Crunchwrap Ring
Ingredients
Detailed Cooking Instructions
- 1
Set your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Thoroughly grease a Bundt cake mold with cooking spray.
- 2
Warm some olive oil in a big nonstick pan set to medium temperature. Toss in the onion, garlic, and bell peppers, sautéing frequently for around 8 minutes until they become tender. Mix in the green chiles and tomatoes, cooking and stirring for roughly 2 minutes until the moisture is gone.
- 3
Mix in the beef, salt, and taco spices. Cook for about 8 minutes while stirring and mashing the meat with a spoon until no pink remains. Take it off the heat, mix in the cilantro, and allow it to sit uncovered at room temperature while you prepare the tortillas.
- 4
Lay the tortillas out on a cutting surface. Slice each tortilla into four vertical strips, each measuring roughly 2 1/2 inches across. Do this for all of your tortillas.
- 5
Position the straight-edged middle tortilla strips inside the Bundt pan, overlapping them slightly to create a fan-like design. Distribute 1 cup of Cheddar and 1/2 cup of pepper Jack cheese over the tortillas. Add a layer consisting of half the beef filling.
- 6
Layer one-third of the rounded-edge tortilla pieces over the meat mixture to create a cover, allowing them to overlap. Add 1 cup of pepper Jack cheese and the nacho-flavored tortilla chips on top.
- 7
Add another layer using one-third of the rounded-edge tortillas, then cover with the rest of the meat. Top with the remaining Cheddar and pepper Jack cheeses. Finish by using the final rounded-edge tortilla pieces to cover the cheese.
- 8
Bake in your preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes until the top is crispy and golden. Take it out and let it sit for 15 minutes. Place a platter over the top of the Bundt pan and carefully flip the entire thing over to unmold the ring.
- 9
Cut into portions and provide with sides of sour cream and salsa.
Recipe Reviews
A lot of recipes include a video demonstration for the assembly process. While I usually don't need them, this recipe would really benefit from one to show how to layer those tortilla strips. I'm going to give it a try regardless, since I loved the original Crunchwrap recipe from this site and expect this will be just as good.
This has that spicy Tex-Mex kick we really enjoy. It turns out looking quite fancy, yet it's surprisingly simple to prepare. I can imagine so many different versions of this savory Bundt dish and I'm eager to experiment. For this attempt, I swapped out the beef for ground chicken sausage.