Spooky Spider Taco Ring

Surprise family and friends on Halloween with this Spooky Spider Taco Ring. It combines classic taco flavors with flaky crescent roll dough for an eye-catching appearance. This Spider Taco Ring is sure to be a hit with kids, young and old.

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• Ingredients - Here's What You'll Need
• Making the Taco Filling
• Making the Taco Ring
• Making the Spider Legs
• Putting the Spooky Spider Taco Ring Together
• Recipe Tips and Tricks
• Other Spooky Halloween Treats
• Recipe

Ingredients - Here's What You'll Need

• Taco Meat: Use your favorite taco meat made with one pound of ground beef or ground turkey. I've included my recipe for taco meat below for those interested. I like to mix cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese into my taco meat.

• The Spider Body: The spider body is made from store-bought refrigerated crescent roll dough.

• The Face: I used shredded lettuce, sour cream, and diced tomatoes to form the face. For the eyes, I used two sliced black olives.

Making the Taco Filling

I made my taco meat using one pound of ground beef (included in the recipe below).

After allowing the taco meat to come to room temperature, I transferred it to a medium bowl and added some shredded cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese.

Then, I mixed the taco meat and cheese until they were well blended. That's it for the filling!

Making the Taco Ring

1. I started by unrolling two cans of crescent roll dough and separating each can into eight triangles for a total of 16 triangles. Then, I placed an inverted 5-inch bowl in the center of a parchment-lined pizza stone. I cut the parchment paper in half to easily remove it when the taco ring was done. Also, I placed some butter on the pizza stone to help hold the parchment paper in place.

2. Next, I overlapped the long ends of the dough triangles around the bowl, with the pointed ends facing out, so they looked like a sun!

3. After placing all the triangles, I removed the small bowl from the center. Then, I used a jumbo scoop to carefully place the taco/cheese mixture on the part of each triangle closest to the center. The scoop held about ⅛ cup of the taco/cheese mixture. I used a small spatula to slightly flatten the filling mounds.

4. I brought the long end of the triangles up over the filling and tucked them under the bottom layer of the dough.

5. I baked the taco ring in a preheated 375°F oven for about 25 minutes until golden brown. Then, I removed it from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack.

Making the Spider Legs

While the taco ring was taking, I formed the spider legs with the third can of crescent roll dough.

1. After unrolling the dough, I separated it into eight triangles. I folded the pointed end of each triangle down about an inch. Then, starting at a long end, I rolled the dough into a seven-inch log.

2. I formed each dough log into a "V" shape and placed it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

3. I baked the spider's legs in a preheated 375°F oven for around 12 minutes until golden brown. I removed the legs from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

Putting the Spooky Spider Taco Ring Together

Once the taco ring and the spider legs were done, I let them cool somewhat. Then, I put the Spooky Spider Taco Ring together.

1. I removed the parchment paper from under the taco ring.

2. Then, I filled the center of the ring with shredded lettuce.

2. Next, I used a piping bag to pipe some sour cream into the center of the ring over the lettuce. I then used a small offset spatula to smooth out the sour cream.

3. I spooned some diced tomatoes next to the sour cream.

4. I finished the spider's face by adding two sliced black olives for the eyes.

5. For the final step, I used a small knife to form a hole between the pieces of crescent dough large enough for one end of the spider's leg to fit in. I then placed four legs on either side of the spider's body.

The Spooky Spider Taco Ring was show-stoppingly impressive to look at and also delicious, with its classic taco flavors and flaky crescent roll dough.

So, whether you're hosting a Halloween party or just want to add some fun to your dinner table, this festive treat will wow your family and friends. Yum!

Recipe Tips and Tricks

• I used my LeCreuset pizza stone for the taco ring to avoid transferring it to a cutting board later. I put some butter on the pizza stone and laid a piece of parchment paper cut in half over it. I used butter to help hold the parchment paper in place. I cut the parchment paper in half to make removing it easier once the taco ring was cooked. The one disadvantage of using the pizza stone was that it took longer to cool.  In the past, I've used a half-sheet pan lined with a silicone mat, which works well.

• This dish is best eaten when made, because the filling used for the spider's face doesn't reheat well. 

Other Spooky Halloween Treats

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