Taco Ring

Overhead picture of the ring of taco meat and dough with toppings.

This quick & easy Taco Ring is a delicious tex-mex dinner that's so simple to make with only 5 ingredients! Crescent dough creates a buttery ring around taco seasoned ground beef, and then its brushed with an egg wash to create a golden brown crescent dough crust. Serve with all your favorite taco toppings!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword crescent roll taco ring recipe, taco ring

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 373kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 cup water
2 tubes (8 oz each) crescent rolls
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water

For Serving

shredded lettuce
chopped tomatoes or pico de gallo
guacamole or avocado slices
chopped black olives
sour cream

Instructions

Prep : Preheat the oven to 375℉. Prepare a 15" round pizza pan or a large baking sheet (12"x17") by spraying it with nonstick cooking spray or lining it with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large skillet pan, over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef until it's no longer pink. Drain the excess grease.
1 pound ground beef
Stir the packet of taco seasoning and the water into the ground beef until combined. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
1 packet taco seasoning, 1/2 cup water
When done, remove the meat from the hot skillet pan into a glass mixing bowl or plate. Let it cool down while you prepare the crescent ring.
Place a 5-inch bowl, upside down, into the center of your prepared pan. Unroll the crescent dough and separate them into the triangles (16 triangle pieces total).
2 tubes (8 oz each) crescent rolls
Arrange each crescent triangle piece around the bowl, in a circular pattern, with the point facing outward, while overlapping them just a bit.
^{* Press the crescents together to smoosh them and create an even base layer (around the bowl) for the taco meat.}
Scoop the taco meat around the bowl on each crescent triangle. Repeat until all the meat has been used and it makes a 'ring' around the bowl.
Sprinkle the cheese over top the taco meat.
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Remove the bowl from the center. Grab the point of each crescent and fold it over the meat and cheese layers, and gently tuck and press it under to secure. Repeat all the way around the ring.
^{* If you have trouble removing the bowl, use a butter knife to wedge it underneath the bowl to lift the bowl out.}
Whisk together the egg and water until combined. Use a pastry brush to apply a coating of the egg wash to the outside of the ring on the crescent dough.
^{* You probably won't use all of the egg wash and that's fine.}
1 large egg, 1 tablespoon water
Cook for 14-18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow it rest for 5 minutes before filling with toppings and serving.
Add your favorite taco toppings into the center of the taco ring. Serve warm!
shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes or pico de gallo, guacamole or avocado slices, chopped black olives, sour cream

Notes

Nutrition Information & Serving Size : This taco ring makes enough for 8 people, with each serving being two crescent roll pieces. It does not include any additional toppings.

Let The Taco Meat Cool Slightly : It's important to cook and crumble the meat first and then allow it a few minutes to cool, in the glass bowl, because if it's too hot when added on top of the crescent dough then it will soften it too much.

Egg Wash : Don't skip this important step. The egg wash helps the taco ring bake up to golden brown, flaky, and buttery perfection in the oven.

Crescent Roll Tip : Keep the crescent roll tubes in the fridge until right before you are ready to use them. This will help avoid them from sticking together, which happens if the crescent dough gets closer to room temperature which makes it softer.

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