Indulge your little sweethearts with a heart-shaped dinner, it’s a fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family. I’m not talking about lobster tails or expensive steaks, but a meal that everyone can appreciate. My recipe for Italian Roast Beef Crescent Ring is cheesy, meaty goodness shaped like a heart to win hearts! 

Speaking of food crushes, I first made this recipe for BeefLovingTexans.com and have become obsessed with it, making it again and again for casual weeknight dinners and to take to a Super Bowl party (in a football shape, naturally)! It can be cut into small pieces for an appetizer or paired a larger portion with a green salad for a well-balanced meal.

Thinly slice roast beef, fresh spinach leaves, smoky provolone cheese and sun-dried tomatoes play peek-a-boo inside buttery, crescent dinner roll crust that has been seasoned with Italian herbs. Use beef from the delicatessen and dough from the refrigerated section of your market, this 30-minute meal is just that easy! 

Older kids can help whip up this dish, or even make it on their own! Let younger children in on the fun too, give them a small cookie cutter to create heart-shaped ingredients for a fruit or green salad. 

Here are some of my other Family-Friendly Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas including heart-shaped cottage fries, a pepperoni “heart” pizza and delicious desserts.

Serve “Kiss of Honey” Strawberry Hot Chocolate for the kids – grown-ups can share a bottle of wine!

Also, did you see my Strawberry Protein Truffles, a great homemade gift for any sweetheart who loves to sweat and make muscles!

So, what are you doing for Valentine’s Day — big date night or do you prefer to stay home with the kids? Please share in the comments – XOXO, Jennifer

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Italian Roast Beef Crescent Ring

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Crispy and flaky crescent surrounds a beefy, cheesy center -- get ready to fall in love with this family-friendly, 30-minute dinner recipe.

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cans (8-ounces each) refrigerated crescent dinner roll dough
• 1 pound roast beef deli lunch meat, thinly sliced
• 2 cups fresh baby spinach
• 6 ounces provolone cheese sliced, and halved into “semi circles”
• 2 ounces un-dried tomatoes, cut in thin strips
• 2 tablespoons Italian Blend Herbs
• 1 cup Ranch Dressing, for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Lightly spray large baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Unroll both cans of crescent dough and separate into 16 triangles along perforations.
3. Arrange triangles (with narrow ends of triangle pointed outward) on cookie sheet to form a heart shape with approximate 6-inch opening in center. Fat ends of triangles will overlap a bit.
4. Fold up roast beef slices and pile up along the heart-shaped inner perimeter of crescent dough.
5. Top beef with spinach, halved slices of cheese and sun-dried tomatoes.
6. Pull each pointed end of dough up and over filling, tucking in underneath to secure. Some of the filling will be showing through, that’s okay.
7. Sprinkle top of dough with Italian herbs and garlic salt.
8. Bake at 375 F degrees for 20 to 22 minutes or until lightly golden brown and cheese melting. Let cool for 5 minutes before cutting into slices.