Stuffed Taco Biscuits are made with homemade breading stuffed with seasoned ground beef and topped off with melted butter and shredded cheese.
This easy recipe is a fun twist on a delicious taco dinner. Instead of regular Beef Tacos, the taco meat is cooked on flaky biscuit dough. The biscuits also make tasty Appetizers to snack on before dinner or enjoy at a party.
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Sabrina’s Stuffed Taco Biscuits Recipe
These amazing Taco Biscuits are a wonderful change to a classic taco night. The biscuits are flavored with taco sauce and Taco Seasoning, and the meat is cooked with tomato paste, garlic, and cumin. They’re the perfect flavorful dish that your whole family is sure to love.
The combination of familiar, comforting biscuits with the tasty seasonings, the ground beef, and other toppings is a win for everyone. It’s not often that you get the unique combination of a new recipe to try that involves ingredients you already know and love, but you’ll find it right here in this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Beef: This recipe uses ground beef but you could use ground turkey if you prefer, or a vegetarian meat substitute. We recommend a beef that is 85/15, or 15% fat for flavorful, juicy ground beef.
- 4 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning: You can purchase or make your own taco seasoning. If you purchase, you’ll need 2 regular size packets. 1 full packet, about 3 tablespoons, will be used in the ground beef, and 1 tablespoon will be used in the biscuit mixture.
- ½ Cup Water: Use water to add moisture and combine the beef mixture with the masa, tomato paste, and seasonings. The water will cook out so you won’t have a watery mixture at the end, but it will help everything come together more easily.
- 1 Tablespoon Corn Masa: The corn masa will add some texture to the ground beef mixture, along with that wonderful corn flavor that you like in a taco, but won’t be found in a biscuit.
- 1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste: You can find tomato paste in cans, but you might prefer to find a squeeze tube of tomato paste. It has a cap you can screw off and on. Just store it in the refrigerator for when you need a tablespoon or two of tomato paste.
- 1 Garlic Clove: Mince your garlic and mix it into the ground beef for so much delicious savory flavor. If you don’t have a fresh clove of garlic you can use jarred minced garlic instead, although fresh will bring the best flavor.
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cumin: Cumin has a warm, earthy flavor that will be the perfect addition to create delicious tacos. Just the smell of the cumin cooking with garlic and other spices will fill the room and get mouths watering.
- ½ Teaspoon Dried Oregano: Oregano has a strong, slightly bitter herbal flavor that pairs well with so many other flavors in Mexican cooking.
- ¼ Cup Whole Milk: The milk will be used as the liquid to form your biscuit dough. Whole milk is recommended for the right texture in your biscuits. However, in a pinch you can use any other milk you have on hand, or a milk substitute if you need a dairy-free option.
- ¼ Cup Taco Sauce: Grab your favorite brand of taco sauce to mix into your biscuit dough for added flavor and moisture.
- 1 Tablespoon Taco Seasoning: You can make your own homemade taco seasoning, or use the packaged stuff. It is entirely up to you based on what you have on hand.
- 2 Cups Biscuit Mix: The prepared biscuit mix will make easy work of your biscuit taco base. Use any brand you like, whether homestyle biscuits, buttermilk biscuits, or another style you like.
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter: Melted butter will be brushed onto the edges of your biscuits after you top them with the meat mixture.
- ¼ Cup Cheddar Cheese: Shredded cheddar cheese makes a great topping for the tacos. You can substitute another cheese or cheese blend like Mexican cheese blend, nacho cheese blend, or a blend of your own.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Baking Sheet: You’ll lay your biscuits out on a baking sheet before they go in the oven. A standard cookie sheet is a great choice for baking.
- Parchment Paper: Line your baking sheet with parchment paper so your biscuits won’t stick to the pan. The parchment paper will also help ensure even baking for nice golden brown biscuits.
- Large Skillet: Before you bake the Taco Biscuits you’ll brown your meat mixture in a large skillet. Make sure it is big enough to hold a pound of beef plus ½ cup of water, the masa, and seasonings with room to mix it.
- Large Mixing Bowl: Grab a large mixing bowl to mix the biscuit dough and seasonings. Any style or material will do.
- Round Biscuit Cutter: Use a biscuit cutter to cut your individual biscuits. You might find there are lots of choices of sizes when it comes to biscuit cutters. A standard size biscuit cutter is about 2-to 3-inches. Choose the size that you want for your taco servings. If you prefer larger Taco Biscuits, use a larger cutter.
- Small Bowl and Brush: You’ll need a small bowl to melt some butter and a brush to add the butter to the edges of the biscuit for a nice, golden, buttery top.
How to Make
Time needed: 35 minutes.
- Prep
Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Meat Mixture
Add the ground beef, water, corn masa, tomato paste, garlic, cumin, oregano, crushed red pepper, and lime juice to a large skillet.
- Skillet
Cook at medium heat until the taco meat mixture is browned and the liquid is mostly evaporated. This should take about 8-10 minutes. Take off heat and let the taco meat mixture cool while you make the biscuit breading.
- Biscuit Dough
Whisk the milk, taco sauce, and taco seasoning mix in a large bowl. Whisk until well combined, then stir in the biscuit mix.
