If you're a loaded potato lover, just think about a flaky delicious cheesy bacon biscuit with all the same toppings inside and out!
If you're a fan of Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits, these will blow you away in flavor and knock your socks of in flavors!
Our easy instructions will have these on your tables in no time and really they are so delicious it will be the only recipe you'll ever need to make these fantastic-tasting loaded biscuits.
Make sure to check out all our delicious additions for you to add to your biscuit dough so you can enjoy a new-tasting warm biscuit with a variety to match your meal from tasty bean old-fashioned chili, Mom's Italian stew, or wanting a great late-night snack.
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Easy Steps for Loaded Cheddar Biscuits
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 450 degrees
- You need two mixing bowls one for dry and one for mix-in ingredients that are wet together
- After mixing them in two separate bowls combine them until just blended
- Roll out the biscuits, cut them with a biscuit cutter, and top them without several of our suggestions
- Top with more cheese, bacon, and a few chopped peppers then bake until golden brown
- This easy recipe is printable in the recipe card below with measurements
Tools You May Need
- biscuit cutter
- cutting board
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- rolling pin
- cookie sheet
- parchment paper
- freezer section for a baking sheet
- knife
- pastry cutter
Shopping List For Loaded Cheddar Biscuit recipe
- flour
- buttermilk
- baking powder
- bacon crumbled and cooked
- salt
- butter
- black pepper
- shredded cheddar
- see mix-ins below for more additions
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Topping Suggestions Before and After Baking
- additions to the dough:
- peppers jalapeno, bell, or any others you prefer
- olives
- eggplant
- diced mushrooms
- pepperoni
- deli meats
- finely minced onion
- spinach leaves,
- arugula
- pepperoni or prosciutto
- fresh minced garlic
- cooked crumbled bacon inside or on top
- fresh rosemary chopped
- toppings:
- leftover cooked meats finely chopped (chicken with buffalo sauce is a nice combo for these)
- taco topped with ground beef or leftover chili with shredded cheddar
- just a teaspoon of crumbled leftover meatloaf with mozzarella shredded
- for seafood lovers, shrimp, scallops, or other shellfish diced with Swiss cheese melted
- diced steak with melted provolone cheese and diced peppers, onion
- assorted cheeses shredded not just cheddar, crumbled cooked bacon, and finely minced jalapenos (as shown in the photo)
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Yield: 14
Loaded Bacon Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
Loaded biscuits with bacon, jalapeno peppers, and melted cheddar in a flaky buttermilk dough baked to perfection!
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 40 Min
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (and more for the top)
- Note: You can use prepackaged cooked bacon and microwave it or you can fry up regular applewood maple-flavored bacon which is what we used
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese (and more for the top)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, flat leaf
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cold
- 1 3/4 cups buttermilk (store-bought in the dairy case)
- Optional Garnish: bell or jalapeno chopped peppers
- Note: we added bacon to the batter with cheese. Before baking more cheese, bacon, and chopped jalapeno peppers. Adapt to your preferences.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- . Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Fry the bacon until crispy, drain on paper towels, and set aside to cool.
- Note: If using cooked microwave bacon cook to package instructions then remove and crumble and set it aside.
- In a bowl add the bacon, flour, cheese, parsley, baking powder, pepper, salt, baking soda, and garlic powder.
- Using a box hand grater, add the butter and grate it into the bowl.
- Pour the buttermilk into the flour mixture and work the dough kneading until it forms a ball.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface and cut 1 1/4-inch thick cut our 14 biscuit rounds.
- Place on the prepared baking sheet; then put the biscuits in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Top with more cheddar, crumbled bacon, and chopped jalapeno pepper if desired.
- Place them in the preheated oven at 450 degrees until golden brown.
Notes
Topping Suggestions Before and After Baking
- additions to the dough:
- peppers jalapeno, bell, or any others you prefer
- olives
- eggplant
- diced mushrooms
- pepperoni
- deli meats
- finely minced onion
- spinach leaves,
- arugula
- pepperoni or prosciutto
- fresh minced garlic
- cooked crumbled bacon inside or on top
- fresh rosemary chopped
- toppings:
- leftover cooked meats finely chopped (chicken with buffalo sauce is a nice combo for these)
- taco topped with ground beef or leftover chili with shredded cheddar
- just a teaspoon of crumbled leftover meatloaf with mozzarella shredded
- for seafood lovers, shrimp, scallops, or other shellfish diced with Swiss cheese melted
- diced steak with melted provolone cheese and diced peppers, onion
- assorted cheeses shredded not just cheddar, crumbled cooked bacon, and finely minced jalapenos (as shown in the photo)
Note: just about anything you prefer can go into the dough just around 4 tablespoons.
Make sure whatever you choose to add is not overly wet.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
287.2Fat (grams)
15.16 gSat. Fat (grams)
8.83 gCarbs (grams)
29.71 gFiber (grams)
1.09 gNet carbs
28.61 gSugar (grams)
1.62 gProtein (grams)
7.89 gSodium (milligrams)
593.2 mgCholesterol (grams)
40.91 mgThe default measuring system for this website is US Customary. Unit conversions are provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. While we strive to provide accurate unit conversions, please be aware that there may be some discrepancies.
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