Taco Pie

For those of you who remember a while ago that there was a discusion about 'taco pie' and how I dream of having that for dessert or as my birthday cake some day...well, I found a recipe and thought I'd post it since I wasn't alone in thinking a 'taco pie' sounded awesome!

1 deep dish pie crust shell
1 lb. ground beef
1 med. onion, chopped1 pkg.
(1 1/4 oz.) taco seasoning mix
1 can (16 oz.) refried beans
Shredded lettuce
Chopped tomato
1 jar (8 oz.) taco sauce, divided usage
2 c. (8 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese, divided usage
12 tortilla chips, crushed

Preheat oven and cookie sheet to 400 degrees. Thaw pie crust 10 minutes. Prick bottom and sides of pie crust thoroughly with fork. Bake pie shell on cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
In skillet, cook ground beef and onion until meat is browned; drain excess fat. Add taco seasoning mix to meat according to package directions. In a small mixing bowl, combine refried beans and 1/3 cup taco sauce; mix well. Layer half of refried bean mixture in bottom of pie crust. Top with half of seasoned meat, 1 cup of cheddar cheese and tortilla chips. Repeat layers, excluding tortilla chips. Bake on preheated cookie sheet 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Top with lettuce, tomato; add additional taco sauce to taste.

This is a subtle hint to anyone who wants to make me this...or not so subtle. ;)