This cozy Chili Crescent Roll Bake is an easy dinner that's ready in 30 minutes! The hearty beef and corn chili is topped with a cheesy cheddar crescent roll crust for a comfort food casserole that the whole family will love!
Seriously, you guys...we devoured this meal!
It's mild enough for kids to enjoy, while the adults still get plenty of flavor from the chili seasoning. Best of all, you have protein, veggies, and carbs in one dish...which means that you don't even have to worry about the sides! Because unless it's Thanksgiving, the sides are always an afterthought anyway...
Made with Pantry Staples
This right here is the definition of a pantry meal! I almost always have some ground beef, corn, and diced tomatoes in the kitchen. Shredded cheese and crescent rolls (for those emergency side-dish scenarios) are also staples. When there's nothing else planned and you're scrambling at the last minute, THIS needs to happen.
The casserole is the busy mom's version of weeknight chili! When you don't have time to wait for a pot of chili to simmer in the slow cooker all day, just spend 15 minutes putting together a comforting Chili Crescent Roll Bake instead.
Your family will think that you spent hours in the kitchen, and you can just pour yourself a glass of wine for a few minutes while the oven does the rest of the work! Win. Win. Win.
Tips For Making This Chili Crescent Roll Bake
- Add more chili to your liking for a spicy kick (fresh or dried)
- You can make the chili in advance and freeze it or store in the fridge
- You can swap the frozen corn for carrots or peas
- Instead of beef, you could use lean turkey or chicken
More Delicious Chili Recipes You Might Like:
- Chili Con Carne
- The Best Slow Cooker White Chili
- Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili
- Slow Cooker Healthy Taco Ranch Chili
Chili Crescent Roll Bake
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef I used 96% extra lean
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 ½ cups taco sauce
- 2 cups frozen corn thawed
- 1 14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes, NOT drained
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Spray a 2-quart (about 8-inch x 12-inch) baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and onion until beef is no longer pink (about 6-8 minutes), breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon as you stir.
- Drain off any excess fat in the pan.
- Stir taco sauce, corn, tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper into the skillet with the beef and onion. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese.
- Unroll the sheet of dough (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Place dough on top of meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until heated through and crust is golden brown.
Notes
- Add more chili to your liking for a spicy kick (fresh or dried)
- You can make the chili in advance and freeze it or store in the fridge
- You can swap the frozen corn for carrots or peas
- Instead of beef, you could use lean turkey or chicken
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Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
This definitely looks like my kind of comfort meal! And my husband would love this too. Such a great idea to use crescent rolls in here, and I love how easy this is to make! Pinning to try out later!
Blair
Yep, totally man-friendly food! Hope you get to share it with him! 🙂
lindsay Cotter
My husband will LOVE this! i bet i can use the new GF pastry dough for pillsbury, ya think?
Blair
Definitely! I didn't even realize there was a new GF pastry dough. How convenient!
Jen | Baked by an Introvert
I seriously love all of your easy meal ideas. This is just perfect and sounds so flavorful.
Blair
Thanks so much, Jen! Easy is the key word. 🙂
Mary
Thanks for sharing! My family would love this meal as we all have busy schedules, this is quick and easy.
Blair
Excellent! I'm so glad that you might try it, Mary!
Shannon
Looks like supper tonight for us with no trip to the store for me?
Blair
Hooray! Isn't that the best?! Love when I realize that I have all of the ingredients on hand for an easy dinner! Enjoy, Shannon!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
What an awesome take on a fall classic! I have two huge batches of chili in the freezer I made pre-baby. I might try and see how I can use what I already have to make this yummy dinner. My husband would love it!
Blair
Oh, I hope you'll try it Chrissa! It's definitely man-friendly food (and you'll need a lot of that in the coming years with all of those boys you're raising)! 🙂
Kate @ Framed Cooks
I am a sucker for crescent roll anything, and this recipe looks like the perfect way to ring in the newly chilly fall weather - perfect!
Blair
Thanks, Kate! I agree -- perfectly cozy for this fall weather!
Kristy from Southern In Law
This looks incredible! We don't have crescent rolls in Australia but I wonder if I could make them from scratch to use in this!
Blair
Hi, Kristy! I can't believe that you don't have crescent rolls in Australia! Bummer! 🙁
Christine Drews
I met you on the Sticky Blogging group. I made this last night, with quadrants for kiddos who won't eat various combinations of cheese (who doesn't like cheese?), tomatoes, onions, etc. It was a grand success! I was so excited to get out of my humdrum chicken routine.
Blair
Hi, Christine! You're so sweet to stop by, and I'm thrilled that the dinner was a hit! Thanks so much for letting me know! 🙂