Quick And Easy Casserole Version Of Pampered Chef Taco Ring Recipes

Steps:

• brown ground beef, drain liquids.
• add seasoning mix and 1/4 cup water and stir until all the meat is flavored, adding more liquid if necessary.
• lay crescent roll dough as a bottom layer in a casserole, setting 2 dough triangles aside
• layer the casserole as follows: 1/2 refried beans, 1/2 cheese, beef, 1/2 beens, thin layer of salsa, 1/2 cheese.
• use set aside dough triangles as finishing layer, not covering the casserole completely.
• bake in oven for 35 min at 400°F.
• Serve with salsa and sour cream.
• You can also use large flour tortillas instead of crescent roll dough.

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium heat 7-9 minutes or until beef is no longer pink; drain.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Stir in taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Unroll crescent dough; separate into triangles.
• Arrange triangles in a circle on Classic Round Pizza Stone with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward outside. (There should be a 5 inch diameter opening in center.) I use my Pampered Chef pizza stone, but any flat round pan should work--perhaps even a pizza sheet, but I'd spray it with Pam before adding the crescent rolls.
• Scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring. (Filling will not be completely covered).
• Bake at 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Shred lettuce and chop tomato, onion, olives, and bell pepper (if desired).
• If you want to do something fancy, scoop out a bell pepper and fill with salsa and put into center of ring.
• Add your toppings to top of ring and finish with more shredded cheese and sour cream.
• This is great with a salad.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Let veggie crumbles thaw out. Combine veggie crumbles, taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
• If you use hamburger, cook in frying pan on medium heat 7-9 minutes, or till no longer pink; drain. Remove pan from heat, stir in taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
• Unroll crescent dough, separate into triangles. Arrange the triangles in a circle on a round 13" pizza pan(or 13" baking stone) with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward the outside.(The open circle in the middle should be 5" diameter). Scoop veggie meat mixture evenly onto the widest end of each triangle. Bring points of triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring. The filling won't be completely covered.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• If you want to use the optional garnishes, cut off the top of the bell pepper. Discard the top, membranes and seeds. Fill the pepper with salsa. Shred the lettuce and chop tomato. Chop onion. Place bell pepper in the center of the ring. Arrange the lettuce, tomato, onion and sliced olives around the pepper. Garnish with sour cream if desired.
• To serve, cut into slices. Enjoy!