Step 1

In skillet, mix cooked beef and pasta sauce. Heat over medium heat until warm.

Step 2

Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles. Place dough in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate in spoke pattern, with narrow tips overlapping rim of plate about 3 inches.

Step 3

Press dough in side and bottom of pan to form crust and cover the pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese over dough in the pan.

Step 4

Spoon meat mixture evenly over cheese.

Step 5

Bring tips of dough over filling to meet in center; do not overlap.

Step 6

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese over the dish followed by the basil. Bake at 375°F 15 to 20 minutes.