Mexican Taco Breakfast Ring

PREP TIME:
20 minutes

SERVES:

4

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

20 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
  • 7 eggs
  • 1/2 red pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 (8 oz) can crescent rolls
  • 6 oz taco cheese, shredded
  • 4 tbsp butter, divided
  • Scallions, chopped for garnish

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a large round cake pan with parchment paper. Spray with Pam.
  2. 2.
    Fry peppers and onions in 2 tbsp butter; set aside.
  3. 3.
    Separate the crescent rolls into triangles and lay in a star shape on the parchment paper, overlapping the edges of the short sides of the triangles and leaving a 4-inch circle in the middle. Press down dough of overlapping edges to seal.
  4. 4.
    Clump taco cheese in middle of each crescent triangle using all the cheese. Top with peppers/onions.
  5. 5.
    Crack 6 eggs in a medium bowl and whisk until combined. Stir in black pepper.
  6. 6.
    Melt 2 tbsp butter in a nonstick frying pan over medium heat and add eggs. Use a spatula to stir the eggs as curds form; when eggs are 80 percent cooked, remove from heat.
  7. 7.
    Place eggs over peppers and onions.
  8. 8.
    Roll the pointed ends of the crescent triangles into the middle over the eggs and tuck under the middle.
  9. 9.
    In a small bowl, beat remaining egg and brush over top of crescent roll dough, covering all of the dough. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
  10. 10.
    Cut into slices and garnish with scallions. Serve immediately.