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Crescent Taco Twists

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By Dinners, Dishes & Desserts
Updated Oct 11, 2018
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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
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375° F.
  • Step 
    2
    In 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.
  • Step 
    3
    Unroll 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.
  • Step 
    4
    Unroll 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.
  • Step 
    5
    Gently 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
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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