Mexican Chocolate Pie Pampered Chef Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Bake pie crust 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp chocolate chips for garnish.
• Place remaining chips in small microwavable bowl.
• Heat, uncovered for 1 minute on high, stirring every 10 seconds until smooth.
• Using a small rubber spatula, spread melted chocolate onto cooled pie crust (over bottom and 1 inch up the sides).
• Set aside 1 cup whipped topping for garnish.
• Whisk softened cream cheese in mixing bowl until smooth.
• Gently whisk in milk until blended.
• Add remaining whipped topping and cinnamon; whisk until mixture is smooth.
• Add the pudding mix; whisk until smooth (Mixture will be fairly thick!).
• Spoon chocolate mixture into prepared crust and spread evenly.
• Grate reserved morsels over top of pie.
• Decorate with reserved whipped topping as desired.
• Sprinkle with additional cinnamon, if desired.
• Chill for at least 30 minutes; refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook onions until translucent.
• Add garlic, taco seasoning and ground beef, cook until brown.
• Stir in green chilies.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly grease pie plate and cover bottom with 4 tortillas.
• Layer in this order: 1/2 beef mixture, 1/2 cheese, 4 tortillas, beans, 4 tortillas, chipolte peppers, 4 tortillas, remaining beef, remaining cheese.
• Bake 30-40 minutes uncovered, or until cheese is melted.
• Serve with toppings of choice (salsa, sour cream, and guacamole).
• Leave out the chipolte peppers if you do not like spice, feel free to add black beans with refried beans for extra protein, and substitute leftover chicken or turkey for the beef with ease. Double recipe to freeze ahead for a lazy or crazy day.