Crescent Taco Twists
Dinners, Dishes & Desserts
Updated Oct 11, 2018
Try a cheesy Tex-Mex twist on breadsticks for your next taco night. Dip ‘em in your favorite taco toppings: sour cream, salsa and even guacamole.
Crescent Taco Twists
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375° F.
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Step2In 10-inch skillet, cook 1 lb ground beef over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Add 1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix and 3/4 cup water. Cook until water is mostly absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool.
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Step3Unroll 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet. Press perforations to seal if using rolls. Spread cooled beef mixture evenly over dough, leaving 1/2-inch border on all sides. Sprinkle 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz) evenly over top of beef mixture.
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Step4Unroll another can of dough just like the first one; again, press perforations to seal if using rolls. Place dough on top of other sheet of dough. Press edges to seal. Using sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut widthwise into 8 strips.
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Step5Gently place strips on ungreased cookie sheet. Twist top and bottom of each strip 1 complete rotation, in opposite direction of each other. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition
360
Calories
21g
Total Fat
17g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 360
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 46%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 760mg
- 32%
- Potassium
- 115mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 17g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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