Italian Crescent Casserole

Submitted by Jacks Mommy

"Such a quick and easy dinner. And delicious. Just add a salad and you have a complete meal. I got this recipe from a local church cookbook and I've been making this dish for years. My whole family loves it!!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 cup marinara sauce (your favorite brand)
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Brown ground beef and onion, drain.
2. Stir in marinara sauce (and I add a little salt and pepper).
3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine sour cream and mozzarella cheese.
4. Pour ground beef mixture into a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish. Spoon cheese mixture over beef mixture.
5. Unroll crescent roll dough on top of cheese mixture.
6. In a small bowl, combine melted butter and parmesan cheese.
7. Spread butter mixture over dough.
8. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes, until the dough is golden brown.

Reviews

[purpleink21]

My mother made this when I was little. I love it, and still do! :)

 

[mollypie]

Made mine with 1/2 sausage 1/2 ground beef. Added sliced mushrooms. Turned out good. It was a quick meal that satisfied the palates of my family. Will make again when teens are foraging in my kitchen...they are like locusts!

 

[Classy Gal]

My family did not like this but it was easy to make and I thought it was okay but would not make again.

 

[RSL]

Yum! I halved this recipe using an 8x8 square pan. I used the entire package of crescent rolls, and put half of them on the bottom for a bottom crust. I also used my own homemade spaghetti sauce for the marinara. My 3 year old and 1 year old gobbled it up!

 

[Halcyon Eve]

I would give this a 5-stars personally, but DH thought it was just okay (needs some seasoning to suit his taste, maybe garlic & Italian herbs) and DS didn't care much for it (no surprise, though--he dislikes tomato sauce & crescent rolls). I enjoyed it--it was good, solid comfort food, and it was very easy and quick to make using mostly ingredients that I usually have on hand. I think DH will like it more with some adjustments. I'm sure a lot of it depends on the sauce you use and how seasoned it is. I used Trader Joe's Organic Marinara sauce, which is a good but rather mild sauce. I will definitely make this again, though! Thanks so much for sharing, Jack's Mommy!