Taco Pie

This recipe was given to me by my sister-in-law, Dana. It was an instant hit and the best part is it is super quick and easy and is inexpensive!! For our family of 6 (5 who eat) one pie is just barely enough...so if you have big eaters, you may want to fix 2 or add another side dish!


Taco Pie

1 tube refrigerated cresent rolls (I use reduced fat)
1 pound hamburger, browned and drained
1 taco seasoning packet
1 1/2 cup Taco flavored Doritos crushed (you can use any flavor, but these taste best)
1 cup Sour Cream (I use light)
1 cup shredded cheese (I use mexican blend or cheddar)
shredded lettuce, black olives, tomatos, onions, taco sauce (any thing you use to top tacos)

Add the taco seasoning packet to browned and drained beef and prepare according to packet instructions, simmer for 5 minutes.

Unroll cresent rolls and press them into the bottom of a pie plate to form a crust. Spread 1 cup of the crushed chips into the bottom of the pie crust, top with taco meat (I scoop it out of the pan with a slotted spoon to minimize the "juice" and grease that gets into the pie). Then spread the sour cream over the meat, top with shredded cheese, then remaining crushed chips. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes (chips will be slightly browned). Then serve with all the toppings listed above!

Novembers Menu

Even though we are into the 2nd week of November I will include the whole month, just so you can have some extra ideas! For now I will just post it in text form until I figure out if there is a calendar form that perhaps you could print out! Each day also has what sides I plan on serving with it. You will see we are a little picky about veggies...pretty much corn and green beans...we are working on expanding our taste!! Recipes or meal instructions will follow shortly! If there is a meal that I do not post a recipe or instructions for that you would like, please shoot me an email with your request and I will get it posted!!

1st ~ Frozen Pizza (Way to start off with a bang, huh???)
2nd ~ Chicken and Pasta (I cook up chicken breasts and whatever pasta I have on hand and mix it all up with a sauce (alfredo or pesto from a packet usually)
3rd ~ Raviolli with rolls (Iuse Aldi's frozen raviolli and Prego Traditional Sauce with Meat flavoring)
4th ~ Roast with potatos and carrots
5th ~ Taco Pie with apple slices
6th ~ Pizza (homemade this time!!)
7th ~ Cheesy Pasta and Ham with rolls and green beans
8th ~ Pork Chops with potatos and green beans
9th ~ Leftovers
10th ~ Poppy seed chicken with corn
11th ~ Lasagna with rolls and salad
12th ~ enchaladas with refried beans
13th ~ Chicken Alfredo with rolls and green beans
14th ~ Hamburgers with grapes and strawberries
15th ~ Ribs with potatos and green beans
16th ~ Leftovers
17th ~ Pork Tenderloin with potatos and corn
18th ~ Spaghetti with Texas Toast and salad
19th ~ Tostados
20th ~ Pizza
21st ~ Family Thanksgiving Celebration
22nd ~ Meatloaf with potatos and eggplant....just kidding...green beans =)
23rd ~ Leftovers
24th ~ Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Sweet Potato Fries
25th ~ Goulosh
26th ~ Turkey Breast Roast with Mashed potatos and corn
27th ~ Family Thanksgiving Celebration #2
28th ~ Tacos
29th ~ Chicken Kabobs
30th ~ Leftovers