taco-ring-1Looking to shake up Taco Tuesday? Go for this Taco Ring recipe as a replacement to plain tacos and your family will run to the table. This is the most simple recipe to put together but there is never a crumb left at my house. My boys devour this. I bet once they are teenagers, I will have to make two just to keep up with their appetites!

You put this one together very quickly and let it bake in the oven. While it’s cooking I quickly chop and put together all the fixings. I wish you guys could see the edges of the picture above. If I were to show you the full image, you’d see two little hungry boys with forks in hand impatiently waiting for their crazy momma to take pictures of their dinner–tee hee.

You will love the way this tastes and the fact that this one is super easy on the budget. Hopefully your crew enjoys this one as much as mine does.

This recipe is part of our Publix Menu Plan (Week Of 3/20 – 3/26). Be sure and check out the other recipe that I have already shared:

Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe

Taco Ring Recipe
Author: Michelle
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Serves: 4 – 6
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cans of crescent rolls (8 pk) [i]- I used 4 small cans[/i]
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • toppings such as lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, black olives, etc…
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375º F.
  2. Place ground beef and onions in a pan and cook on medium until meat is browned, crumbling the beef as you stir.
  3. Once the meat is browned, add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and water.
  4. Stir in the spices and simmer for 3 – 5 minutes.
  5. Unroll the crescents and arrange on pizza pan or pizza stone in a ring. The wide end should create the inner circle and the triangular ends should point to the edge of the pan.
  6. Gently press wide ends together.
  7. Spoon the meat mixture onto the wide end of the dough leaving about ¼ inch on inside ring. Sprinkle with cheese. [i](I place a bowl in the center and spread the filling around that)[/i].[url href=”https://www.iheartpublix.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/crescent-1.jpg”][img src=”https://www.iheartpublix.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/crescent-1.jpg” alt=”” width=”500″ height=”172″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-182883″][/url]
  8. Bring crescent point over filling and gently press the point to ¼ inch opening to seal the dough.
  9. Bake in 375 degree oven for 20 – 25 minutes or until dough is golden brown.
  10. Serve with desired toppings.
  1. Publix Ground Round, USDA Inspected, $3.99/lb
  2. (2) Pillsbury Rolls or Crusty French Loaf or Pizza Crust, Assorted Varieties, 8 to 19.3 oz can, 3/$6 = $2 (two $0.50/1 insert coupons)
  3. Publix Shredded Cheese or Chunk or Slices, Assorted Varieties, 16 oz, $4.99
  4. Premium Tomatoes, $1.49/lb
  5. Lettuce – $1.79
  6. Publix Sour Cream – 95¢

TOTAL = $15.22

You will have leftovers (some will be used later in the week)

  • Cheese
  • Tomatoes
  • Lettuce
  • Sour Cream