Spankie's Taco Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (12 ounce) can refrigerator buttermilk biscuits
• 1 3/4 lbs ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 small green pepper, diced (of half of a large one)
• 2 (1 1/4 ounce) packages taco seasoning mix
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 cups fritos chili cheese corn chips, divided
• 2 cups shredded cheese (used kraft's mexican style four cheese mixture)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 brown ground beef in large sauce pan or skillet until no longer pink. during the last 5 minutes, add the onions and green pepper. when the meat is completely cooked and the veggies crisp-tender, drain in a colander.
• 3 return meat mixture to skillet. add taco seasonings and tomato sauce. mix well and cook over medium heat about 10 minutes.
• 4 open and separate biscuits. press biscuit dough in the bottom and up the sides of a 12 inch deep dish pie pan. i form the crust 1 inch past the rim.
• 5 lay about 1 cup of fritos in the bottom of the pie pan. you can leave the fritos whole or slightly crush them into large pieces.
• 6 pour meat mixture into pie pan.
• 7 top with additional 1 cup fritos.
• 8 sprinkle with 2 cups or more of the shredded cheese.
• 9 fold excess dough up over the fillings. this helps to hold everything and prevent spill-overs in the oven.
• 10 bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and biscuit dough is golden brown.
• 11 serve with taco salad fixings.