Frito Pie Taco Casserole with Crescent Roll Dough Crust
Servings: 15 servings
Calories: 256kcal
This Frito pie taco casserole is filled with ground beef, peppers, taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, beans, Frito corn chips and lots of cheese all on a crescent roll dough crust.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup frozen chopped green pepper, red pepper and onion mix (does not need to be defrosted)
- 1 packet taco seasoning mix
- 2/3 cup water (or the amount according to the taco seasoning package directions)
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes (I used Rotel mild)
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups shredded fiesta cheese (or shredded cheddar cheese)
- 2 cups Fritos corn chips (low salt is best as regular Fritos are very salty)
- 1 can crescent roll dough
- taco toppings like: sour cream, salsa, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, green onions, black olives etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, over medium to medium-high heat, cook the ground beef with the peppers and onions until no longer pink. Drain any fat.
- Add in the taco seasoning and the water and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the diced tomatoes and the drained kidney beans to the taco meat and stir until heated througout.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and lay it into the bottom of the baking dish. Mash the dough down a bit and close in the dough seams.
- Take the two cups of Fritos and crunch them in your hands as you sprinkle them onto the crescent roll dough.
- Add one cup of the shredded cheese on top of the Fritos.
- Add the meat mixture on top of the shredded cheese and smooth.
- Sprinkle the remaining cup of cheese on top of the meat mixture.
- Bake uncovered in the oven for approximately 20 minutes.
- Serve warm with your favorite taco toppings like sour cream, green onions, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, salsa, black olives or whatever you like.
Notes
This casserole should be stored, well covered in the refrigerator and can last up to about 3 days. This dish is best served warm or hot. If cold, pop servings in the microwave to warm up.
Nutritional values are an estimate.
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Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 482mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 718IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 1mg