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This enchilada recipe has quite the twist! It’s made with canned biscuit dough instead of enchiladas and it’s so much fun!
My favorite holiday of the year is coming up soon. Any guesses what it is??
Cinco de Mayo.
Apparently, it’s not that big of a deal in Mexico.
Americans have sort of taken it over and turned it into a big taco fest and I’m absolutely, 100 percent okay with big taco fests.
I mean. Taco. Fest.
Who would turn that down?
Taco fests are my jam.
This year, I thought we’d experiment with some other recipes, though.
My family will only eat tacos for 3.423 meals in a row before they start giving me dirty looks.
Enchiladas are always a favorite, but when I got it in my head that I needed enchiladas for dinner, I was all out of tortillas. The horror!
I mean, honestly. We are much more likely to have tortillas in our house than sandwich bread. My husband finds this odd, but you’d think he’d understand me after nearly 20 years of marriage.
So, anyway, when that enchilada craving hit, I improvised and used canned biscuit dough.
I always have tons of tubes of dough in my fridge. Is that weird? I don’t think so! They’re so versatile.
Anyway, I just chopped up some biscuits, coated ’em in enchilada sauce (my favorite kind is from Trader Joe’s, but any canned or homemade sauce works here!), and then threw the rest of the enchilada fixin’s right on top.
Couldn’t be easier than this!
You can totally customize this to fit your family’s tastes!
Use ground or shredded chicken instead of the beef.
Swap out green enchilada sauce for the red.
Add more or less cheese. (I vote for more. Who would use less cheese?!)
Toss in some black beans and chopped tomatoes.
The biscuits “bubble up” as they bake, which is how this gets the name!
You’ll probably notice that I have a lot of Mexican inspired recipes on this blog.
I’m just a white girl in the middle of a bunch of cornfields, so I don’t claim that these are authentic, but they sure hit the spot for my family!
You might like my low carb taco casserole or my fried tacos, too. Oh, and my taco lasagna? Seriously good stuff.
Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Bubble Up Enchilada Bake
Ingredients
- 1 package Pillsbury Grands! biscuit dough
- 10 ounces enchilada sauce
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 4 ounce can diced green chiles
- 1 cup grated cheddar
- 1 cup grated pepper jack or monterey jack
- Cilantro for garnish
- Avocado or guacamole for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Open the biscuits and slice each biscuit into 8 small pieces. Add to a medium bowl and pour the enchilada sauce over the top. Stir to coat.
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet. Drain the grease and stir in the taco seasoning and 2 tablespoons of water. Stir in the green chiles.
- Pour the biscuits and enchilada sauce into a 9x13 baking dish. Top with the ground beef. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the biscuits are cooked through and the cheese is fully melted.
- Top with cilantro, avocado, sour cream, hot sauce, etc.
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Chris says
I’m sorry, but this is deffinatelly NOT MEXICAN! U should look for any vid on Youtube about Mexican Enchiladas, the shape, the ingredients are just messed up, u could make ur own tortillas very simple with the flour of corn, named “maseca” or “minsa” available on every grocery store in the worl, directions available also in the packaging, sauce also could be done easy with a par of tomatoes, 1/4 of a medium size onion, garlic, and chile as needed, small amount of water and cilantro, boil until it changes colour and its done,. Happy 5 de mayo anyways.
marsha says
Lol. I agree. I saw this and thought, biscuits? hahahahaahahahha. I would call it Colonial Enchiladas, lol. hahahahah. Looks good though:)
Janet says
No where does it say “Authentic Mexican.” Its a great recipe and easy to fix…don’t be such a food snob.
Lynn Shipley says
I agree with you. ย Lots of people are hung up on the name of a recipeโฆ I can’t wait to try it
Jocelyn says
This looks delicious! I know this defeats the purpose of ease and convenience, but do you think I could make this with homemade biscuit dough? If so, should I just use one typical recipe’s worth of dough? Thank you.
Karly says
@Jocelyn,
I don’t know why you couldn’t! Sure would just fine. ๐
Rema G says
I made this two nights ago and my husband just told me it’s in the top 5 of his favorite things I’ve cooked for him. It’s so easy to make! I love these easy to fix and pleasing recipes!! Thank you!
Karly says
@Rema G,
Yay! That’s awesome. Glad you guys liked it!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Karly, you are my casserole queen, darlin’! The cheesy goodness of this bubbly enchilada bake knows no bounds! I want a big scoopful for dinner, and lunch and breakfast…
Shannon {Cozy Country Living} says
This is making me hungry Karly!!! Yum! I love Mexican meals and I can’t wait to try this! Pinned:)
Katie says
Ohh what an awesome idea! I wish we lived closer because we could cook and eat Mexican food together all the time! lol
Karly says
@Katie,
Me too! You do the cooking, I’ll do the baby snuggling!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
I think I just died. Of enchilada happiness.
Karly says
@Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough,
And what a way to go!
cheri says
Great dish Karly! so creative.
Liz says
Thank you for nice and easy recipe.
Matt Robinson says
This looks insanely good and would be a huge hit here! Can’t wait to try soon!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Holy heck. I’m totally in love with this! Mexican food is totally my jam too!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
This is going to be a huge hit in our family! We love Mexican food! Pinning!
Karly says
@Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet,
Thanks!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
My mom makes the best bubble up dinners. But girl, this even beats mom’s recipes (please don’t tell her ๐ )!! DELISH.
Karly says
@Aimee @ ShugarySweets,
My lips are sealed.
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says
Love, love, love this Karly! A great alternative for the horrible times when there are no tortillas to be found! Love all that cheese. Pinning ๐
Karly says
@Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron,
It’s like, is life even worth living without tortillas?!
Chloe @ foodlikecake says
That’s such a good idea and looks so delicious!