Easy Cheesy BBQ Little Smokies Casserole

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Easy Cheesy BBQ Little Smokies Casserole

When you tell people you’re a food blogger (or just someone really, really into food), they tend to expect certain things. Yes, I drink expensive snooty coffee, order up weird foods most people would bristle at, and try out my fair share of gourmet meals.

But… there’s a huge part of me that, after all the locally sourced/artisan/imported/five star food I’ve had, I sometimes just want a processed heaping pile of ‘murica on a plate. And that would be this biscuit bake – Filled with little smokies- Doused with BBQ sauce – And smothered in cheese.

Can’t you just hear Lee Greenwood singing now?

How to make Cheesy BBQ Little Smokies Casserole

First you will need to assemble these ingredients:

• Little Smokies – little smokies are basically just mini-hot dogs and are a great filling for this casserole. You don’t have to buy the little smokies brand, you can use any mini-hot dogs.
• BBQ Sauce – the BBQ sauce is the strongest flavor in this casserole so pick whatever kind of BBQ sauce you like. I personally like a slightly spicy BBQ sauce.
• Cheddar cheese – shredded cheddar cheese will make this casserole cheesy and delicious
• Grand Biscuits – these pre-made biscuits save you a lot of time and come in a roll of 8. Don’t be afraid to push them and pull them, they will still puff up well!

Once you have assembled the ingredients use the following method

Build the base. Grease a square casserole dish well and add the biscuits to the dish, pressing them to fill it well, try not to leave any gaps between them. Bake the biscuits in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. They should be puffy but not brown.

Prep the sauce. Slice the little smokies in half and add them to a pan on the stovetop with the BBQ sauce. Let them cook in the sauce for about 10 minutes.

Assemble. Remove the biscuits from the oven and top with the little smokies and BBQ sauce. Top with the shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake and enjoy. Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and the biscuits are brown. Enjoy while hot!

Tips and Tricks for Perfect Cheesy BBQ Little Smokies Casserole

Add a bit of spice. Aren’t sure what BBQ sauce to use I would go with Sweet Baby Ray’s honey BBQ sauce and add a few squirts of sriracha. It won’t make the sauce spicy but will help balance out the sweetness.

Use a glass dish. While you can use any type of square casserole dish for this, I recommend you use a glass one so you can see how the biscuits on the bottom of the dish are baking. You don’t want to remove the casserole from the dish from the oven when the biscuits on the bottom are raw.

Spice it up. To turn the heat up on the BBQ casserole you can add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the BBQ sauce when you are simmering the little smokies.

FAQs

Leftover casserole can be covered or placed in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Warm in the oven or microwave.

Yes, I use cheddar because it melts well so be sure you pick a cheese that will melt in the oven. Gouda, Pepper Jack or Colby Jack cheese would all work well.

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