MINIATURE MEAT TURNOVERS

Miniature Meat Turnovers image

Provided by Elaine Moretti

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 lb hamburger (i use ground chuck)
1 can(s) water chestnuts (tuna fish size can) drained and finely chopped
1 can(s) bean sprouts (soup can size) drained and finely chopped
1 pkg lipton beefy onion soup (1 envelope)
4 pkg pillsbury crescent rolls

Steps:

1. Brown hamburger in a large skillet. When all the red is gone, add the remaining ingredients and saute for about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly.
2. Unwrap a package of crescent rolls. CUT EACH CRESCENT ROLL IN HALF (very important) - they will not be evenly sized. Place 1 teaspoonful or so of meat mixture on each half of the crescent roll and wrap up (just pinch the dough around the mixture and make sure it is "closed") If you are using these right away, simply place each turnover on a cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. Continue with remaining crescent rolls and meat mixture.
3. Bake at 375 for approximately 15-20 minutes - until lightly browned.
4. If you are making these for later, place each turnover on a cookie sheet (get as many as you can on each sheet) - then place the cookie sheet in the freezer for about 10 minutes, until the turnovers are hardened slightly) - then you can just place them in plastic bag and freeze. When cooking the frozen turnovers, let them defrost slightly and cook them for about 5 minutes additional. Keep watching the bottoms so they don't burn.