Fajita Beef Pie

Name: Fajita Beef Pie
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Tomato sauce; Ground sirloin for the ground chicken; 8 ounces shredded jalapeño Pepper Jack cheese for the Cheddar cheese; 1/2 bottle Mexican beer; 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves (from 5 to 6 sprigs), chopped

December 9, 2011

Fajitas are fun, but a lot of work at the table. This recipe switches up a cornbread crust for the flour tortilla and ground beef for the usual sliced steak. Reinvent a fun food, tonight, with Fajita Beef Pie!

Recipe information

Yield
4 servings

Ingredients

Omit

Tomato sauce

Swap

Ground sirloin for the ground chicken

8 ounces shredded jalapeño Pepper Jack cheese for the Cheddar cheese

Add

1/2 bottle Mexican beer

2 to 3 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves (from 5 to 6 sprigs), chopped

Preparation

Follow the instructions for the master recipe, #71, swapping beef for the chicken. When you would add the tomato sauce, add the beer and cook it off, 2 minutes. Stir in the fresh thyme. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Sprinkle on the Pepper Jack as you would the Cheddar. Delish!

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