Barbecue Cupcakes

This post was originally published in September 2008.

Yes, barbecue cupcakes.  The original recipe for this (I believe it came from Taste of Home) was entitled "farmhouse barbecue muffins".  But in this family, we believe in inserting dessert conceptually wherever we can.  So, they're barbecue cupakes. 

They are delicious and easy.  They're perfect for a family meal, but they're also a fun party food.  Here's the scoop:

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef, cooked
1 cup bbq sauce or sloppy joe sauce, whichever you prefer
1 can of LAYERED refrigerated biscuits (not the little tiny packages, the bigger one.  I use Grands.)
About 1-2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:
Cook beef, drain, mix with bbq sauce.  Set aside.

Carefully pull apart layers of biscuits, so that each biscuit is now in two pieces, like this:

Roll out layers with a rolling pin, until they make a 10-12" circle.

Spray the insides of a muffin pan.  Insert one flattened biscuit into each cup, like this:

In each little pastry shell, spoon in about 1 tbsp of beef mixture.  It will look this:

Afterwards, sprinkle cheese on top, because if a recipe doesn't say "sprinkle cheese on top", then you should run the other way:

Bake in a 350 oven for 8-12 minutes, take it out, and then you just tell me this isn't the cutest little thing you've ever seen:

This post was originally published in September 2008.

Yes, barbecue cupcakes.  The original recipe for this (I believe it came from Taste of Home) was entitled "farmhouse barbecue muffins".  But in this family, we believe in inserting dessert conceptually wherever we can.  So, they're barbecue cupakes. 

They are delicious and easy.  They're perfect for a family meal, but they're also a fun party food.  Here's the scoop:

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef, cooked
1 cup bbq sauce or sloppy joe sauce, whichever you prefer
1 can of LAYERED refrigerated biscuits (not the little tiny packages, the bigger one.  I use Grands.)
About 1-2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:
Cook beef, drain, mix with bbq sauce.  Set aside.

Carefully pull apart layers of biscuits, so that each biscuit is now in two pieces, like this:

Roll out layers with a rolling pin, until they make a 10-12" circle.

Spray the insides of a muffin pan.  Insert one flattened biscuit into each cup, like this:

In each little pastry shell, spoon in about 1 tbsp of beef mixture.  It will look this:

Afterwards, sprinkle cheese on top, because if a recipe doesn't say "sprinkle cheese on top", then you should run the other way:

Bake in a 350 oven for 8-12 minutes, take it out, and then you just tell me this isn't the cutest little thing you've ever seen:

Comments

[Nicole @ Here's The Diehl]

this is something my mom often used to make!! i'll have to try it with my kids soon. thanks for reminding me.

[Theresa]

Oh my goodness! How yummy looking! Definitely going on next week's menu plan. :o)

[Erica]

Ever since you first posted this one, I've been making those little yummy suckers and my family LOVES them. Thanks!

[Moriah @ Please Pass the Salt]

Those ARE cute. (Are you supposed to say that about food?)

And a very pretty plate!

[Vanderbilt Wife]

MMmm. I make something similar by filling the biscuits with a mix of shredded chicken, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese, and parsley. It is tasty but these look awesome. Can't wait to try it out!

[Kelly @ Love Well]

My mom used to make "meat pies" for Halloween. In place of the grated cheese, she would put a slice of American that had been cut into a circle by a biscuit cutter. She would also cut out tiny triangles for eyes and a nose (with toothpicks, I think; American is pretty easy to slice and dice), and - presto - you have Jack O' Lantern meat pie.

[Amanda]

Love these! I have a similar recipe, but yours look so much cuter!

[Kristin]

Simply because I have Grands in my fridge and the exact same dishes (they were my grandmother's) I am making this! I think I'll freeze some for a quick snack.

[Lisa in ME]

We just had these last night for dinner. YUMMMY!!!!

[Kari]

Oh, wow! My mouth is watering...

[Beth]

YUM.......my kids will love these and they're easy enough that my budding chefs (my girls, age 12 & 10) can make them! We'll be trying these ASAP!

[Native_Momma]

Those look like great things to serve while everyone is watching a football game or something

[Jena (Organizing Mommy)]

Ah yes, O.K. we have a version of those without the muffin tins, we just fold the dough under and put them on cookie sheets. Runza buns is what we call them. Yummy.

[Heather]

Ahhh, we make these and call them "Barbie Cups". Love it!

[Lisa]

Very, very cute! Try it with meatball mixture, too!

[Lorie]

These would be yummy filled with taco meat, too. I'll be trying this real soon. I like the chicken idea someone posted, too.

[Tidymom]

oh wow these sound WONDERFUL!! thanks!!

~TidyMom

[Patty]

Yum. I haven't made these in forever. We love them!

[Charlene @ A Virtuous Woman]

i used to make these with taco filling--ground meat, taco seasoning, and a drained can of whole kernel corn, topped with cheddar cheese. Thanks for the reminder, I may make room for these on the weekend menu!

[Stephanie]

those look so yummy!!!!!!!!!

[GrammaB]

Recipe doesn't say how many this makes. ??? I'd like to try them. I know my husband would love them.