Mexican 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.

TACO RING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Cook the ground beef in a 10" (24-cm) Skillet over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until it's no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles, then drain. Transfer the beef to a Classic Batter Bowl. Stir in the taco seasoning mix, 1 ½ cups of the cheese, and water.Unroll the crescent dough and separate it into 16 triangles. Arrange the triangles, slightly overlapping, in a circle on a Large Round Stone with the wide ends of the triangles overlapping in the center and points toward the outside. There should be a 5" (13-cm)-diameter opening in the center of the stone. The narrow triangle points of dough will extend off the edge of the baking stone.Using a Large Scoop, scoop the filling evenly over the dough in a continuous circle. Bring the points of triangles up over the filling and tuck them under the dough at center to form a ring. (Filling will show.) Brush the top with the egg white. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until it is golden brown. Serve with toppings.

TACO CRESCENT RING

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• Spoon beef mixture on the half of each triangle closest to center of ring.
• 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).
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until dough is golden brown and thoroughly baked. Cool 5 to 10 minutes before cutting into serving slices.

CHICKEN TACO RING

Steps:

• Cook chicken breasts. Cool and dice into ½ inch pieces.
• Combine chicken, taco seasoning, and cheese in a bowl and mix.
• Microwave 2 min., until cheese melts.
• Add salsa (½ of the sour cream may be added at this time) and mix well.
• To assemble ring: Unroll the crescent rolls and separate into 16 triangles. Arrange triangles in a circle on a cookie sheet or pizza pan (I lightly spray with Pam) with the wide ends of triangles overlapping towards center of pan and points hanging over edge of pan. (There should be about a 7 - 10 inch opening in center of pan).
• Scoop the meat mixture evenly onto the widest end of the triangles. Bring points up over the filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring. (Filling will not be completely covered)
• Bake 20-25 minute @ 375 or until golden brown.
• Serve with sour cream and/or salsa.

TACO RING

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix water and taco seasoning mix into ground beef; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until water is evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix ground beef mixture, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, and 1/2 of the sour cream together in a bowl.
• Roll crescent roll dough out onto a baking stone in the shape of a sunflower, with the triangle points pointing outward. Spread ground beef mixture onto dough in a circular shape. Wrap pointed end of dough around the beef mixture, sealing to the other end of dough making a ring-shape.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Serve alongside the remaining Cheddar cheese and sour cream.

TACO RING

Steps:

• 1. On a nonstick round pizza pan, lay the crescent rolls out with the large triangle end on the inside, each side touching, with the pointed end hanging over the edge.
• 2. In a skillet, brown the ground beef with the taco seasoning until done. Drain.
• 3. Place the cooked, ground beef on the ring of crescent rolls in a circle. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bring the pointed ends of the rolls up and over the ground beef and cheese mixture and tuck the end under the middle.
• 4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until the crescent rolls are golden brown.
• 5. While the ring bakes, chop the remaining vegetables. When the ring is baked and has slightly cooled (you dont want this cold or scorching hot) place all the veggies in the middle of the ring, slice and serve it with a wedge of lemon or lime and a dollop of sour cream on top with some salsa.

TACO BELL GORDITA RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°
• Brown the ground beef and drain of excess fat
• Add the taco seasoning that came in the kit and cook for a few minutes longer
• Mix the sour cream and taco sauce together in a small bowl.
• Plce a small glass jar to the center of the skillet.
• Use the round jar as a guide, work to layer the crescent triangles around the cup in a star-like pattern.
• Assembly: Spread the nacho cheese on the crescent base. Add 3 crunched up taco shells on top of the cheese. Spread the seasoned beef evenly on top of the shells. Drizzle the sour cream taco sauce mixture over the meat. Optional: Add shredded cheese!
• Remove the cup and fold the crescent ends over the "meat wreath" tucking into the center.
• Lightly beat the egg and apply egg-wash to the crescent dough using a basting brush
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes until top of crescents are lightly browned.
• Cut and serve with favorite taco toppings.

MEXICAN POT ROAST TACOS

Steps:

• Season all sides of the beef with a fair amount of salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven, or other heavy pot that has a tight cover, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over moderately high heat. Add the garlic and the beef to the pot, browning the meat on all sides, taking the time to get a nice crust on the outside. Add the onion and allow to lightly brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, plus 1 tomato can of water, spices, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add enough water to cover the meat. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer with a lid for 3 hours until the meat is fork tender. Let meat cool in the liquid. Shred meat and set aside.
• Heat a large pot of oil over medium heat. When oil reaches 350 degrees F, fry the corn tortillas 1 at a time. Place the tortilla in the oil and wait about 30 seconds. Then use the handle of a wooden spoon to press down into the center of the tortilla and fold it in the middle. Hold down for a few seconds waiting for the tortilla to form into taco shell and then drain on paper towels. Season with salt.
• To make salsa, pulse all the ingredients, except the tomato juice, in a food processor. Add the reserved tomato juice if the salsa is too thick. Drizzle salsa with olive oil, cover with plastic wrap and set aside, allowing the flavors to marry.
• To assemble the tacos:
• Lay some shredded cabbage as a base. Top with some shredded beef. Serve alongside Guacamole and salsa. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.
• Halve and pit the avocados. With a tablespoon, scoop out the flesh into a mixing bowl. Mash the avocados using either a fork or potato masher, leaving them still a bit chunky. Add the remaining ingredients, and fold everything together. Drizzle with a little olive oil, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and give it 1 final mix with a fork.
• Lay a piece of plastic wrap tight on the surface of the guacamole so it doesn't brown and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

CILANTRO LIME RICE

Steps:

• In a medium pot, bring chicken broth to a boil. Add rice and reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook according to package directions, about 15 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes covered off heat.
• Add lime zest, juice, and cilantro to the rice. Toss to combine. Add salt to taste.

MEXICAN TACO RING

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add water and taco seasoning to beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until water is evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove crescent roll dough from packaging and separate into individual pieces.
• Arrange crescent roll triangles in a circle with the points facing outward on a pizza stone or pan. Spoon ground beef mixture into the center of each dough piece, creating a ring shape. Sprinkle Mexican cheese blend over ground beef mixture. Fold crescent roll points toward the middle, sealing the dough together.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dough is lightly browned, 11 to 13 minutes.