ontheedgeofeverything

I’ve come to realize that I thoroughly enjoy mixing food items together.

I understand that sentence may sound a bit stupid without any context, so hear me out.

I know several folks who cannot stomach (no pun intended) the idea of separate food items touching or mixing, to the point their different types of foods, if on one plate, must be divided and cannot come into contact with one another.

I have vague memories of doing something similar myself when I was a child, until my dad gave me heck and informed me that everything I eat gets thoroughly mixed up in my stomach; in his defence, his little lesson tricked me into being a bit laxer about food items touching, and while there is literally nothing wrong with preferring foods to be apart, I’ve definitely come to realize I personally prefer when flavours and foods mix. So, when I came across a recipe for a Beef Nacho Crescent Bake from food.com, I knew I had to share.

“INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
• seasoning salt
• pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoons cumin (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ¹⁄₄ cup parmesan cheese (can use more)
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluited
• ¹⁄ ₂ cup milk
• 1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

“DIRECTIONS

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet cook the ground beef with onion, garlic and green bell pepper (if using) until beef is browned; drain fat.
• Add in salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and oregano and Parmesan cheese; cook stirring for 2 minutes longer; remove the skillet from heat.
• In a bowl whisk together the cheese soup and milk; set aside.
• Separate the crescent dough into 4 rectangles; press perforations together firmly.
• Roll each rectangle to 8×4 inches.
• Cut each rectangle in half crosswise to form 8 (4-inch) squares (use a pizza cutter for this!).
• Spoon about 1/4 cup beef mixture into center of each square.
• Lift 4 corners of the dough up over the filling to meet in the center; pinch and twist firmly to seal.
• Place the squares into the prepared baking dish.
• Drizzle the soup/milk mixture around the squares in the baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for about 20-25 minutes, or until the crusts are golden brown.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle the grated cheese over each square and return to oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese melted,” the recipe states.

Enjoy, my friends.

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