Famous cowboy casserole gets a delicious twist in this extra cheesy version topped with flaky Pillsbury™ Biscuits. It’s full of hearty ingredients like ground beef, beans, corn, tomatoes and chiles, but hardly takes any time to throw together. That’s what we call a five-star meal.
Biscuit-Topped Cowboy Casserole
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 can (14.5 oz) corn kernels, drained
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (8 oz)
- 1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits (8 Count)
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain. Return to skillet; stir in beans, corn, tomatoes, chiles, taco seasoning mix and chili powder. Heat to simmering.
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Step2Stir cream cheese into beef mixture until melted; remove from heat. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese. Pour into baking dish.
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Step3Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 6 pieces; top beef mixture with biscuits. Brush biscuits with melted butter. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and baked through.
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Nutrition
540
Calories
28g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
47g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 540
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 43%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 71%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 26%
- Sodium
- 1260mg
- 53%
- Potassium
- 300mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 47g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 15%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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