1/2 lb ground beef
1 env. lipton
Directions
beef/mushroom
: 1 c Drained bean sprouts
Soup mix
1/4 c Chopped water chestnuts
2 pk Crescent rolls
: 2 T Chopped onions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine first 5 ingredients, brown well.
Separate crescent rolls as package directs, cut in half. Place
spoonful of mixture in center of each triangle. Fold over, seal
edges. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 15 minutes or until golden
brown. Janet Mayo
Guild of St. Mary of the Nativity, Scituate, MA
From: Barbara O'keefe Date: 06-19-96
Servings: 15 servings
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Categories: Asian; Chinese
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