Vegetarian Pampered Chef Taco Ring Food

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 RING - PAMPERED CHEF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Brown ground beef and drain off the grease.
• combine ground beef, taco seasoning, cheese and water.
• Unroll crescent rolls, seperate into triangles.
• Arrane triabgles in a circle on 13" baking stone with wide ends overlapping in center and points towards outside (there should be a 5" diameter opening triangle).
• Using medium stainless steel scoop, scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangle
• Bring points of triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of doughat center of ring (filling will not be completely covered.
• Bake 20-25 minutes.
• Cut up the rest of the veggies and prepare to top your taco ring when done baking.

TACO RING

Steps:

• Brown meat with chili powder and cumin. Drain well.
• Roll out dough and pull apart at perforations. Arrange triangles in a large circle on a pizza or baking sheet.
• Scoop 1/2 hamburger meat on dough, forming a circle about 1 1/2 inches inside dough ring.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup of cheese over meat.
• Fold outside dough over meat to form a "stuffed crust.".
• Fill center with refried beans, remaining meat, and remaining cheese.
• Bake according to directions on dough package.
• When pie is finished, pull out and immediately decorate with lettuce, tomatoes and salsa.
• Enjoy!

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.

BAKED TACO RING

Steps:

• Set oven to 375°f.
• In a bowl, combine the cooked ground beef, taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
• On a lightly greased pizza pan, or round baking stone, arrange the crescent triangles in a circle, with the larger sides of the dough overlapping each other a bit in center, and the points to the outside (you should have a 5-inch diameter circle in the center).
• Spoon a small amount of meat mixture over rolls.
• Fold points of triangles over the filling, and tuck under base at center (filling will not be completely covered).
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cut off the top of the bell pepper.
• Fill the pepper with salsa, and place in the center of the baked ring, (use salsa to spoon over taco rolls).
• Mound lettuce, onion, tomato and olives around the pepper.
• Garnish with sour cream -- serve!

HOMEMADE TACO RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll out dinner roll dough into a large circle (about 12-16 inches).
• Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut circle into pizza-like wedges (12-16 wedges).
• On an ungreased cookie sheet or pizza stone, arrange wedges in a sunburst looking ring with the wide ends toward the center of the baking stone & slightly overlapping each other. There will be an opening in the center of the ring with no dough in it. With your hands or a small pastry roller, press the wide ends of dough together & slightly in toward the middle of the ring to create a wide, solid base for the filling.
• Lay a sheet of foil or large tea towel over the dough to let rise while you are making the filling.
• Brown beef in large skillet or dutch oven, breaking into small taco sized pieces. Drain.
• Add taco seasoning & water to meat. Cook & stir til most of the liquid is absorbed & the seasoning has coated the meat. You may add a little extra water if needed, a Tablespoon at a time.
• Add peppers, onions, refried beans & cheese to meat mixture. Stir til combined.
• Spoon hot mixture over the wide ends of the dough, also in a ring pattern. I sometimes have extra filling depending on how many wedges I cut, but I usually just stuff it all in anyway.
• Bring the pointed ends of the wedges up & over the filling & tuck under the wide ends to encase the filling. Continue all the way around the ring. You will have some filling peeking out between wedges. Not only does it look pretty but makes for great cutting & serving lines.
• Bake uncovered for 10-15 minutes (We like ours a little doughy, so I use the least amount of time).
• Serve topped with any or all suggested toppings.
• Leftover taco ring can be refrigerated & is just as tasty reheated in the microwave the next day.