BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups
BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups only have 5 ingredients: biscuits, beef, bbq sauce, cheese and seasoning. So easy and they only take 30 minutes to make!
A DELICIOUSLY EASY 30 MINUTE MEAL
I’ve got a really fun and easy recipe for ya today. I just love recipes like these BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups because they are easy to play around with but are perfect for busy evenings. It’s a kid-friendly meal too! Plus, this recipe can definitely be tailored to your family’s tastebuds.
TIPS FOR MAKING THIS EASY DINNER RECIPE:
- If you don’t have (or want) to use ground beef in this, you can use ground turkey or ground chicken.
- Shredded chicken would also be wonderful.
- Or, if you don’t like the idea of BBQ sauce, why not make these into Sloppy Joe or Taco Cups. Instead of BBQ Sauce, try using a can of sloppy joe or a packet of taco seasoning (just follow directions on the back of the packet.)
- Make sure you are purchasing the regular-sized biscuits. There should be 10 biscuits per tube. Don’t use the larger Grands biscuits with these unless you are planning on cutting them in half before using.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- ground beef – you can use ground turkey, ground sausage, ground pork or ground chicken
- barbecue sauce – my favorite is Sweet Baby Rays but you use your favorite or you can go all out and make a Homemade BBQ Sauce!
- dried minced onion – this is optional but I love the little kick of flavor it adds.
- refrigerated biscuits – I think the Grands Jr work great here but you can use flaky layers or a store brand. Just make sure they aren’t the larger Grands biscuits – those are too big.
- shredded cheddar cheese – you can use store-bought or shred your own or use a different cheese altogether. I think pepper jack is nice if you want a kick of heat.
HOW TO MAKE BBQ BEEF BISCUIT CUPS:
Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Spray muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. In a large pan, brown and crumble ground beef. Turn off heat. Drain excess grease. Put beef back in pan and add in BBQ sauce and dried minced onion. Stir well.
Separate biscuits and place into greased muffin tins. Press dough up and along sides of muffin tins.
Divide meat mixture between muffins (you may have just a small amount leftover.)
Sprinkle each one with shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until biscuits are golden brown and cheese is melted. Serve with a fresh garden salad or fries.
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Originally published: April 2012
Updated & republished: April 2020
BBQ Beef Biscuit Cups (+Video)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ¾ cup barbecue sauce
- 1 Tablespoon dry minced onion
- 12 ounce tube refrigerated biscuits
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Spray muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large pan, brown and crumble ground beef. Turn off heat and drain excess grease from ground beef.
- Put ground beef back in pan and add in BBQ sauce and dried minced onion. Stir well.
- Separate biscuits and place into greased muffin tins. Press dough up and along the sides.
- Divide meat mixture between muffins (you may have just a small amount leftover).
- Sprinkle each one with shredded cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until biscuits are golden brown and cheese is melted.
Video
Notes
- Make sure you are getting the regular-sized biscuits. There should be 10 biscuits per can. Don’t use the larger “Grands” biscuits (unless you plan to cut them in half before you use them).
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
I froze half of my recipe last time. Any suggestions on reheating to get them just right?
WOW! These look soooo good Brandie! Gotta try these! Thanks for sending them my way!!
Hi! I know this is an old post but just wNted to let you know I made this for dinner and it was a hit with the hubby and the kids!! Soooo tasty deff gunna make this again. I only had the larger biscuits but cutting them in half worked just fine 🙂
These are so tasty and simple. I already had the grands biscuits on hand, so I just cut them in half and made 12 cups. Even my two pickiest eaters gobbled them up!
So glad everyone enjoyed them!
Sorry for the confusion. Basically you don't want the pillsbury Grands biscuits. You would use the Jr. or if you are using another brand, you want to make sure they are your average size biscuits. Hope that helps clarify!
These look yummy and can't wait to try but can you tell me you said you use regular size biscuits yet you have in the picture grands jr. Ar the grands jr and the regular size about the same? Thanks! I think my husband and I will love these!
I make something similar to this – use premade pizza dough and I fill with sliced up deli turkey meat, bbq sauce, sliced up spinach and cheese on top. They're delicious and a great kid treat!
I made this tonight, but I used a can of hormel chili instead of the BBQ ground beef, because my and my SO aren't fans of BBQ. It turned out wonderful!! This will definitely become a regular menu item in our house. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
This was perfect! Yesterday we had sloppy joes for supper and today (with the addition of bbq sauce) the leftovers morphed into bbq cups. Love, love, love this recipe.
Would it be wrong to have taco cups tomorrow lol? I'm drooling over the thought of them topped with crushed tortilla chips, sour cream and salsa.
Love this idea. It just boggles my mind how inventive people are. Of course I have all those ingredients but do you think I could have come up with that??? I need to start thinking out of the box.
Thanks for a great lunch idea! We loved it and did a chicken Tex-Mex version. I posted mine at
Every time I see an American recipe for refrigerated biscuits I just groan. Can you believe they don't exist here? Nothing close even.
I do love this idea! They look terrific.
What a blast from the past! I used to make these when my kids were young and I'd forgotten all about them. They'll be perfect for Thursday afternoon cooking with my 4 year old grandson. Thanks for jogging my memory with an old favorite!
Many Many KUDOS to using Sweet Baby Rays sauce. My boss IS Sweet Baby Ray! (no joke!)
I love the versatility of this recipe! They would be awesome made as sloppy joe cups!
YUM YUM YUM! I made these often when my kids were growing up, but hubs doesn't care for BBQ, but I may try this using ketchup soon anyway. =) I LOOOOVE BBQ! =) As always, I ppreciate your lovely tutorial. Have a great week Brandie. Keep these simple and delicious, and family-friendly meals coming!
fabulous! I have to PIN!
Ooooh, delicious little serving size treats! Looks like a great idea.
These look fun, simple, and of course tasty!
Yum. I like fun and easy! Thanks Brandie!
I am wondering what refigerator biscuits are though??
I used “great value: texas style biscuits” from walmart. It was the only one I could find that matched the size and volume with 10 biscuits.
These look scrummy delish 🙂
Ooo yummy! My mom used to make something like this when I was a kid and I had forgotten all about it! Thanks for another great recipe!
What a great easy week-night supper! And so fun! YUM! Thanks for sharing.
Bookmarked!!! These look awesome! 🙂