Mini Taco Pies (easy taco hand pies with pie crust)

These delicious mini taco pies are great as a party appetizer, lunch, snack, or dinner. Using prepared pie dough as a shortcut, this pie crust taco pie recipe is easy to make! These savory mini taco hand pies are a fun alternative for taco night. Keep reading for step-by-step photos and instructions for making this taco pie recipe with pie crust, or click the Jump to Recipe button above if you’re ready to get cooking the taco hand pie recipe. If you want to try something similar next time, check out my Mini Chicken and Corn Tacos (bite-size mini taco recipe) or my Red, White, and Blue Taco Bites.

More recipes using prepared pie dough like this recipe for taco pie with pie crust

I love using prepared pie dough as a shortcut! Here are more recipes that start with packaged pie crust dough like the taco pie with pie crust recipe I’m sharing today:

• Muffin Tin Chicken Pot Pies (mini chicken pot pies with pie crust)
• Reuben Hand Pies (mini corned beef pies)
• Sausage Galette (caramelized onion and mushroom savory galette recipe)
• Pie Crust Mozzarella Sticks (easy baked mozzarella sticks with string cheese)
• Mini Air Fryer Cherry Hand Pies
• Air Fryer Blueberry Hand Pies (blueberry mini pies)
• Nutella Hand Pies (air fryer chocolate hand pie recipe)
• Dutch Apple Pull-Apart Pie Recipe

What you need to make this taco hand pie (taco pasties) recipe

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make this recipe for pie crust taco pie:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon water, divided
• 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as Ro-Tel), drained
• 2 circles of prepared pie crust dough (from a 14.1-ounce package)
• 1/2 cup black or pinto beans (from a 15-ounce can, drained and rinsed)
• 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• Optional: Salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole

How to make mini taco pies with pie crust

To make this taco pie recipe with pie crust, start by preheating the oven to 425 degrees F, and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Next, you’ll prepare the taco meat for the taco hand pie recipe. Cook and stir the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly (about 8 minutes). Drain the excess oil from the skillet.

Stir in taco seasoning and 1/2 cup of water until everything is well mixed, and cook for 2 more minutes.

Remove the meat for the taco pasties from the heat and stir in the drained can of diced tomatoes and green chiles. After it’s mixed, set it aside to cool.

Now you’ll get your pie crust ready for the mini taco pies. Unroll the unbaked pie crusts onto a lightly floured surface and roll each into a 13-inch circle. Using a 4-inch biscuit cutter (or a cup with a 4-inch diameter), cut the dough into 16 circles, gathering and re-rolling the excess dough as needed until you have 16 total circles for your mini taco hand pies.

To assemble the pie crust taco pie recipe, place 1/4 cup of the beef mixture into the center of 8 of the dough circles (you may end up with extra beef mixture; feel free to save and use later). Top the beef with 1 tablespoon of the beans, followed by 1 tablespoon of the shredded cheese.

Moisten the edges of the topped dough circles with water using your fingers. Place the non-filled dough circles on top of the circles with the beef mixture, and carefully lift each to pinch the edges together around the filling (the mini taco hand pies will be quite full). Crimp the edges with a fork to seal, then place the mini taco pies on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Whisk the egg and remaining 1 tablespoon of water together in a small bowl to create an egg wash, then brush the top of each taco hand pie with the egg mixture.

Bake the taco pie with pie crust in the pre-heated oven for 13-15 minutes, or until the mini taco pies are golden. Cool the mini taco hand pies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before serving.

Serve the mini taco pies with your favorite taco toppings, such as salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole. You can dip ’em or top ’em!

The pie crust comes out flaky and perfect every time with this pie crust taco pie recipe!

Now that you know how to make easy taco hand pies with pie crust, here’s the full Mini Taco Pies recipe! Enjoy!