Crescent Taco Ring

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped olives
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 (12 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 cans refrigerated quick crescent dinner rolls
• 2 cup shredded American or Cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In large skillet or Dutch oven, brown ground beef; drain.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients except crescent rolls, cheese and 1 tablespoon cornmeal.
4. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally while preparing crust.
5. Separate crescent dough into 8 rectangles; spoke fashion in 12 cup fluted tube pan, forming crust. Press to seal.
6. Sprinkle bottom with 1 tablespoon cornmeal and cheese.
7. Spoon ground beef mixture over cheese.
8. Cut each remaining crescent rectangle into 4 short strips; lay across top of filling spoke-fashion. Seal to outer and inner dough edges.
9. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes.
10. Cool upright in pan for 10 minutes; invert onto serving plate.