Vegan Mexican Pie Food

AUNT MARY'S IMPOSSIBLE MEXICAN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly grease 10 inch pie plate.
• Cook and stir ground beef and onion in 10 inch skillet until brown; drain.
• Stir in seasoning mix.
• Spread beef mixture in pie plate.
• Sprinkle with chilies and cheese.
• Beat remaining ingredients until smooth.
• Pour in pie shell.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
• Garnish with peppers and cheese.

VEGAN MEXICAN PIE

Steps:

• Mix the beans with 1/2 packet of taco seasoning and spread half on the bottom of a pie pan or small casserole dish.
• Saute the corn in the butter/salt/pepper for 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cover the beans with a layer of torn corn tortillas.
• Next layer half of the corn, all of the avocado, and some cilantro. Season this layer with a little salt and a lot of lime juice.
• Add another layer of torn corn tortillas, the rest of the beans and corn. Cover with crushed tortilla chips and cheddar.
• Broil until cheese is melted.
• Pour ranch over top of pie and garnish with green onions,tomatoes, and cilantro.

MEXICAN PIE

Steps:

• Cook meat and onion and drain.
• Stir in seasoning, water, and corn.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Using crescent rolls, form a pie crust in a 9 inch pie pan, pressing seams to form shell.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of crushed corn chips over dough.
• Spoon meat mixture over chips, spread with sour cream and cover with cheese.
• Sprinkle with remaining chips.
• Bake approximately 25 minutes at 375 degrees or until crust is golden.

IMPROBABLE VEGETARIAN MEXICAN PIE

Steps:

• *NOTE: Substitute any mild American cheese for the Mexican cheese. Examples are Monterey Jack or white cheddar.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Lightly grease a 10 inch cast iron skillet.
• In large bowl combine the cooked rice, beans, corn, taco seasoning and cheese. Set aside.
• In saute pan, cook the onion and garlic in a small amount of oil until softened then add to the bean/rice mixture.
• Spread bean/rice mixture into the prepared pie plate.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Beat the milk, Bisquick substitute and eggs until smooth, 15 seconds in blender on high speed or 1 minute with hand mixer.
• Pour into pie plate. Bake until golden brown and knife inserted into center of pie comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes. Allow to stand 5 minutes before cutting.
• Garnish with additional shredded cheese; and if desired with sliced green onion and red pepper flakes.

MEXICAN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook onions until translucent.
• Add garlic, taco seasoning and ground beef, cook until brown.
• Stir in green chilies.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly grease pie plate and cover bottom with 4 tortillas.
• Layer in this order: 1/2 beef mixture, 1/2 cheese, 4 tortillas, beans, 4 tortillas, chipolte peppers, 4 tortillas, remaining beef, remaining cheese.
• Bake 30-40 minutes uncovered, or until cheese is melted.
• Serve with toppings of choice (salsa, sour cream, and guacamole).
• Leave out the chipolte peppers if you do not like spice, feel free to add black beans with refried beans for extra protein, and substitute leftover chicken or turkey for the beef with ease. Double recipe to freeze ahead for a lazy or crazy day.