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Cheesy Beef Taco Pie

Cheesy Beef Taco Pie prepared dish

A family-friendly taco pie with a crescent roll crust, seasoned ground beef, tomato sauce, melted Mexican-style cheese, and a fresh topping of lettuce, tomato, and olives.

This recipe is Mexican style, dinner, scaled for 6 servings, with 10 min prep and 20 min cook.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 20 min · Total: 30 min · Serves: 6

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include ground beef, tomato sauce, taco seasoning mix, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls.
  • Follow all 8 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 16 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1 packet taco seasoning mix
  • 8 ounces refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
  • 8 ounces mexican velveeta cheese (cut into cubes or slices)
  • 1 cup lettuce (shredded)
  • 0.5 cup tomato (chopped)
  • 0.25 cup ripe olives (sliced)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
  2. Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, then drain the excess fat.
  3. Stir in the tomato sauce and taco seasoning mix. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Unroll the crescent dough and press it onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 12-inch pizza pan or similar baking dish. Prick the bottom and sides with a fork.
  5. Bake the crust for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly golden.
  6. Spread the meat mixture over the baked crust.
  7. Top with the Velveeta cheese and return to the oven until the cheese begins to melt.
  8. Remove from the oven and top with shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, and sliced olives before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 430
  • Protein: 19 g
  • Fat: 25 g
  • Carbohydrates: 30 g
  • Sugar: 8 g
  • Sodium: 980 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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