I have four awesome boys and we LOVE holidays around here! We go a little crazy with the decorations and I love making dinners/snacks that revolve around whatever holiday is coming up. I’m one of those moms that makes like 5 different kinds of cookies at Christmastime because I can’t make up my mind which ones to bake! 🙂
I love cooking and I think it’s so fun to get my boys involved. They helped me put this taco braid together. It was super simple, fun, and my family LOVED it!! It was fairly inexpensive and healthy too…sneaks in some veggies without them even noticing! Give it a try for your Halloween dinner, or a fun weeknight meal!
YUMMY MUMMY TACO BRAID:
Print Your Recipe HERE Yield: TWO Taco Braids
Ingredients:
- 2 packages Crescent Roll dough (I used reduced-fat)
- 1 pound ground turkey (or lean ground beef)
- 1 packet taco seasoning (or use 2 Tbsp of a homemade blend like THIS one)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can corn, drained
- about 1 cup cheese, divided (I used reduced-fat cheddar)
Directions:
*This recipe makes TWO braids but can easily be halved. (Between me, my husband and four boys, we ate two whole ones!)
1) Brown your ground turkey (or beef) in a large skillet. Add taco seasoning and 3/4 cup water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened. Add the drained & rinsed beans and corn and mix together. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2) Wrap tin foil around your cookie sheet(s) or spray generously with cooking spray. Lay out one whole Crescent Roll onto the cookie sheet and pat out with your fingers to smooth the lines. Try to get it as seamless as possible:
3) (I am so mad I didn’t get pictures of these in-between steps! Sorry!) Take a pizza cutter or knife and cut about 2 1/2 inch long, one inch wide strips on both sides of the dough, (I eyeballed it) leaving about 4 inches in the middle for the filling.
4) Spread half of the filling in the middle of the crescent dough. Top with about 1/2 cup cheese.
5) Now it’s mummy wrapping time! Starting at the top, lay each flap left to right, over eachother making them overlap or cross. See mine below…notice it doesn’t look perfect but looks cute when cooked!
6) Bake in your preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown and the roll is cooked through. Repeat steps 2-6 with the second braid. Slice into 2 inch serving slices. If desired, serve with salsa, sour cream, green onions, etc. ENJOY!!
Jen,
I love this braid! I love using crescent rolls to make braids and rings and this is perfect for Fall! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Michelle
I love your recipes! Thank you for sharing them with us at Cast Party Wednesday! ~Sheryl~
This is so creative and looks so delicious, it needs to be on my table next week for sure! Thank you for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday! Jutta
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Hi Jen,
This looks delicious! Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Oh My Gosh! This is too cute! I love most anything with Mexican flavors! Will have to try this out.
Thank you so much for linking up to Foodie Friends Friday. Hope you will come back next week with another wonderful recipe.
These look yum. My hubby would love them.
Mmmm it sounds so yummy!
Kindest regards,
Jennifer
seriously FUN idea! my kids are going to LOVE this
I’m so with you on the Christmas cookies!!!! I never can pair down my list of cookies to try!!! I made mummy dogs last year, I think we’ll try this yummy taco bread this year! Too fun!
this looks sooooo good!! what an awesome idea! I’m absolutely gonna try this! I always love finding stuff to make with crescent rolls! for instance, i just made this last night:
http://thesepiapuppy.blogspot.com/2012/10/oktober-brat-rolls.html#
Sooo good!
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What a fun dish to serve, we will just love this. Have a fabulous weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
look fabulous! I am going to make this for sure!! Thanks for linking up to Tasteful Tuesdays at Nap-Time Creations. YOU are being featured at this weeks party. Come on over and check it out. The link goes live tonight at 8:30 pm central time. http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2012/10/pull-apart-pumpkin-maple-bread-and.html