Taco’s are great all loaded up in their shell, dripping the contents from each end leaving a taco trail wherever the kids have been and also the adults. So don’t get me wrong here, I love the mess too but this recipe is one that can be made easily or the day before and re-heated or made in large batches and frozen. The meat will be cooked before hand and the pie shell as well so you can even microwave each slice to re-heat; good for the kids come warmer weather when you don’t really want to run your oven anyway.

I love Salsa Verde, it’s fresh, flavorful and crispy, something that store bought salsa lacks because of the heat used to cook it. So, I’ll give you my recipe here. I also like to spoon some on top of the heated pie and use the extra with a few tortilla chips to snack on while I’m cooking. Feel free to use a store bought thick and chunky salsa for this recipe if you’d like, both will be tasty.

Things to do first:

Brown 1 pound of lean hamburger and mix with taco seasonings.

Bake your pie shell, there are some great frozen pie shells that are sold and they come in their own disposable (which can be used again) pie plates for baking. Follow package instructions for baking and set aside when done.

Make Salsa Verde:

Finely chop 1 nice bunch of fresh parsley, 5-10 sprigs of fresh cilantro, ½ of a small jalapeno seeded (the “heat” is up to you) 2 cloves of fresh garlic, 1 small red onion or 4-5 green scallions. Seed 5-7 good size Roma (or other firm tomato) and finely chop. Lightly toss all ingredients together and drizzle extra virgin olive oil over ingredients, add 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, the juice of one small key lime and some freshly ground pepper and sea salt, toss lightly again and refrigerate (you can easily make this a day or two ahead of time and it will be more flavorful and still crispy)

Layer in bottom of your pie shell ½ of your meat, sprinkle with grated cheeses of your choice, I like a blend of, Jack, Colby, cheddar and feta, yes, the feta is really good here! Spoon Salsa Verde or Salsa on top of cheese. Repeat layers and top with broken Doritos or tortilla chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until warmed throughout, slice and serve with a dollop of sour cream and Salsa Verde.

Enjoy and as always have a blessed and wonderful week!
Sue