This dish looks like a Cheesy Beef Crescent Ring (or Crescent Roll Taco Bake) — crispy crescent dough around seasoned ground beef and melted cheese. Here is a simple recipe to make it at home.
Cheesy Beef Crescent Ring
Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough (8 pieces)
- 400 g (14 oz) ground beef
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin (optional)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup tomato sauce or salsa
- 1–1½ cups shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Fresh parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the filling
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add chopped onion and cook for 2–3 minutes.
- Add garlic and ground beef. Cook until browned.
- Season
- Add paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper.
- Stir in tomato sauce or salsa.
- Cook for another 3–4 minutes until thick.
- Prepare the dough
- Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
- Grease a round baking dish or pizza pan.
- Arrange crescent roll triangles in a circle, with the wide ends overlapping in the center and the tips pointing outward.
- Add filling
- Spoon the cooked beef mixture in the center ring.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
- Fold
- Fold the crescent dough tips over the filling toward the center to create a ring.
- Bake
- Bake for 18–22 minutes until the dough is golden brown and cheese is melted.
- Serve
- Let cool slightly.
- Garnish with parsley and serve warm.
✅ Optional additions
- Jalapeños for spice
- Black olives
- Diced bell peppers
- Taco seasoning instead of spices
If you want, I can also give you:
- A homemade dough version (without canned crescent rolls)
- An air fryer version
- A creamy cheese & beef stuffed bread ring variation.