Crescent Taco Ring Food

TACO RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat vegetable oil in a saute pan over medium high heat. Add the ground beef and brown until cooked through.
• Add the tacos seasoning along with ¼ cup water. Stir until combined. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Place crescent rolls in the bundt pan by placing the thinner side of the triangle in the pan coming up a few inches on the tube of the pan. Allow the large side to rest on the outer edge of the pan.
• Mix remaining shredded cheese with the seasoned beef and add it to the pan. Fold the larger ends of the crescent rolls over the mixture. There should be a small gap between each roll.
• Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• Turn out onto a sheet tray and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese. Place back in oven until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.
• Allow to rest for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
• When ready to serve, place a small bowl in the center of the ring to create a bowl. Fill with guacamole then top with salsa. Garnish the ring with sliced scallions.

CRESCENT TACO RING

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat until browned, about 8-10 minutes (drain any excess fat).
• Add the chopped green chilies, seasoning mix, shredded cheese and water; mix thoroughly. Remove from heat.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Unroll crescent dough onto a work surface and sprinkle with the crushed tortilla chips; press down gently. Separate into about 16 triangles.
• Arrange triangles chip side down in a circle on a 12 or 13-inch round pizza pan (or baking stone), with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward the outside. (The open circle in the middle should be 5" diameter).
• Lightly press wide ends together to form a smooth wide base for the filling.
• Spoon meat filling evenly over wide ends of triangles. Bring points of triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring. The filling will be visible.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• To Garnish:.
• Mix together the salsa with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and a teaspoon of chopped cilantro. Scoop out the bell pepper and fill with salsa mixture. Place into center of ring.
• Arrange the lettuce, tomato, onion and sliced olives around the pepper centerpiece. Garnish with sour cream.
• To serve, cut into slices and serve with desired garnishes. Enjoy!