If you don't feel like making the biscuits from scratch, you can use canned refrigerated biscuit dough. Cut a small circle out of the center of each biscuit, place biscuits on hot beef mixture, spoon a bit of the beef mixture into the hole in each biscuit, and top with the cut-out circle of dough.
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 lbs. ground beef OR frozen meatless crumbles
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 2 onions, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 chopped green pepper
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 16 oz. can pork and beans, undrained
- 16 oz. pkg. frozen lima beans, thawed
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup whole milk
Preparation:
In large skillet, cook ground beef until partially cooked. Add vegetables; cook and stir until vegetables are tender: drain well. Add tomato paste, water, and paprika. Remove 1 cup of this mixture and reserve for Biscuits (below).Add pork and beans and lima beans to beef mixture and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and let simmer while preparing biscuits.
For biscuits, sift flours, baking powder, salt, and Italian seasoning into a medium mixing bowl. Cut in butter until particles are fine. Then add milk all at once, stirring, until dough forms. Knead dough on floured surface 6 times. Roll dough to a 12x9" rectangle. Spread reserved meat mixture over dough, and roll up, starting with 12" side of dough. Seal edge and cut into 1" slices.
Place meat mixture into 9x13" glass baking dish. Top hot mixture with biscuits. Bake at 425 degrees F for 25-35 minutes until casserole is bubbling and biscuits are golden brown.
