is full and the budget is tight we all need some cheap and EASY meals like this Taco Pie.  Taco pie is a fun twist on traditional tacos.  The crescent rolls make the recipe more filling than regular tacos and this is an easy meal to make.

Ingredients

• 1 can refrigerated crescent rolls
• 3/4 pound hamburger
• 1 pkg taco seasoning mix
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 6 slices American cheese
• 2 cups lettuce chopped
• 1 tomato chopped
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.  Press crescent rolls into pie pan.  Separate each crescent and shape to match pie pan or quickly lay them out however you like.  

   Bake 8-10 minutes until golden brown.

2. Brown hamburger.  Add taco seasoning and ketchup.  Layer onto baked crust.  Place cheese slices on top and bake until cheese is melted.

3. Add sour cream, lettuce and tomato to the top of the pie or serve as condiments for picky eaters.