Taco Meatball Ring Recipe

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Meet the Cook: While it looks complicated, this attractive meatball-filled ring is really very easy to assemble. My family loves tacos, and we find that the crescent roll dough is a nice change from the usual tortilla shells or chips. There are never any leftovers when I serve this at a meal or as a party appetizer! -Brenda Johnson, Davison, Michigan

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Taco Meatball Ring Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min.
  • Yield: 16 Servings
30 15 45

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1/2 medium head iceberg lettuce, shredded
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 4 green onions, sliced
  • 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, sliced
  • Sour cream and salsa, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine 1 cup cheese, water and taco seasoning. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 16 balls.
  • Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 12 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Drain meatballs on paper towels. Reduce heat to 375°.
  • Arrange crescent rolls on a greased 15-in. pizza pan, forming a ring with pointed ends facing the outer edge of the pan and wide ends overlapping.
  • Place a meatball on each roll; fold point over meatball and tuck under wide end of roll (meatball will be visible). Repeat. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until rolls are golden brown.
  • Transfer to a serving platter. Fill the center of the ring with lettuce, tomato, onions, olives, jalapenos, remaining cheese, and sour cream and salsa if desired. Yield: 16 servings.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

1 serving (calculated without salsa and sour cream) equals 203 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 457 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Taco Meatball Ring in Country Woman September/October 1999, p31

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Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2011 by 1989Cunninghams

A little hard to make, because of the biscuits, but lots of flavor and fun too eat!

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2011 by Juli Anne

kids love this

Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2011 by 5hungrykids

Good and easy to assemble. I made a double batch of meatballs and froze half so I can make this again only faster. I didn't want to just use 1/2 lb of meat and not the other. Although I do think it would be okay to make the meatballs bigger and use up the entire pound of meat. We piled the lettuce and salsa on top of each individual serving with some salsa.

Reviewed on Aug. 03, 2011 by lisakim

These were easy to make and a big hit. Everyone loved these appetizers so much they had no more room for the main meal. Good thing i made a lot.

Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2011 by quoteme08043

Everyone in my family told me this was a real keeper! We made it on super bowl Sunday and munched while we watched the game. Even those who are not usually fond of spicy foods loved it!

Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2011 by shannonlady

I brought this to a jewelry party and it was such a big hit. They all thought it was too pretty to eat. I can't wait to make it again

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2011 by rjbyc@hotmail.com

I thought this was quite tasty; but, how are you supposed to eat it with all the stuff in the middle?

Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2011 by Leelynngarcia

Cooking and baking is my new thing now and I am a beginner so if I CAN make it ANYONE can make it. I was amazed how good it turned out because the hardest part for me was to arrange crescent rolls (not to mention I grabbed one garlic and one regular crescent rolls on accident). It turned out awesome in the end looking picture perfect and tasting magnificent. There are some many possibilities with this recipe!!!

Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2010 by NatTrow

Made this for Super Bowl party and it was gone in 10 minutes.

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2010 by diannad4

Sally, When you prepared the Taco Ring, what did you prepare it on? The Pizza Stone or something else? If you used the Pizza Stone did you preheat it? Thank you, Dianna

 
 

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