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Impossible Taco Pie
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The ultimate in comfort food, this Impossible Taco Pie is layered with ground beef, Rotel, cheddar cheese and a Bisquick topping. It’s an easy family dinner recipe.
Earlier this year we made the traditional Bisquick Impossible Cheeseburger Pie. It was a meal everyone enjoyed, so I immediately started thinking up new versions of that easy dinner.
This Impossible Taco Pie uses the same recipe, but switches out a few ingredients to give it a Mexican flair. With taco seasoning, Rotel and cheddar cheese, this is going to compete with our easy tamale pie and become your new favorite Taco Tuesday recipe.
Why you’ll love this impossible taco pie recipe:
- Kid friendly dinner…if your kids like taco meat, they’ll like this casserole.
- Comforting Mexican flavors you know and love.
- Made easily in under an hour.
- No need for a pie crust…Bisquick forms a top crust to help hold the pie together.
What is Bisquick impossible pie?
Bisquick impossible pie is a classic recipe that was first shared on the back of a box of that famous biscuit mix. The traditional recipe is a mixture of ground beef, cheese, eggs and bisquick mix to hold it all together.
Don’t have Bisquick baking mix on hand? Quickly make our homemade biscuit mix with just 4 pantry ingredients. You can also make our bisquick cinnamon rolls or bisquick cookies!
please note
Don’t get this easy taco pie confused with Impossible Pies. Those sweet desserts are pie recipes that makes their own crust when baked.
How to Make Impossible Taco Pie
- Prepare. Preheat the oven to 400º Fahrenheit. Spray a 9-inch pie plate (or cake pan) with cooking spray.
- Brown. Using a skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef until the beef is no longer pink. Drain off any excess grease. Add in the packet of taco seasoning mix (try our homemade taco seasoning) and drained Rotel (tomatoes with green chilies). Stir beef well and heat through.
- Layer. Spoon the beef mixture in the bottom of the prepared pie plate. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top.
- Mix. In a small bowl, whisk together the Bisquick mix, milk and eggs. Pour evenly over the beef and cheese.
- Bake. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the middle of the pie is set and the top is golden brown. A knife inserted in the center should come out clean.
Need gluten free? Use a gluten free bisquick mix.
Impossible Taco Pie Toppings
Try topping this taco pie recipe with your favorite taco toppings such as onion, black olives, green onions, lettuce, pepper and taco sauce. Garnish with fresh avocado slices and cilantro.
What to Serve with Bisquick Taco Pie
Let’s make it a meal! This taco casserole is excellent served with fresh pico de gallo (or even salsa verde), sour cream or guacamole.
If you’re looking for side dishes, try one of these:
- Mexican street corn
- Jalapeno corn casserole
- Fruit Salad
- Tortilla Chips (On the Border is our favorite brand)
- Mexican cornbread
- Refried Beans
Recipe Variations
- Make this a low carb taco pie by leaving out the Bisquick and lowering the milk to ½ cup. It may not stay together in slices, but it will be a delicious keto taco pie.
- Use ground chicken or ground turkey in place of the ground beef.
- Add ½ crushed Doritos to the top of the pie for a twist that the kids will love.
- Don’t have Rotel? Use about 1 cup salsa instead.
Love ground beef recipes? Try our hamburger gravy.
Impossible Taco Pie Recipe
The ultimate in comfort food, this Impossible Taco Pie is layered with ground beef, Rotel, cheddar cheese and a Bisquick topping. It's an easy family dinner recipe.
Servings 8
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 envelope taco seasoning 1 ounce
- 10 ounces Rotel tomatoes & green chiles drained
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup Bisquick mix
- 1 cup milk
- 3 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400º Fahrenheit. Spray a 9" round deep dish pie plate (or cake pan) with cooking spray.
- Using a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until the beef is no longer pink. Drain off any fat. Add in the taco seasoning and drained Rotel. Mix well and heat through. 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef, 1 envelope taco seasoning, 10 ounces Rotel tomatoes & green chiles
- Spread the beef mixture in the bottom of the prepared pie plate. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top. 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- In a small bowl, whisk together the Bisquick mix, milk and eggs. Stir well to make sure it is completely mixed. Pour evenly over the beef and cheese. ½ cup Bisquick mix, 1 cup milk, 3 large eggs
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the middle of the pie is set and the top is golden brown. A knife inserted in the center should come out clean. Serve immediately.
Notes
Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
The calories shown are based on the pie being cut into 8 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of impossible pie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 636mg | Potassium: 453mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 744IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 179mg | Iron: 3mg
I have made this so many times. It’s a favorite at our house. I use pampered chef deep dish stoneware round baker, plenty of room. I have also added to the meat mixture either black beans or red and green peppers depending on what I have on hand. This recipe is hearty and healthy and easy!!
I made it in a square pan and used 1 pound of beef and one cup of bisquick. It got the best compliment from my 15 year old son, “it’s better than everything else you made this week.” That means it’s a keeper!
How do you heat up?
Great recipe! So enjoyed it. Easy and full of flavor. Served with salsa and some refried beans. Will make it again very soon.
I’m looking for recipes to freeze for meals. It’s just the two of us and I don’t eat beef. Can I make, bake and Freeze in small potions for my old husband.
There was a chicken version with green chili and corn in a booklet they sold years ago. Does anyone have that recipe?
I Remember having Impossible Pie as a kid and it was delicious. I tried the Taco version and it did not disappoint. The flavors were delicious and I can see that I can experiment to make it taste different ways. I am going to try adding beans to it. My husband raved about it.
We had trouble with this all fitting in the deep dish pie dish. We arenquestion8ngnthe 1.5 lb of beef (instead of 1) and. The runniness of the bisquick mixture (it ran over the pan.) We are thinking of making it with 1 lb of beef and a thicker bisquick mixture.
Yummy. I tried this recipe a few months ago and enjoyed it. Today, I changed it up a bit. I increased the Bisquick and added an 8 oz can of creamed corn. I guess like a tamale pie? I did use a larger pan just in case it was too much for the 9” pan.
Excellent receipe so easy tasty was a big hit not time consuming either made hamburger step 1 day earlier seasoning went with hamburger well next day put casserole together and cooked
I made this last night with some leftover taco meat. I mixed it with a small can of green chili’s and it was really good and so easy! It’s going into my keeper file! Thanks!
Very tasty. Family loved it. I added sliced olives and diced onion to meat. Caution: You need A DEEP pie pan. The first time I made it, I used a regular 9 in pyrex pie dish; I was only able to use half of the biscuit batter.