Mexican Fiesta - Taco Ring Supreme

 Hi, I'm CAKES - a self proclaimed kitchen goddess.  My specialty is ....cupcakes, yes that is how I got the name...but I am always challenging myself to try new, healthy and fun recipes for my family and friends.

Recently I was asked to facilitate a Pampered Chef Bridal Shower.  I wasn't sure what to make. I mean, personally I would make sweets and tea sandwiches, but that is my taste.  I started thinking about what the Bride to be's likes are and decided on a Mexican appetizer as one of the items I will make.

This is the recipe I chose:

The Pampered Chef - Taco Ring

You will see in the link that all Pampered Chef tools for the job are conveniently listed, believe it or not they work...but if you don't have it....DON'T WORRY!!  I don't  have it all either :)

The recipe is simple and we love tacos in our home, so of course we prepared for a test run making only a half batch of the recipe listed.    

Lucky for me I had the help of my adorable Ginger Princess.

I prepared our meat, we use ground turkey as a healthier option in our home.  I also used a few fresh cloves of garlic and used my Pampered Chef garlic press to add the garlic to the pan.  Once the meat was fully cooked, I added the taco seasoning (low sodium) and water, once mixed we also added beans.

My daughter helped me create a circular pattern on a cookie sheet with our crescent rolls, as we don't own the round pizza stone.  I scooped 1 heaping Tablespoon of meat/bean mixture onto each crescent roll.

I then wrapped the loose end of crescent roll over the mixture and baked for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.


While the taco ring was baking we moved on to our toppings.  THIS IS THE PART THAT MAKES IT SUPREME!!  I love a nice fresh salsa or guacamole with any taco meal!  For this evening, I used my Pampered Chef manual food processor (my all time favorite item!) and made a tomato/avocado salsa. I chucked 2 medium tomatoes and 1 avocado and placed in the manual food processor.  My daughter helped me with the processing part, because the mechanism is truly that easy to push and creates over 30mph action in the blades......voila!  SALSA :)   To this mixture I added some cilantro and the juice of half a lime.

When our ring was finished baking, 

I placed a nice lettuce leaf in the middle of the ring to create a bowl for our salsa.  

Now if my husband had his way, we would also garnish with shredded cheese.

I chose corn instead :)

This recipe took me 25 minutes tops to prepare and was a hit with the whole family!  
~Ginger Princess Approved~

Don't be afraid to change up recipes to suit the tastes of your family and friends, experiment with your tastes and  taste combinations and just have FUN!