Biscuit Taco Casserole

Submitted by happynana

"I got this recipe off of the Pillsbury site. Great meal to fix if time is limited. I did not add olives to mine. I did add sprinkle of red pepper flakes to ground beef mixture. But, we like "hot" food. Next time I am going to try sausage. On the cheese use 1 cup to 1 1/2 cup of each of the cheeses. We like cheesy so we use the 1 1/2 cup of each."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 16 ounces taco sauce
• 12 ounces refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (4 to 6 ounces)
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 to 6 ounces)
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1⁄2 lb lean ground beef
• 1⁄4 cup chopped red bell pepper, if desired (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup chopped green pepper, if desired (optional)
• 4 ounces mushroom stems and pieces, drained, if desired (optional)

directions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Lightly grease 13 x 9 baking dish.
3. Spread taco sauce evenly over bottom of greased dish.
4. Separate dough into 10 biscuits; cut each biscuit into 4 pieces.
5. Place biscuit pieces in taco sauce, turn to coat.
6. Sprinkle biscuits with l/2 cup to 1 cup of each of the cheeses and olives. Mix gently.
7. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until bubbly.
8. Meanwhile, in large skillet, combine ground beef, peppers and mushrooms. cook until beef is thoroughly cooked, drain.
9. Once baked, sprinkle remaining cheeses over mixture in casserole; top with ground beef mixture.
10. Bake additional 5 to 7 minutes or until mixture is bubbies vigorously around edges.

Reviews

[Debra J.]

This was easy and tasty. I think I'd do it just like this again but with corn added for more pop. The chipotle peppers made it a little sweet which would have worked well with corn. Good, tho.

 

[Caroline_Ryan]

Very easy and fun to make. I substituted corn for the peppers and mushrooms. Very good!

 

[melissa.xbg]

Made it with mild Italian sausage, peppers and onions. Fabulous recipe! Also agree that cheese on top of meat was a good idea. Nothing dried out that way. Kids loved it, 5 stars!

 

[morgainegeiser]

This was a nice recipe and quick to make. Only thing I did not like was I felt the biscuits absorbed the taco sauce and I felt it was a little bland. I will also next time reverse the hamburger mixture and put the cheese on top of the hamburger, as it dried out a little. But the overal concept and flavor is great, just needs a little tweeking.

 

[flower7]

This was great and very easy! I looked up the original recipe to find out how many olives to use since I like olives (it called for a 2.25-oz can sliced ripe olives, drained). I used all the optional ingredients (but skipped the green bell and doubled the red bell). I also used cheddar-jack cheese in place of the separate cheddar & mozzarella (used 10 oz total). I too like "hot" food so also added a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (about 1/4 tsp but more would have been OK). This was a good way to stretch a small amount of meat and also get some veggies. I also plan to try this with sausage in the future. Thanks for posting happynana!