These Mediterranean Taco-Stuffed Crescent Rolls are flaky, cheesy, savory, and packed with delicious Mediterranean and taco-inspired flavors. We prepare these crescent rolls with ground beef, crescent dough, feta cheese, mozzarella, tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil, paprika, cumin, oregano, parsley, and lemon juice. These stuffed crescent rolls have approximately 315 calories and 14 g of net carbs. We make these stuffed crescent rolls in about 35 minutes. These Mediterranean Taco-Stuffed Crescent Rolls are ideal for family dinners, parties, game nights, brunches, appetizers, snacks, gatherings, and Mediterranean-inspired meals. You can prepare these stuffed crescent rolls earlier and refrigerate them for 3 days or freeze them for almost 2 months. You can serve these crescent rolls with tzatziki sauce, greek yogurt dip, cucumber tomato salad, greek salad, hummus, or roasted vegetables.
STATS:
- Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
- No. of Calories: 315 kcal
- Diet: Mediterranean
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, American
- Cook Duration: 20 minutes
- Sering size: 1 stuffed crescent roll
- Cooking mode: Oven-baked
- Total servings: 8
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Total time: 35 minutes
TOOLS:
- Skillet
- Wooden spoon
- Bowl
- Tray
- Baking paper
- Measuring spoons
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Pastry brush
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tube crescent roll dough
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ cup tomatoes
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp parsley
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup feta cheese
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
INGREDIENT NOTES AND THEIR SUBSTITUTIONS:
CRESCENT ROLL DOUGH:
- We use refrigerated crescent dough to provide a light, flaky, and golden exterior. As a replacement, you can use puff pastry dough.
GROUND BEEF:
- Ground beef provides a savory and hearty filling for these crescent rolls.
OLIVE OIL:
- We use olive oil to sauté the onion and garlic while adding Mediterranean flavor.
ONION:
- Onion provides sweetness and savory flavor to the beef filling. You can use shallots as a replacement.
GARLIC:
- Fresh garlic provides a strong and aromatic flavor to the filling. You can use ½ tsp of garlic powder instead.
TOMATOES:
- Diced tomatoes provide freshness, moisture, and a light sweetness. You can use drained canned tomatoes as an alternative.
PAPRIKA:
- Paprika provides mild warmth and beautiful color to the beef filling. Smoked paprika can also be used.
CUMIN:
- Cumin provides the taco-inspired flavor in these crescent rolls.
OREGANO:
- Oregano provides a classic Mediterranean herbal flavor. You can use Italian seasoning instead.
FETA CHEESE:
- Feta provides a salty, creamy, and slightly tangy Mediterranean flavor. You can use goat cheese as an alternative.
MOZZARELLA:
- Mozzarella provides a smooth and melty texture to the filling.
FRESH PARSLEY:
- Fresh parsley provides freshness, color, and a light herbal flavor. You can use fresh cilantro as an alternative.
LEMON JUICE:
- Lemon juice brightens the savory filling and balances the richness of the cheese. You can use a small amount of red wine vinegar instead.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- We warm the oven to 190° Celcius and coat a tray with baking paper.
- In a pan, we heat the olive oil on a normal flame.
- Include the diced onion and cook for almost three minutes till softened.
- Put the minced garlic and cook for just thirty seconds.
- Include the ground beef and cook for almost six minutes when breaking it apart using a wooden spoon.
- Strain out the extra grease from the cooked beef.
- Include the salt, tomatoes, black pepper, paprika, parsley, cumin, and oregano.
- Cook for an extra two minutes till the mixture is perfectly blended and most of the moisture has evaporated.
- Bring out the beef mixture from the warm & gently cool it.
- Stir the lemon juice, feta cheese, fresh parsley, and mozzarella cheese into the beef mixture.
- We unroll the crescent dough and separate it into eight triangles.
- Put a spoonful of the beef mixture near the wide end of all the crescent triangles.
- Roll all the triangles from the wide end toward the pointed end and carefully tuck the corners around the filling.
- Put the stuffed crescent rolls on a tray and coat the surfaces with beaten egg.
- Garnish with sesame seeds if required.
- Bake for almost eighteen minutes till golden puffed and brown.
- Cool the crescent rolls for just five minutes and the serve.
TIPS:
- Cool the beef filling lightly and then fill the crescent dough.
- Strain out the extra moisture from the beef mixture to avoid soggy crescent rolls.
- Avoid the crescent dough too much.
- We utilize fresh mozzarella and feta for a perfect flavor.
- Serve quickly for a perfect flaky texture.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
DIPS & SAUCES:
- Tzatziki Sauce
- Greek Yogurt Dip
- Hummus
- Garlic Yogurt Sauce
FRESH & VEGETABLE SIDES:
- Cucumber Tomato Salad
- Greek Salad
- Roasted Vegetables
- Fresh Olives
MEDITERRANEAN PAIRING:
- Lemon Herb Potatoes
- Roasted Zucchini
- Fresh Feta
STORAGE INFORMATION:
FRIDGE:
- Put the cooled crescent rolls in a closed box and refrigerate them for almost 3 to 4 days.
FREEZER:
- Store the completely cooled crescent rolls for almost 2 months.
FAQs:
Could we utilize ground turkey as a different choice for beef?
- Yes, you can use ground chicken or turkey to get a lighter filling.
Will we prepare these crescent rolls earlier?
- Yes, you can assemble these crescent rolls a few hours earlier, chill them covered, and bake them before eating.
Could we include the veggies in the filling?
- Yes, you can use roasted red peppers, spinach, bell peppers, olives, or zucchini.
May we prepare these crescent rolls vegetarian?
- Yes, you can alternate the beef with additional vegetables, cooked lentils, or chickpeas, mushrooms.
Could we utilize puff pastry as a different of crescent dough?
- Yes, you can use puff pastry and will deliver a crispier and extra buttery texture.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATIONS:
Proteins: 17 g
Caloric Content: 315 kcal
Net carbs: 14 g
Sodium: 620 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 3 g
Fats: 20 g
Portion Size: 1 stuffed crescent roll
Total carbs: 15 g