Tasty Thursday: Taco Ring

This is a pampered chef recipe that looks pretty and is super easy to make. This recipe makes 16 rolls. Also if you dont want to try and get the shape right you can also use a 9X13 and do a single flat layer of crescent rolls, then the meat mixture and then a layer of crescent rolls. To serve cut into squares. Not as pretty but you may find it more simple to do.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 lb lean ground beef or turkey
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese (4oz.)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 medium bell pepper
  
• 1 cup salsa
• 3 cups lettuce, shredded
• 1 medium tomato
• 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives (optional)
• sour cream (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook ground turkey/beef in large skillet over medium heat 7-9 minutes or until it’s no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
4. Unroll crescent dough;separate into triangles.6
5. Arrange triangles in a circle on Classic Round Pizza Stone with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward outside.
6. (There should be a 5 inch diameter opening in center.)
7. Scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring.
8. (Filling will not be completely covered).
9. Bake at 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
10. Shred Lettuce,and chop tomato,onion,and olives,and bell pepper if desired.
11. If you want to do something fancy, scoop out a bell pepper and fill with salsa and put into center of ring.
12. Add your toppings to top of ring and finish with more shredded cheese and sour cream.
13. This is great with a salad.