These cute little taco hand pies taste like a beef and bean cheesy burrito, but with a tender, flaky crust that melts in your mouth! They are fantastic whether you bake and take on the go, serve as an appetizer at your next party or eat for dinner on Taco Tuesday!

Taco Hand Pies

This week on Sunday Supper we’re sharing some amazing pie recipes. Who doesn’t love pie?? Not I!

Pies can be sweet or savory, little or big, hot or cold…basically there is something for everyone no matter your taste preference.

I love that you can have pie for dinner and for dessert! I don’t think very many dishes do “double duty” like that.

The filling for these taco hand pies is a simple beef and bean concoction that tastes like those cheesy bean burritos everyone loves.

Considering nearly every other recipe I post contains cheese in some way, shape or form, I’m beginning to think I have an obsession…

You may ask, “why taco hand pies? Why not stuff it in a tortilla and call it a day?” Well, let me tell you about my grandma’s amazing fried tacos.

To eat one hot and crispy straight from the frying pan is an out of this world experience. The few who have been privilege to these phenomena can attest that the crispy, flaky shell is what makes them superior to any other taco.

These pies remind me exactly of her tacos without all the grease!

These pies hold up well on the go, and I’ve even eaten them cold with tasty results!

Taco Hand Pies

Yield: 28 pies

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Hand-held pies that taste like a beef and bean cheesy burrito!

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Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin* see note
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic
• 1/4 onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 can (16oz) pinto beans, with liquid
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• 2 packages of double pie crust (total 4 pie crusts)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F.

In a large frying pan, brown ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain grease if there is excess. Remove from heat and add all of the spices, plus the beans with liquid. Semi-mash the beans until mixture is a very thick gravy. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary. Stir in cheese and set aside.

Working with one crust at a time, on a lightly floured board, roll out pie crust to about 1/4 inch or less thickness. Cut into circles (I used the bean can) and top half the circles with about 2 tablespoons of taco filling. Top with another circle of pie crust and press edges with a fork to seal.

Prick each pie with a knife and brush with beaten egg. Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining 3 pie crusts.

Notes

*You can use a packet of premade taco seasoning and omit all the seasonings listed.

I used a 3 1/2 inch round cookie cutter and about 2 tablespoons of filling.

You may have filling leftover. Roll up in a tortilla, serve over rice or leave another idea in the comments!

Did you make this recipe?

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