Name: Easy Taco Bake Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 32 min
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; ¾ cup salsa; 2 tbsp taco seasoning; 8 ounce crescent rolls; 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 cup shredded lettuce; 1 cup tomatoes (diced); ¼ cup jalapeno slices; 1 medium avocado (sliced); ¼ cup sour cream; 1 cup salsa

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Making a taco bake is a quick and easy way to get dinner on the table. It’s perfect for weeknight dinners, but it also tastes great as leftovers. With just five ingredients, this recipe is sure to please even picky palates.

Slice of taco bake on white plates topped with lettuce and tomatoes.

This taco bake can be made in about 30 minutes with only 5 ingredients. Plus, it has all your favorite taco flavors like ground beef, salsa, and cheddar cheese. You’ll love how simple it is to make and how delicious it tastes!

Whether you’re looking for dinner ideas or something that can help stretch your budget meal, this dinner recipe does both. And with only five main ingredients, how could you possibly go wrong? Taco night has never been easier!

This taco bake is a taco pie with a delicious crescent roll crust topped with seasoned beef and shredded Cheddar cheese that is then baked. It’s a delicious way to enjoy the taste of a taco without the messy taco shells. Don’t be surprised if your kids ask for seconds!

Ingredients

To make this recipe, you need the following ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
¾ cup salsa
2 tbsp taco seasoning mix
8-ounce crescent rolls
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions

Start by preheating your oven to 375° Fahrenheit. While your oven is warming up, cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until there is no pink.

Once the beef has cooked, add taco seasoning and salsa to the beef and simmer for 3-4 minutes to help meld the flavors.

Ground beef in a nonstick skillet with salsa and taco seasonings.

Ground beef cooking in a nonstick skillet.

While the beef mixture is simmering, open an 8-ounce can of crescent rolls (it’s the larger-sized can). Place the triangles on a 10-inch pie plate and press the seams to form a pie crust.

If you want to get “all fancy,” take a fork and place the tines (the long park where you eat) on the edge of the crust to crimp it.

Next, place the cooked beef mixture onto the pie crust and top it with Cheddar cheese.

Baking time

Bake the taco pie for 15-17 minutes – until the pie crust turns a nice, golden brown and the cheese is nice and melted.

Crescent roll pie crust topped with seasoned ground beef.

Close up view of taco pie with crescent roll base and topped with cheese.

Take the taco pie out of the oven and let it sit for 5 minutes to cool off just a bit.

Serve this pie with shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes on top.

Taco pie made with ground beef and topped with layer of cheese and lettuce and tomatoes.

This Mexican dish is also delicious served with avocado slices, sour cream, chunky salsa, jalapenos, etc. You know – all of those great toppings that you like on your tacos.

Taco Bake Variations

Feel free to put your own spin on this taco bake recipe. Don’t like ground beef? You can substitute ground turkey or ground chicken for beef. Vegetarian? Use a meatless crumble instead.

If you think you will miss the crunch of traditional tacos, add a layer of crushed tortilla chips or Doritos on top of the cheese before placing the pie in the oven.

Not all ovens are the same, so if the recipe does not work out for you the first time, don’t completely give up on it. If your crescent roll pie crust seems underbaked the first time you try this recipe, then next time bake it for about 5 minutes before adding the cooked beef mixture, then bake as directed.

Slice of taco pie on a white plate topped with lettuce and chopped tomatoes.

Nutrition Information Overview

If calories and carbs matter to you, then here is a breakdown of the ingredients and nutrition information for this recipe:

Table with taco bake ingredients listed with quanitities.

Table of calories in ingredients in taco bake.

Easy Taco Bake Recipe

This taco bake can be made in about 30 minutes with only 5 ingredients! Plus, it has all your favorite taco flavors like ground beef, salsa, and cheddar cheese. You'll love how simple it is to make and how delicious it tastes!

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 17

Total Time: 32

Servings:

Calories: 504kcal

Author: Lynda – Southern Kissed

Equipment

10-inch pie plate

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
¾ cup salsa
2 tbsp taco seasoning
8 ounce crescent rolls
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Optional Toppings

1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup tomatoes diced
¼ cup jalapeno slices
1 medium avocado sliced
¼ cup sour cream
1 cup salsa

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit.
In a large skillet on medium heat, cook ground beef until it is no longer pink. Add salsa and taco seasoning and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Unroll crescent rolls and press over the bottom and sides of a 10-inch pie plate.
Spoon ground beef mixture over crescent roll pie crust. Sprinkle pie with Cheddar cheese.
Bake pie for 15 to 17 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown and the cheese has melted. Remove from oven and allow the pie to cool for 5 minutes.
Top pie with shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes.

Notes

You can substitute ground turkey or chicken for the beef or use meatless crumbles to make a vegetarian option.

For added texture, add a layer of crushed Doritos or tortilla chips to the top of the pie before baking.

Nutrition

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This taco bake is the perfect recipe for those busy weekday nights! You can mix it all up in just 30 minutes and have a delicious, satisfying meal that will leave your family feeling satisfied. Whether you’re cooking for one or feeding a crowd, this easy dinner solution should be on your menu tonight.

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