Italian Bean and Biscuit Casserole

Submitted by januarybride

"TRUE comfort food that’s easy, inexpensive and sure to please everyone. This is my Italian take on beef and bean casserole (thanks to the RSC ingredients). This recipe is ready in 30 minutes and the result is a creamy stew-like casserole with a biscuit topping. Feel free to make it as spicy as you like by using hot Italian Sausage or adding more red pepper flakes."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb bulk sweet Italian sausage
• 1⁄2 cup sweet onion, chopped
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 15 slices pepperoni, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup marinara sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped (may add up to 1/4 cup if you like)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 (16 ounce) can pork and beans in tomato sauce
• 1 cup garbanzo beans
• 1 cup lima beans
• 1 cup butter beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes (drained)
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 (6 ounce) can refrigerated biscuits (10 per can)

directions

1. Brown sausage and onion in a pan for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. (I used a low fat sausage, so I had no grease left in the pan…however if you DO have more than a tsp or so of grease in the bottom of the pan, go ahead and remove some of it.).
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir, cover, lower heat to medium and cook for about 5 minutes or until hot.
3. In the meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
4. Pour the beans into a greased baking dish and then top with the biscuits.
5. Bake casserole at 400 degrees for 7-10 minutes (until biscuits are cooked to your liking).
6. Spoon the biscuit topped casserole into individual serving bowls and enjoy!

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

First off you need to know that when making this, I did cut the recipe in half, & after that I did use just 4 slices of pepperoni, but other than that I stuck with the ingredients & steps given! Loved the sweet Italian sausage! As you say, definitely comfort food & well worth making again! Thanks for this great creation! [Made & reviewed in I Recommend recipe tag]

 

[Midwest Maven]

This was delicious and filling and very flavorful. My whole family loved this even the picky eaters. Great combo of contest ingredients, blended together very well, yummy comfort food! Thought it tasted sort of like an italian version of chili and loved the bisquits on top. good luck!

 

[weekend cooker]

This was one of the best creations, we had in this contest..Truly an Italian delight, the spices were one of the best combinations we have ever tasted, and the chopped up pepperoni, truly made this a great Italian meal. Many Cudos on this creation as this was thoriughly enjoyed on a cool night, and was definately comfort food. Good luck in the contest, and again thank you for this wonderful creation..