A quick snip of the kitchen shears is all it takes to make a pretty design on top of this meat-filled roll made with refrigerated crescent roll dough.
Italian Ground Beef Braids
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 cup garlic-flavored tomato pasta sauce
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
- 4 oz. (1 cup) shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium-high for 5 to 7 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain. Stir in pasta sauce. Remove skillet from heat.
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Step2Separate dough from both cans into 8 rectangles. Place rectangles on sprayed cookie sheets. Firmly press perforations to seal forming 8 (6x4-inch) rectangles.
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Step3Spoon about 1/3 cup beef mixture in 1 1/2-inch lengthwise strip down center of each dough rectangle. Top each with 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese. With scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 1 inch apart on each side of beef mixture. Alternately cross strips over filling.
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Step4Bake at 375°F. for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown, switching cookie sheets halfway through baking time.
Nutrition
390
Calories
20g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
33g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 35%
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 940mg
- 39%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 33g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 12%
- 12%
- Iron
- 14%
- 14%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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