Hungry Boy Casserole

Submitted by The Finicky Chef

"I found this in my mother-in-law's "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off Cookbook" and can't wait to try it out!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can pork and beans or (16 ounce) can baked beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans or (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated biscuits

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F
2. In large skillet, combine ground beef, celery, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook over med-hi heat until meat is browned and veggies are tender.
3. Drain beef mixture and reduce heat to low; stir in tomato paste, water, paprika, and salt. Add both types of beans; simmer mixture, stirring occasionally.
4. Meanwhile, open biscuits and place on lightly floured surface; cut out and reserve centers.
5. Reserve ½ cup of meat mixture; pour remaining mixture into 13x9-inch baking dish.
6. Arrange biscuits, without centers, over hot mixture; spoon reserved meat mixture into center of biscuits and top with reserved biscuit holes. Bake for 15-25 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.

Reviews

[ddav0962]

Good hearty, stick to your ribs kind of dish. Very delicious! The only problem I had was that my biscuits on top got way too dark before they were fully cooked. Next time I would lower the oven temp to the degrees called for on the biscuit can. Other than that this is a very tasty all in one meal!