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Fall Taco Ring

An updated version of the traditional Pampered Chef taco ring that's perfect for fall gatherings to serve as an entree or an appetizer.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Entree
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 1 Baking stone or sheet
  • 1 Skillet
  • 1 cutting board and knife
  • 1 measuring cup set
  • 1 Stove

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef, lean
  • 1 pkg taco seasoning
  • 1/4 C orange, red or yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 C green onion, diced
  • 1 C Cheddar cheese, grated or Monterrey Jack
  • 2 T water
  • 2 8 oz pkgs Crescent rolls
  • 1 medium bell pepper or more to hold toppings
  • 1 C salsa
  • 1 C sour cream
  • 1/4 C black olives, sliced
  • 3 C lettuce, shredded

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375℉.
  • Add ground beef to a skillet, and brown, stirring to break up to small pieces.
    browning ground beef for taco ring
  • Add diced bell pepper and green onion and cook a few minutes to soften.
    adding pepper and onion to beef mixture for taco ring
  • Drain excess grease from beef and add beef mixture to a mixing bowl.
    draining beef for taco ring
  • Stir in taco seasoning and water. Then add cheese to mixture. Set aside.
    mixing taco seasoned meat and circle of crescent rolls
  • On a round baking stone OR baking sheet lined with parchment paper, place crescent rolls that have been separated into triangles into a circle with wide ends overlapping and points of the triangles toward the outside.
  • There should be a 5" circle in the center when all of the rolls have been overlapped to form a circle.
  • Use a scoop to add the meat mixture into the center of the rolls.
    Meat mixture added to taco ring
  • Wrap the crescent rolls over the taco meat mixture by bringing the pointed ends of the rolls over the meat and tucking in under the wide ends in the center.
    NOTE: The filling will not be completely covered.
    wrapping crescent rolls over taco ring meat mixture
  • Add ring to preheated 375° oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
    baked taco ring
  • Let cool a few minutes before transferring to the serving tray.
  • While the taco ring is baking, create serving dishes out of peppers by cutting off tops, scooping out seeds and making V shaped edges around the tops.
    cut the tops off of peppers using a V shape to create serving containers for toppings to serve with taco ring
  • Chop up lettuce to surround the taco ring and serve as a topping when serving.
    chopped lettuce for taco ring topping
  • Move the taco ring carefully to your serving tray. Surround with your toppings.
    taco ring side view
  • Fill peppers with your favorite toppings--salsa, sour cream. olives, cheese.
  • Slice more peppers to serve with the taco ring.
    bell pepper slices to serve with taco ring
  • When you have finished adding your toppings, set out to serve!!
    overhead taco ring

Notes

A quick and easy dish that is a show stopper. Whether using it as an entree or appetizer, this one is a crowd favorite.
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