Chili And Biscuits Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground turkey or 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1/3 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano leaves, dried and crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce (or chili pepper sauce)
• 1/3 cup picante sauce (or salsa, i use pace picante sauce)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded, separated into 1/3 cups
• 1 (16 ounce) can pillsbury grands refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (the flaky layer kind)
• sour cream
• salsa
• cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 brown turkey in 12-inch skillet, drain grease. add onion and bell pepper to the ground meat and cook until veggies are crisp tender.
• 2 stir tomatoes with juice, beans, spices and tabasco sauce into meat mixture. simmer over medium heat for 10 (you can simmer longer if you'd like).
• 3 remove meat mixture from stove, add 1/3 cup salsa and 1/3 cup cheese and stir until well blended.
• 4 pour mixture into 13 x 9 inch casserole dish, level out mixture.
• 5 sprinkle 1/3 cup cheese over beef mixture in casserole.
• 6 split each biscuit in 1/2 lengthwise, this is why the layered biscuits are important, it makes it easier. arrange biscuits over the cheese and beef mixture, covering the top of the casserole.
• 7 add remaining 1/3 cup of cheese on top of biscuits.
• 8 bake at 350°f for 15 minutes on bottom shelf of oven, and 15 additional minutes on top shelf of oven until biscuits are deep golden brown.
• 9 serve with sour cream, salsa and additional cheese if desired.