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Tex-Mex Pork Crescent Roll Squares

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40 min

Tex-Mex Pork Crescent Roll Squares

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Time

40 min

Serving

32 persons

Calories

123

Rating

5.00★ (1)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
Part nacho, and part flatbread, these tasty snacks or appetizers are a great way to use leftover pulled pork, or any tender, cooked pork. Serve with the suggested toppings, or be creative and add your own.

Ingredients

  • refrigerated crescent roll dough: 2 cans (8 ounce cans)
  • sharp Cheddar cheese: 2 cups (divided, shredded)
  • pulled pork, or any diced, cooked pork: 0.75 pound (cooked)
  • black beans: 1 can (15 ounce can, drained)
  • tomatoes with green Chili peppers (such as RO*TEL®): 1 can (10 ounce can, drained, diced)
  • green onions: 3 piece (chopped)
  • taco seasoning mix: 1 Tbsp
  • ounces crumbled cotija cheese: 4 piece
  • jalapeño pepper: 1 piece (sliced)
  • avocado: 1 piece (sliced, optional)
  • fresh cilantro: 0.25 cup (to taste, chopped, optional)
  • lime: 1 piece (cut into wedges, optional)

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  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (180 degrees C).
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  2. Cut a 13x18-inch piece of parchment paper; place on a work surface. Unroll crescent roll dough and place on the parchment paper, slightly overlapping the long sides of the two pieces of dough.
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  3. Lightly flour a rolling pin; roll over the overlapping dough edges and over the perforations to create one 12x17-inch seamless piece of dough. Carefully lift the parchment paper with dough and fit into a 13x18-inch metal sheet pan.
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  4. Sprinkle 1 cup shredded Cheddar evenly over the dough; follow with pulled pork. Scatter drained beans and drained RO-TEL® over pulled pork; sprinkle on green onions, taco seasoning, and remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
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  5. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and the visible edges of the crescent dough are browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
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  6. Remove to a wire rack. Sprinkle crumbled cotija cheese over all.
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  7. Scatter jalapeño slices, avocado slices, and chopped cilantro over if using.
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  8. Cut into 32 squares with a sharp knife or a pizza cutter; place on a warmed serving platter with lime wedges, if using.
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