Broccoli Beef Braids

From Taste of Home

Each slice of this fast-to-fix, golden bread is like a hot sandwich packed with beef, broccoli and mozzarella. —Penny Lapp, North Royalton, Ohio

Total Time 

30 min.

Makes

2 loaves (4 servings each)

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 cups frozen chopped broccoli
• 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in broccoli, cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper; heat through.

• Unroll 1 tube of crescent dough onto a greased baking sheet; form into a 12x8-in. rectangle, pressing perforations to seal. Spoon half of the beef mixture lengthwise down center of rectangle.

• On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips at an angle, about 3 in. into the center. Fold 1 strip from each side over filling and pinch ends together; repeat.

• Repeat with remaining ingredients to make second braid. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.