Taco Ring

Okay, this recipe sounds more confusing than it is. And I took pictures of the steps. Then I forgot to take a picture of the finale-my kids were going berserk wanting to eat. But you'll get the idea. These were a HUGE hit, I will be making them again for sure.

Ingredients:

2 cups shredded cheddar
4 Tbs water
4-6 tbs taco seasoning
1 lb ground beef
2 tubes refrigerated cresent rolls

Optional Toppings:

Shredded lettuce
diced tomatoe
sliced green onions
sliced olives
jalepeno peppers
sour cream
salsa

In a large bowl combine water, taco seasoning and 1 cup cheese. Crumble beef over mixture and shape into 12-16 balls. Place meatballs on greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake uncovered at 400 for 12 minutes.

Reduce oven to 375. Arrange cresent rolls on a greased 15" pizza pan, forming a ring with the pointed ends facing the outer edge and the wide ends overlapping (**see photo). Place a meatball on each roll; fold point over meatball and tuck under wide end of roll, leaving meatball visible. Repeat. Bake for 15-18 min until rolls are golden brown.

The recipe says to transfer ring to a serving platter and fill the center of the ring with all the toppings. I didn't do that. I put each persons rolls on their plate and topped them with the things they liked.

And forgot to take a picture.

Sorry.

Here are the ones I took. Note to self, use parchment paper under the meatball rack next time, less cheesey mess!