Hungry Boy's Casserole
By: Amish-Country Cookbook
Ground beef, celery, onions, garlic and chick peas are cooked together and topped with a homemade flaky biscuit, and then baked to perfection in this easy casserole recipe. Perfect for a family with a big appetite, Hungry Boy's Casserole will be a great success.
Cooking MethodOven, Casserole
Ingredients
- For the Filling:
- 1 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup catsup
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 pound pork and beans
- 1 pound chick peas of lima beans
- For the Biscuit Dough:
- 2 cup sifted flour
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon cold shortening
- 3/4 cup milk
Instructions
For the Filling:
- In a large skillet saute the ground beef, celery, carrots. onions and garlic. (Set aside).
- Mix in the catsup, water, salt, paprika, pork and beans, and chick peas. Let this simmer on low while preparing biscuit dough (see next step).
For the Biscuit Dough:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Sift dry ingredients together and cut in shortening. Add milk to make a soft dough.
- Place on a floured board and knead lightly for a few seconds, using as little flour as possible on the board. Roll out dough (not too thin).
- Spread 1 cup of vegetable/meat mixture, that were simmered together, on top of dough.
- Roll up like a jelly roll and cut into 1 inch thick sections. Put the remaining meat and vegetables mixture in baking dish, top with biscuits sections.
- Bake at 425 degrees F about 20 minutes.