Taco Mac Hand Pies
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Taco Mac Hand Pies
Taco Mac Hand Pies

Taco seasoned plant-based "meat" with macaroni and cheddar-style shreds fill these flaky hand pies made with our Pillsbury™ pie dough rounds.

Servings: 15 servings (1 serving = 1 hand pie)
Prep
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Taco "Meat"
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Plant-based ground "meat"
1 lb
Water, cool
5.50 oz
2/3 cup
Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix (88051)
1 oz
Assembly
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Elbow macaroni, cooked
2 cups
Dairy-free cheddar-style shreds
4 oz
1 cup
Prep
  1. Thaw pie dough, covered, at room temp. 15-30 minutes until flexible or refrigerate overnight.
Taco "Meat"
  1. Cook ground "meat" in a sauté pan over medium-high heat, breaking up and stirring, approx. 6-9 minutes.
  2. Add water and seasoning; heat to a boiling.
  3. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered 2-3 minutes, stirring often until thickened; transfer to bowl, cover and refrigerate until cool.
Assembly
  1. Fold together cooked macaroni, cheddar-style shreds and Taco "Meat" until mixed.
  2. Place sticky side of dough down and fill with a #12 scoop of filling mixture.
  3. Brush dough edges with water; fold in half and crimp edges with fork.
  4. Place on parchment-lined sheet pan; bake as directed below until flaky and golden brown.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
325°F
18-22 minutes
Standard Oven
375°F
21-25 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 9 minutes of baking.
Serving
  1. Serve each hand pie with 0.75 oz Pesto Dipping Sauce.

  • Sprinkle tops of unbaked hand pies with extra taco seasoning or cracked black pepper for added flavor if desired. Fill hand pies ahead and freeze individually; bake an extra 10-15 minutes from frozen.
  • Note that this is not a Dairy-Free recipe. It simply uses plant-based ingredients where substitutions exist.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 hand pie
Calories
530
Calories from Fat
300
% Daily Value
Total Fat
33g
51%
Saturated Fat
22g
108%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
720mg
30%
Total Carbohydrate
49g
16%
Dietary Fiber
3g
14%
Sugars
3g
Protein
10g
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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