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Taco Dip in a Football Bread Bowl

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by: Hungry Happenings
Updated May 6, 2021
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Turn Pillsbury™ French Bread dough into a large football shaped bread bowl filled with taco dip for your game day party and you'll have your party guests cheering.

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  • If you have a big crowd coming over to watch the big game, you'll need some hearty snacks for them to enjoy. It's a long game and I'm sure everyone will be hungry, so how about filling them with a meaty taco dip? To make this Mexican appetizer really festive you can serve it in a bread bowl. But not just an ordinary bread bowl... serve it in a football-shaped one! Making this edible serving dish is really easy when you use Pillsbury French Bread Dough. Three cans of dough form this large, edible serving vessel. Once baked, fill it with the hot taco dip and your fans will cheer! You can reheat the dip as needed during your party. If you plan to make this ahead you can make the bread bowl and the dip the morning of your party and just reheat the dip, add it to the bread bowl and heat in the oven until hot. Serve with Food Should Taste Good Yellow Corn Dipping Chips. Enjoy!

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Taco Dip in a Football Bread Bowl

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 20
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

  • 3 cans (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
  • 1 egg mixed with a splash of water
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
  • 1 can (16 oz) Old El Paso™ Traditional Refried Beans
  • 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped black olives
  • 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 4 oz Monterey Jack Cheese
  • 1/3 cup sour cream

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Step 
    2
    Unroll one can of bread dough onto a non-stick tin foil lined or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
  • Step 
    3
    Set another roll of bread, on top of the unrolled dough, forming one side of a football.
  • Step 
    4
    Set the other roll of dough opposite the first. Press the seems together.
  • Step 
    5
    Brush egg wash over the football shaped bread bowl.
  • Step 
    6
    Trim around the edge of the football removing the extra dough.
  • Step 
    7
    Use that extra dough to make the stripes and the laces for the football.
  • Step 
    8
    Bake for 28-30 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
  • Step 
    9
    While the bread is baking, make your taco meat according to the Old El Paso™ Seasoning package instructions.
  • Step 
    10
    Once your taco meat has simmered and most of the liquid has evaporated, add the refried beans, chiles, tomatoes, olives, cheese, and sour cream. Stir to combine. Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, until your bread bowl is ready.
  • Step 
    11
    Remove bread bowl from oven. Carefully, cut out the center, making the opening in the bowl larger, leaving about a 2 inch border all the way around the football. Remove the excess bread. Be careful, the bread will be quite hot.
  • Step 
    12
    Immediately fill the bread bowl with the taco dip.
  • Step 
    13
    Heat in oven for 10-15 minutes, just until the dip is heated through. Serve hot, reheating in oven if needed.

Nutrition

260 Calories
11g Total Fat
13g Protein
27g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
17%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
14%
Sodium
550mg
23%
Potassium
85mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
27g
9%
Dietary Fiber
1g
7%
Sugars
2g
Protein
13g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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