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Posted: 11/01/2018

BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups

Name: BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1/4 cup diced onion; 1/2 cup barbecue sauce; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; 1 (16 oz) can Grands Refrigerated Buttermilk or Flaky Biscuits; 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Total Time: 30 minutes 0 Reviews Jump to Recipe

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Dinner made easy – a ground beef and barbecue mixture is loaded into refrigerated biscuits and baked in these BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups.

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Originally posted August 27, 2008

I am all about making things easier in life. There are always to do lists and places to be. And sometimes, dinner doesn’t need to be complicated – just easy.

This is what I like to call a cheater recipe. You take a few prepackaged ingredients, a few minutes, and dinner is done and on the table. It’s not fancy or sophisticated, but it’s easy, it’s fast, and it’s something the whole family will love.

These BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups are your answer on those days when you just need easy.

What Ingredients are in BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups?

These BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups only take a few ingredients:

Ground beef – I like to use a fairly lean ground beef so that I don’t have to drain the meat. Just know that if you don’t use a lean ground beef, you may need to drain some fat off before adding the barbecue sauce.
Onions – I put these in right with the ground beef so that they get softened perfectly while the beef cooks.
Barbecue Sauce – you can use any prepared bbq sauce for this recipe, but make sure that you use one you know you like. When there are so few ingredients, each ingredient tends to stand out more.
Brown Sugar – you can leave this out if you want, but it just brings in a little bit of sweetness – not too much at all.
Refrigerated Biscuits – for the biscuits, you’ll just want to make sure you get the large biscuits, and that there are 8 in the package.
Shredded Cheddar Cheese – I love to use freshly grated cheddar, as I think that it melts better.

How to Make these BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups

Start by browning the ground beef and onion at the same time. This gives the onion time to soften.
Add the barbecue sauce and the brown sugar and cook it for another minute or two to make sure it is all combined and blended.
Take your refrigerated biscuit dough and separate it into 8 biscuits. Slightly flatten them, then press them into a lightly greased muffin tin.
Divide the ground beef mixture between the cups that you just formed. They might seem like very full, but it should all fit.
Divide the cheese among the cups and sprinkle the cheese.
Bake the cups until the biscuit is lightly browned.

More Easy Ground Beef Recipes

Puffed Up Pizza Casserole
Taco Casserole
Beef Enchilada Casserole
Cabbage and Beef Bundles
Easy Sloppy Joes

Tools Used to Make These BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups

I like to use a nonstick muffin tin for this recipe. Then these biscuit cups should pop right out.
To cook the ground beef, I like to use either a nonstick skillet or a cast iron skillet.

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