Taco Meatball Ring
By: craigspad.com
Published: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 6:41am

Ingredients




2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
2 tablespoons water
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

Preparation

1 In a large bowl, combine 1 cup cheese, water and taco seasoning. 2 Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 16 balls. 3 Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. 4 Bake,uncovered, at 400° for 12 minutes or until meat is no longer 5 pink. Drain meatballs on paper towels. Reduce heat to 375°. 6 Arrange crescent rolls on a greased 15-in. pizza pan, forming a ring 7 with pointed ends facing the outer edge of the pan and wide ends 8 overlapping. 9 Place a meatball on each roll; fold point over meatball and tuck 10 under wide end of roll (meatball will be visible). Repeat. Bake for 11 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. 12 Transfer to a serving platter. Fill the center of the ring with 13 lettuce, tomato, onions, olives, jalapenos, remaining cheese, and 14 sour cream and salsa if desired. Yield: 16 servings.