Crescent Taco Ring
Ground beef taco filling baked in a crescent roll ring inside a fluted tube pan, with cheese layered at the bottom and a crescent topping. Inverted onto a platter for a dramatic presentation.
Ingredients
- 2 lb ground beef
- 0.5 cup cornmeal, plus 1 tbsp
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped olives
- 1 cup catsup
- 16 oz canned whole tomatoes
- 12 oz canned whole kernel corn
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 16 oz refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (2 cans)
- 2 cup shredded American or cheddar cheese
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°F.
- 2
In large skillet, brown ground beef; drain. Stir in remaining ingredients except crescent rolls, cheese and 1 tablespoon cornmeal. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally.
- 3
Separate crescent dough into 8 rectangles; arrange spoke-fashion in 12-cup fluted tube pan forming a crust. Press to seal.
- 4
Sprinkle bottom of pan with 1 tablespoon cornmeal and cheese. Spoon ground beef mixture over cheese.
- 5
Cut each remaining crescent rectangle into 4 short strips; lay across top of filling spoke-fashion. Seal to outer and inner dough edges.
- 6
Bake 25-35 minutes. Cool upright in pan 10 minutes; invert onto serving plate.