Crescent Taco Ring

I  love quick dinners that come together with little effort.  I can take my family's favorite dinners and add a little twist with little effort or cost and create a whole new meal.   The recipe below is one of those meals.  It combines taco ingredients with crescent rolls to make a tasty meal.

 You begin by preparing the taco filling.  Next, you arrange the crescent rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in a circular manner.  Place the taco filling  on the crescent rolls and  fold  over the filling.  Top with additional cheese and bake until golden brown.  Let cool for a few minutes and serve.


Crescent Taco Ring
From Pillsbury

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 package (1 oz) taco seasoning mix
1/2 cup water
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
2 cans (8 oz each)  refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
Cheddar  cheese for sprinkling over wreath
Shredded lettuce, avocados, chopped tomatoes, sliced ripe olives, taco sauce or salsa, as desired

Directions

1.  Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef until no longer pink. Add taco seasoning mix and 1/2 cup water. Simmer 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened. In medium bowl, mix beef mixture and cheese.
2.  Unroll both cans of dough; separate into 16 triangles. On ungreased large cookie sheet, arrange triangles in ring so short sides of triangles form a 5-inch circle in center. Dough will overlap. Dough ring should look like the sun.
3.  Spoon beef mixture on the half of each triangle closest to center of ring.
4.  Bring each dough triangle up over filling, tucking dough under bottom layer of dough to secure it.  Repeat around ring until entire filling is enclosed (some filling might show a little).  Sprinkle with additional cheddar cheese.
5.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until dough is golden brown and thoroughly baked. Cool 5 to 10 minutes before cutting into serving slices.

Serves 6