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Southwest Beef Pie Recipe

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This meaty delight will have the family coming back for seconds! Hearty and filling, it's sure to be an instant classic. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Southwest Beef Pie Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups coarsely crushed nacho-flavored tortilla chips
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
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1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 envelope taco seasoning
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

Place tortilla chips in an ungreased 9-in. pie plate; set aside. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato sauce, water, taco seasoning and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Spoon half of the meat mixture over chips; sprinkle with half of the cheese. Repeat layers.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 448 calories, 26 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 103 mg cholesterol, 1,035 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 31 g protein.

Originally published as Southwest Beef Pie in Simple & Delicious September/October 2009, p13

Cheese Tip

Select sharp cheddar when using packaged shredded cheese for recipes that you'd like to have a bolder flavor. If you will be shredding cheese at home from bulk cheddar, you can choose from mild, medium, sharp and extra sharp.

When buying bulk cheese, 4 ounces equals 1 cup shredded.

Store cheese in an airtight containers, plastic bags or plastic wrap in the refrigerator (about 4 months for soft cheeses and 6 months or hard cheeses).

Cheese can be frozen for longer storage time. Because the freezing process changes the cheese's texture slightly, it is best to use it in cooking or baking.

When cooking with natural unprocessed cheese, melt at low temperatures to keep the cheese from turning tough and stringy.

When adding cheese to a soup or sauce, stir in the cheese at the end of cooking to avoid over-heating. Shredding the cheese allows it to melt faster with a minimum of heating.

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Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2012 by MrsCarver

Needed a veggie, so I threw in some corn to the meat mixture and used doritos instead of regular tortilla chips. Kids loved it.

Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2012 by pamdevone

I liked this recipe, I thought it had a lot of flavor.

Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2012 by MAF243

We used Doritos, as that's what I had on hand. My kids LOVED this! Served w/ sour cream, salsa, lettuce and black olives.

Reviewed on Sep. 06, 2012 by ladyyorkie

A response to Matilad_Ca46. You say there is alot of sodium. Yes that is true ther is but there are ways to lower that. Get no added salt in the tomatoe sauce and get the lower sodium taco seasoning. There is always ways to adjust the recipe to your liking. Adding things is always a good thing. It is trial and error. Just try other things and have fun doing it.

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2012 by huntnmama

This was really good. I think I will add sliced black olives to the meat mixture next time for even more flavor!

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2011 by Matilda_Ca46

Holy-mply! The amount of sodium in this is unbelievable! Quick and easy is one thing, deadly is quite another. Sounds good, but I sure won't be fixing it.

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2011 by TNGal77

After reading the reviews I figured this might not be spicy enough so I used Doritos instead of plain tortilla chips. I also mixed in a can of refried beans with green chilies into the ground beef mixture. Served with some lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream, it was a hit with the whole family!

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by mrsmaxwell

Put a tube of crescent rolls on the bottom of a pie plate and use 2/3 the amt of crushed fritoes. Add the meat, then cheese and top it with the rest of the fritoes. Much better than the original recipe on this page.

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by postmaster23

I added shredded lettuce and chopped tomato right before serving...like having one huge taco!

Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2011 by scrapo

looking over the recipe I decided it did some more zip. So I added some chopped onion the beef. I also omited the other 1/2 lb of beef and added some refried beans that had jalapeno pepper in them (because that is what I had in the fridge!) I also threw in some frozen corn. Yummy! Make sure to serve w/ some sour cream, guacomole and salsa b/c that is what southwestern/mexican always need :)

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