Italian Crescent Casserole

1lb ground beef, cooked and drained

garlic tomato pasta sauce

1can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

Italian cheese blend

basil leaves

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

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.

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.

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

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

made this for dinner tonight!! It was SO yummy.  After I flipped the ends of the crescents up &amp; put the rest of the cheese on them I sprinkled some seasoning on top it's suppose to be just like the Carraba's seasoning I got the recipe from Pinterest.  My son even asked for 2nds-OMG that means something in this house:)

Laura,
Great recipe.  It was easy and QUICK.    My family loved it.   Next time, I may also add pepperoni and olives.
Thanks!

I made this with mild italian sausage and it was great.

My husband and I just made this recipe last night, but made it with Italian sausage instead of ground beef, and doubled the recipe so that we could bake it in a 13" x 9" pan. This will provide dinner for the two of us for 4 days! (And a DELICIOUS dinner, at that!)
We also added a carton of sliced mushrooms and 1/2 onion. We lined the bottom of the pan with a tube of jumbo crescent rolls, put all of the ingredients in the middle, and covered the whole thing with another tube of jumbo crescent rolls.
We were also very generous with multiple Italian seasonings (basil, oregano, Italian seasoning, pizza seasoning, and garlic powder). My husband and I both thought this recipe was absolutely AMAZING! We will definitely be using this recipe when a group comes over for dinner.
I also love the fact that this recipe is super "forgiving," meaning that you can pretty much mix up the combo in so many different ways, and it's impossible for it not to come out absolutely delicious. For someone who has to work at not being a perfectionist, this recipe is incredible because perfect measuring is not at all required. :)

I made this tonight and it was SO GOOD! I cooked it on a lower rack in the oven for all 15 minutes and it worked perfectly for me. This is definitely a recipe we'll make over and over :)

I made this tonight and we devoured the entire thing (2 adults and 2 children).  It was simple except I couldn't fit all 8 crescent triangles so I just tore up the last one and placed it where needed. I make a similar recipe and ALWAYS use a glass pan. If the bottom isn't golden brown after cooking time, I cover the top with aluminum foil so it does not burn and cook until the bottom crust is golden. This particular recipe only took 15 mins to cook.
It is officially added into our dinner rotation.

Made mine with some Italian sausage, everyone loved it!!

I had trouble getting the triangles to cover the bottom on the 9\ glass dish so I turned the triangles around as per another reader. It worked out fine even with edges over lapping although the bottom wasn't a complete crust. Might try this again &amp; flatten the triangles out a bit more.

Kids really enjoyed it, but I did have the same issue of the dough not being fully cooked in the middle.  I put the rack in the lowest position in my oven and used a glass dish... Will up the cooking time or precook the dough a little next time.

Made this recipe the other night. It was so good!  Thanks for sharing it.

I made this for dinner and my family loved it! That's a big deal considering I have a 2 year old and a 5 year old. I added a chopped Vidalia Onion, and one clove of Elephant Garlic, minced, to the meat while cooking it and I used garlic butter flavored crescent rolls. The cooking time for me was 25 minutes. I shared this recipe on a  facebook page I use to share recipes of my own and that I find on Pinterest, my followers were also excited to try it. Next time I make it we will try the spin on deep dish pizza.

I admit I'm a slacker when it comes to following a recipe to the letter; I didn't want to go to the store so I made this recipe with what I had on hand  &amp; it turned out great!
Used a tube of pizza dough since I didn't have the crescent rolls.  The pizza dough isn't as sweet but I think has more leavening so it rose really nicely.  Used about 2/3 for the bottom &amp; 1/3 for the top which covered it completely (like a pie crust).  Meat was ground turkey &amp; sauce was a 10 oz. can of enchilada sauce.  Added lots of onion, fresh garlic, a can of green chili's &amp; Mexican spices.  I had the 4 cheese blend of Fiesta cheese so that's what went between each layer.  Great dish...just a Mexican twist!

I, too, like to use what I have on hand. I made this recipe with mild Italian sausage, spaghetti sauce, and cheddar/mozzarella cheeses in an 8 inch metal cake pan. I baked it on a cookie sheet on the lowest rack. I didn't think it would turn out due to all the changes but it was AMAZING! The "crust" was perfectly cooked. Posted to my "Pinterest Proven" board!

I added fresh garlic &amp; Italian seasoning to the meat and sauce, then simmered the mixture until most of the liquid was gone. Too much liquid may have caused the soggy bottom crust.  Thanks for a great recipe! My diners all asked for the recipe!

italian crescent casserole

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