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Hungry Boys' Casserole

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Hungry Boys' Casserole
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Mira Walilko won the Bake-off for a hearty beef casserole made with chickpeas and biscuits.This recipe was the grand prize winner of the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest in 1963.Recipe courtesy of Pillsbury.Every other winning recipe from the Pillsbury Bake-Off. 
Servings
8
Hungry Boys' Casserole
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 6-oz. can tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 16-oz. can baked beans, undrained
  • 2 cup progresso chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained (from 19-oz can)
  • 1 1/2 cup pillsbury best all purpose or unbleached flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoon sliced stuffed green olives
  • 1 tablespoon slivered almonds
Directions
  1. In 12-inch skillet, combine ground beef, celery, onion, bell pepper and garlic. Cook over medium-high heat until beef is browned and thoroughly cooked and vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Drain. Reduce heat to low. Stir in tomato paste, water, paprika and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add baked beans and garbanzo beans; simmer while preparing biscuits, stirring occasionally.
  2. Heat oven to 425 degrees F Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually stir in enough milk until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a soft, moist dough.
  3. On floured surface, gently knead dough 8 times. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter. Reserve dough centers. Reroll dough to cut additional biscuits.
  4. Reserve 1/2 cup of beef mixture. Pour remaining hot beef mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Arrange biscuits without centers over hot beef mixture. Stir olives and almonds into reserved 1/2 cup beef mixture; spoon into center of each biscuit. Top each with biscuit centers.
  5. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 to 25 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.
 
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