I’ve been looking around for new potluck dishes — mostly because I’m bored of the ones I already make.
And I stumbled on this one the other night on Facebook.
Its primary ingredient got to me: Pillsbury crescent roll dough.
I was in.
I have a secret crush on the refrigerator dough. I can literally eat all of the buttery rolls one 6-ounce can make — and I have.
So when this called for one of my secret vices, I had to explore it a bit further.
Turns out, this is a great potluck dish, especially if there are kids invited. It’s got taco meat and cheddar cheese baked inside and all of your favorite taco toppings right in the middle.
It’s a simple dish to make, but a challenge dish to eat. (Lots of components.) But it’s crave-worthy good.
Here’s how you make it:
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Pillsbury Crescent rolls are pretty good, go with everything. I might try this with sausage just for variety. Come to think of it you could change up the ingredients in a variety of ways and make this work.
You can literally put anything in this. Someone suggested Sloppy Joe’s and chicken salad. Separately, of course.
Sloppy Joe’s would be awesome!
A bed of several corn tortillas might be just the base for this. Now hungry and thinking about lunch.
Oh, yeah. I bought that Cantina Tostitos for this. AWESOME!
CAT: Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! Luuks so guud! Say, how come you cook the meat first then add onions and garlic. I tend to do it the other way….
I cook the meat first, drain any grease away, then cook the onions and garlic together. It seems to give more flavor
This post of mine was abundantly unclear… like most of my posts… I cook the meat until it is almost done, drain the grease, then toss in the garlic and onions cooking all three together until the meat is done. This way the garlic and onion flavor cook into the meat. Sometimes I saute the garlic and onions in olive oil until the onions are clear… then toss them in the almost done and drained ground beef. Depends on how lazy. Too much olive oil is bad, just a little is ono.
Yeah, I was taught to saute the garlic and onions first too … and then add the meat …
… cooking the meat first tends to leave it tasting a bit unflavored … especially the larger chunks of the ground meat …
I cooked the onions first, then add the beef, then add the garlic. Unless I’m drinking while cooking. LOL
Hello cat,
Very interesting dish.
Gotta try it! So easy!
Hey Cat … love these kinds of simple dishes … but I think the lettuce makes it a challenge to eat … where the heck does the lettuce go anyway??? …
… I’d ax the lettuce and just go with salsa, sour cream ,or guacamole …
Yeah, the lettuce in the middle is weird. I’d put out different sauces like salsa and guacamole and maybe put tomatoes in the meat mixture. It was a bit difficult to eat.
Perhaps you could go the Layered Taco route, ala TB, by adding a layer of refried beans as “glue” over the Pillsbury dough, then a third layer with triangles of soft flour tortilla shells, then continue to roll up as directed, with the Pillsbury dough on the outside so it bakes properly. That way, when you bite through it all, you also get a taste of tortilla, as well as from the refried beans between it, plus the rich Pillsbury crescent.
Try search online for an SNL spoof titled “Taco Town”. The best quality video is on Hulu. HILARIOUS!
YES! You’ve just elevated the dish! LOL
I <3 you Cat, I just made this and its so good!!
I’m glad you enjoyed!