Frito Pie

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(from michaelsrobin’s recipe box)

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 can crescent roll dough
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3 cups crushed corn chips
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • 1/2 stick melted butter

Directions

  1. Cook ground beef.

  2. Drain and return to the pan.

  3. Add the taco seasoning mix and water.

  4. Simmer until water has boiled off (around 5 minutes)

  5. Separate the crescent dough into triangles

  6. Spray a 9" pie dish with nonstick cooking spray

  7. Press triangles into pie dish with the points toward the center of the dish.

  8. Press seams together to seal

  9. Sprinkle 1 – 1/2 cups of the crushed corn chips onto the crescent crust.

  10. Spoon ground beef over the top of the corn chips, spreading evenly.

  11. Mix sour cream with salsa.

  12. Spread sour cream mixture over meat.

  13. Cover with the shredded cheese

  14. Top with remaining crushed corn chips.

  15. Top corn chips with melted butter.

  16. Bake at 400 degrees until the crust is golden brown (about 20 minutes)

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