Ring Around The Ostrich

1st Place Winner - Missouri State Fair Ostrich Contest 1997

Ingredients

1 lb. ground ostrich, cooked
8 oz. tomato sauce
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
2 pkgs. crescent roll dough
1 bell pepper
salsa
2 cups shredded lettuce
1 medium tomato, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. Brown ostrich meat and combine with tomato sauce and seasoning mix.
3. Arrange Crescent triangles in a circle on a 13" round baking stone (or pizza pan), with bases overlapping in center and points to outside. Spoon meat mixture over rolls. Fold points of triangles over filling and tuck under base at center. Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
4. Remove top and seeds from the bell pepper; fill with salsa and place in center of ring.
5. Surround pepper with lettuce, tomato, onion and cheese. Garnish with sour cream.

Recipe submitted by Terri Harlan, Green Ridge, Missouri.