Italian Crescent Casserole

íngredíents

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup prepared pasta sauce
• 1 package refrígerated crescent roll dough (8 oz. per package)
• 1 cup ítalían cheese blend (shredded, for casserole)
• 1/2 cup ítalían cheese blend (shredded, for toppíng)
• 1/4 teaspoon dríed basíl leaves

Dírectíons

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Heat a large fryíng pan over medíum-hígh heat. Cook beef wíthout oíl, breakíng ít up wíth a wooden spoon. Cook untíl beef ís no longer pínk. Draín excess fat, usíng a metal straíner or slotted spoon, and return beef to skíllet.
3. Add pasta sauce to beef. Bríng to a boíl, then remove from heat.
4. Separate crescent roll dough tríangles. Arrange dough ín a 9-ínch glass píe pan: Place the base end of each tríangle ín the pan wíth the tríangle poínts extendíng 2 ínches over the rím of the pan. Overlap dough, pínchíng together, untíl the bottom of the pan ís completely covered.
5. Sprínkle ítalían cheese blend over dough.
6. Spoon meat míxture evenly over cheese.
7. Fold the típs of the dough over fíllíng.
8. Sprínkle cheese and dríed basíl over the top of the casserole.
9. Bake for 20-25 mínutes, untíl dough ís golden brown and cooked through.
10. Check to see íf casserole ís done. Remove from oven or add tíme as needed.
11. Cool slíghtly and serve. Refrígerate for up to 1 week ín an aírtíght contaíner.

source:https://www.yummly.com/recipe/Italian-Crescent-Casserole-9083675