Recipes - MOMS Club, Tampa

Bite-size Taco Turnovers
From the Kitchen of Cindy

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 8 min.
The small taco turnover "packages" are neater to eat than traditional tacos. The filling is contained inside!

1/2 pound ground beef
1/4 cup taco sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 10-ounce package refrigerated pizza dough
1/4 cup shredded American cheese or cheddar cheese
1 egg 1 teaspoon water

1. For filling, cook ground beef in a small skillet until brown. Drain off fat. Stir in taco sauce, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder. Set aside.

2. Unroll pizza dough. Roll dough into a 14x10-1/2-inch rectangle. Cut into twelve 3-1/2-inch squares. Divide filling among dough squares. Sprinkle with cheese. Brush edges with water. Lift one corner of each square and stretch dough to the opposite corner, making a triangle. Press edges well with a fork to seal.

3. Arrange on a greased baking sheet. Prick with fork. Combine egg and the 1 teaspoon water; brush onto turnovers. Bake in a 425 degree F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Makes 12 appetizers.

Nutritional facts per serving calories: 113 , total fat: 4g , saturated fat: 2g , cholesterol: 31mg , sodium: 202mg , carbohydrate: 12g , fiber: 0g , protein: 7g

Thoughts from a moms who's made these... The pizza dough was a little hard to manage. I think had I made the dough myself, from a dry packet like Martha White and could control the elasticity a bit better it woulda made it easier to make. The refrigerated dough was hard to stretch while cold and as it warmed up it became very sticky. I "overstretched" several of them and the dough broke open. They tasted fine though if eaten same day.