Description
A delicious and easy taco ring made with crescent rolls, ground beef, cream cheese, and topped with your favorite taco toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning
- 2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
- 1/2 cup mild or medium salsa
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon melted butter or 1 lightly beaten egg (optional for glaze)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Toppings like shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, avocado, sour cream (optional but highly recommended)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef until browned (about 5 to 7 minutes). Drain excess grease.
- Return beef to skillet, stir in taco seasoning and water. Simmer for about 5 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
- Add cream cheese and salsa to the meat mixture and stir until smooth. Then, mix in the shredded cheese until melted.
- Unroll crescent rolls and arrange in a circle on the baking sheet, overlapping the wide ends.
- Spoon the meat mixture onto the wide ends of the crescent rolls.
- Fold the pointed ends over the filling and tuck them underneath the dough.
- Brush with melted butter or egg for a glaze (optional).
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Let rest for 5 minutes, then slice and serve with toppings.
Notes
Make sure to drain the meat well and avoid overstuffing the crescents for best results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 21g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: taco ring, crescent roll recipe, easy taco dinner, party food, weeknight meal