Cheesy BBQ Little Smokies Casserole

This easy cheesy BBQ little smokies casserole is a good 4 ingredient bake that is so simple anybody can make it! Always a huge hit with our family!

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

Cheesy BBQ Little Smokies Casserole

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

But… there's a huge part of us that, after all the locally sourced/artisan/imported/five star food we've had, we sometimes 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 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 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. We personally like a slightly spicy BBQ sauce.
• Cheddar cheese – shredded cheddar cheese will make this casserole cheesy and good
• 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!

Kitchen notes

Add a bit of spice. Aren't sure what BBQ sauce to use we 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, we 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.

A few answers

How do we store leftovers?

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

Can we use a different type of cheese?

Yes, we 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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Ingredients

• 14 oz package little smokies
• ¼ cup bbq sauce, your favorite
• 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 grands biscuit, package containing 8 biscuits

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 8.5" x 8.5" casserole dish well.
3. Add grands biscuits to dish and press to fill in.
4. Bake for 10 minutes until biscuits are puffy but not browned.
5. While biscuits are cooking, slice little smokies in half and add to a pan on the stovetop with BBQ sauce.
6. Sautee over medium high heat until biscuits are ready.
7. Remove biscuits from oven when they are about halfway cooked, top with little smokies and BBQ sauce.
8. Top with shredded cheddar cheese.
9. Bake for 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and biscuits brown.
10. Serve immediately.