Crescent Roll Taco Bake Recipe
Crescent Roll Taco Bake is a 5-ingredient recipe that comes together in only 40 minutes. It's made with a buttery crescent roll crust, topped with a flavorful salsa and taco meat mixture, and coated with a top layer of melty-cheesy goodness!
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It's amazing how this delicious dish requires only 5 ingredients yet packs so much flavor and texture in each slice. Such a simple recipe to follow with 4 easy steps that come together quickly. This makes for a great dinner on those busy weeknights and can be your go-to recipe to feed friends and family if short on time.
Why this Recipe Works
This easy dinner recipe is the perfect alternative to tacos or fajitas to make on your next Taco Tuesday dinner night with friends and family.
The entire family loves this bake and I think it goes well with other taco-inspired dishes like Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas or a big bowl of Taco Soup.
Another fun twist to taco night is my Taco Pasta Skillet it's always a huge hit! This can be served as a meal on its own. Or serve this with a side of tortilla chips, Homemade Refried Beans, or Mexican Corn Salad for a tasty meal.
Let's Gather The Ingredients
- Ground beef: I use ground beef but you can certainly use ground turkey or chicken.
- Taco seasoning: You can use prepackaged taco season or make a homemade version like this one from Pioneer Woman.
- Salsa: I recommend using jarred salsa as it is let watery as fresh salsa.
How To Make Crescent Roll Taco Bake
- Step 1: Add ground beef to a large skillet and cook until browned. Drain any excess fat.
- Step 2: Pour the jar of salsa along with the taco seasoning into the ground beef skillet and use a wooden spoon to stir and let it simmer.
- Step 3: Prep the baking dish by spraying with nonstick cooking spray. Then open a can of crescent dough and press the dough into the bottom of your baking dish. Carefully press the seams of the dough together.
- Step 4: Spoon the meat mixture on top of the dough and cover with the shredded cheese. Bake until the crust is golden brown. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Instead of ground beef use ground turkey or even ground chicken.
- If you like your crust crispier bake just the crescent roll for 4-5 minutes then add the meat and cheese and continue baking.
- You can also use the full-sheet crescent rolls.
- I recommend using jarred salsa, It's thicker than fresh salsa.
What toppings should I add?
- Shredded lettuce
- Diced tomatoes or pico de gallo
- Black olives
- Green chiles or a can of Rotel
- Sliced jalapenos
- Sour cream
- Avocado slices
- Guacamole
- Green onions
- Cilantro
Recipe Faq's
Yes, you can prepare this easy crescent roll taco bake in advance and just leave it in the refrigerator until ready to bake it that same day. If you want to prep even further in advance you can make the taco meat up to 3 days ahead of time then assemble the taco bake and pop it into the oven.
Yes, you can freeze the crescent roll, meat, and cheese in a freezer-safe dish then bake as directed and add your toppings.
A big serving of this taco bake goes well with a side of refried beans, black beans, your favorite Mexican Rice, a side of tortilla chips with Salsa, Queso, or some thick Guacamole, or any of your other favorite side dishes that you typically enjoy on Taco Night.
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Taco Crescent Roll Bake
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pkg taco seasoning or 3 tablespoons homemade
- 1 1/2 cups jarred salsa
- 1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent rolls
- 2 cups cheddar cheese I used pepper jack and cheddar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat, add ground beef and cook until browned about 7-8 minutes. Drain fat.
- Add taco seasoning and salsa to ground beef and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and place the crescent roll in the bottom, pressing gently to seal the seams.
- Add the cooked beef on top of the crescent roll. Followed by the shredded cheese.
- Bake 25-30 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
- Remove from oven, cut into squares, and top with your favorite toppings.
Yay Victoria! We love this one too 🙂
My family loved this! I really appreciated how easy it was to make too!