Week 5 - Easy Crescent Taco Bake

What a great day to be a NY Giants fan!!!  We got to see a great win today by our team which was very exciting!!!

 

Today for Sunday Funday I made a Crescent Taco Bake - which I actually made back in February and figured I'd try again. I changed the recipe slightly this time and it came out awesome! Here is the link for the recipe - http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/easy-crescent-taco-bake/9c2bd5f7-63f7-4a6c-afa3-56baeedbc35a/#

Ingredients:

• 1 can Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• shredded cheddar cheese
• diced tomatoes

Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. Place in ungreased 9-inch square pan or 10-inch pie plate; press over bottom and up sides to form crust. After reading some of the recipe reviews I decided to cook the dough first for 7 minutes. This helped the dough not get soggy.

While the dough was baking I cooked the beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the meat was thoroughly cooked. I then stirred in the salsa and taco seasoning mix and simmered for  5 minutes. I then spooned the meat mixture into the crust-lined pan and sprinkled with cheese.

Bake 15 minutes in the oven. Make sure the cheese is melted. Served topped with tomato (and other items of your choice!).

I served the taco bake with corn on the cob from the farmers market. I decided to cook the corn in the microwave for the first time! It was easy and good!!

Put the corn on a damp paper towel with husks and silk attached. Turn ears over and rearrange after 1/2 cooking time.

Cooking Timetable:

1 ear - 1 1/2 minutes
2 ears - 3 to 4 minutes
3 ears - 5 to 6 minutes
4 ears - 7 to 8 minutes
6 ears - 8 to 9 minutes.

When ears are hot to the touch, remove and wrap in kitchen towel or foil.Let stand at least 5 minutes. Remove husks and silk (which is easier than when cold) and serve with melted butter.

This has been a successful Sunday Funday!!  ENJOY!