- Knead, Roll, and Cut
Once combined add the dough to a floured surface. Knead 5-6 times, and roll until it reaches ½ inch thickness. Use a biscuit cutter to cut out biscuit circles.
- Assemble
Add the meat mixture to the center of the biscuits. Place on the prepared baking sheet and brush the edges of the bread dough with melted butter, then sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top.
- Bake
Pop the dish in the oven and bake for 9-11 minutes until the biscuits are a nice golden brown color.
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Ingredients
Beef Mixture:
- 1 pound ground beef , 85/15
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning (about 1 packet)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon corn masa
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Biscuit Recipe:
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup taco sauce
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 2 cups biscuit mix , packaged
To finish:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter , melted
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese , shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large skillet add the ground beef, water, corn masa, tomato paste, garlic, cumin, oregano, crushed red pepper, and lime juice.
- Cook until browned and the sauce has evaporated leaving a mostly dry beef paste mixture, about 8-10 minutes.
- Let the beef mixture cool while you make the biscuit dough.
- In a large bowl whisk together milk, taco sauce, and taco seasoning.
- Whisk in the biscuit mix until just combined.
- Add dough to a floured surface, knead 5-6 times.
- Roll to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Using a 2-inch wide biscuit cutter, cut out round biscuits.
- Add mixture to the middle of the dough and place on baking sheet.
- Brush the bare edges of the biscuits with melted butter and top the beef with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes.
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Can Taco Biscuits be made ahead?
You could prepare the Taco Biscuits ahead of time and warm them in the oven if you need to, but they will be much better baked fresh. If you’d like to get a head start on making these you could prepare the meat mixture and refrigerate it. Then make the biscuits and bake them fresh on the day you’d like to serve them.
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Recipe Tips & Tricks
Enjoy Taco Biscuits made easy by following these helpful tips
- Avoid Soggy Tacos
- If you notice your ground beef mixture is very wet or watery once it is finished cooking, drain out some of the liquid or use a slotted spoon to top your biscuits, otherwise you will end up with soggy Biscuit Tacos.
- Avoid Over-mixing Dough
- Over-mixing can lead to dense baked goods. Mix the biscuit mix just until the ingredients are combined for the best results.
What to Pair With Stuffed Taco Biscuits
Serving the dish up with hearty vegetables and beans makes it filling enough that it can be a whole taco dinner. Try Easy Refried Beans and Spanish Rice for a complete meal. For a lighter side, plate the Taco Biscuits with a Southwest Salad or Mexican Corn Salad. If you serve the Taco Biscuits as an appetizer, they would make a nice spread alongside other great appetizers like chips and Queso Dip or Guacamole, Pupusas, and Cilantro Lime Shrimp.
How to Store
- Serve: Don’t leave Taco Biscuits at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Store: If you have leftover biscuits, put them in an airtight container to keep in the fridge. Refrigerated biscuits can keep well for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: You can also seal them to keep frozen for up to 3 months.
Ideas to Serve Stuffed Taco Biscuits
Taco Biscuits can be served as an appetizer or meal with your favorite hearty taco toppings. They’d taste great with Classic Salsa or Corn Salsa. You could also serve them with sour cream, Black Beans, Guacamole, or hot sauce. The great thing about serving your favorite taco toppings and sides with the biscuits is that it makes the dish more like a meal.
Frequent Questions
If you’re having trouble with toppings sliding off of your biscuit, take notice of how thick they are when you roll them out and make sure they aren’t taller than 1/2-inch. You can also make a little well in the middle of the biscuit with the back of your spoon before you top them.
If you’d like to use pre-made, refrigerated biscuit dough you’ll want to consider that the dough will not have taco seasoning mixed in, so when you prepare your beef you can add an extra tablespoon of taco seasoning to the mixture. You could also add some taco seasoning to the melted butter that you brush on top of the biscuits once they’re assembled.
Variations
- Taco Biscuit Cups: Another way you can shape these biscuits is by using muffin cups. First, prep the muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Cut the biscuit dough into circles and then place a piece of dough inside each muffin cup, so that the dough goes up the side a bit. Fill with the taco meat, then pinch closed, or cover with another circle of dough as the muffin lid. Bake the taco biscuit cups until golden brown and enjoy.
- Meat: You can try different kinds of ground meat in this recipe. For a slightly healthier recipe, lean ground beef, ground turkey, or ground chicken would be good options. If you use ground chicken or turkey, you can still use the same seasonings and just cook until browned.
- Cheese: Mix up the cheese with a blend of your own, or use a favorite of yours like Mexican Cheese blend, Monterey Jack Cheese, or Pepper Jack Cheese on top of your Tacos.
- Vegetables: There are plenty of vegetables you could cook with the taco meat and add to the filling. Try slicing up some bell peppers, fresh tomatoes, red onion, or zucchini. For a spicy Taco Biscuit, you could also chop up jalapeño pepper to add to the recipe.
- Beans: Another addition you can try is adding some beans to the meat mixture. Black beans would taste great with the taco meat and make a good addition to the biscuit filling.
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