Beef Chili Taco Crescent Ring (Printable)
Savory beef chili and cheese wrapped in golden crescent dough, baked into a festive ring perfect for gatherings.
# What You'll Need:
→ Beef Chili Filling
01 - 1 lb ground beef
02 - 1 small onion, finely chopped
03 - 2 garlic cloves, minced
04 - 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
05 - 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes, drained
06 - 2 tbsp tomato paste
07 - 1 tbsp chili powder
08 - 1 tsp ground cumin
09 - 1 tsp smoked paprika
10 - ½ tsp salt
11 - ¼ tsp black pepper
12 - 1 tbsp olive oil
→ Assembly
13 - 2 (8 oz) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough (16 triangles total)
14 - 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
→ Garnishes
15 - ½ cup sour cream
16 - ¼ cup sliced green onions
17 - ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
18 - 1 small jalapeño, sliced
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
02 - Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2–3 minutes until softened. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
03 - Add ground beef and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through. Drain excess fat if needed.
04 - Stir in kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
05 - Arrange crescent roll triangles in a ring on the prepared baking sheet, with the wide ends overlapping in the center and the points facing outward, forming a sunburst shape. Leave a hole in the center.
06 - Spoon the beef chili mixture around the base of the crescent ring. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the filling.
07 - Fold the pointed ends of the dough triangles over the filling and tuck under the center to seal securely.
08 - Bake for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
09 - Let cool for 5 minutes. Garnish with sour cream, green onions, cilantro, and jalapeño slices as desired. Slice and serve warm.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- Its basically a deconstructed taco that you can eat with your hands which somehow makes everything taste better
- The ring shape looks fancy but takes zero actual skill to assemble
- You get that perfect contrast of flaky buttery dough against hearty spicy chili
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- If you skip draining the tomatoes and beans, your crescent dough will turn into a sad soggy mess I learned this the hard way
- Letting the filling cool slightly before assembling makes a huge difference in how well the dough bakes
03 -
- If your ring starts getting too dark before the center is cooked, tent it loosely with foil
- The assembly looks complicated but just take it one triangle at a time, nobody will notice if it's not perfect