Have you experienced those evenings? When your family eagerly awaits dinner and you find yourself staring into the fridge, greeted by a hodgepodge of ingredients that hardly seem like they'll come together for a meal! This simple recipe makes the most of those odds and ends in your fridge, transforming them into a flavorful and kid-friendly dinner option.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 can of buttermilk biscuits
- ½ cup cooked chicken, shredded or diced
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing
- Shredded cheese (or cheese slices if that's all you have on hand!)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- Italian bread crumbs (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Grease a baking sheet
- Lay out the buttermilk biscuits and roll them slightly to flatten and make a larger circle
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken and ranch dressing
- Spoon a bit of the chicken mixture onto ½ the biscuits
- Top with cheese
- Place an empty biscuit on top, pressing the top and bottom edges of the two biscuits together
- Brush the tops of the biscuits with melted butter
- Sprinkle Italian bread crumbs on top
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown
One of the best things about this recipe is the opportunity for variations to make it uniquely yours and tailored to your family's tastes.
Some suggestions:
- Use another favorite dressing, cream cheese, or mayo in place of the ranch dressing.
- Use different combinations of cheese, such as shredded, sliced, cubed or even cut up cheese sticks.
- Use plain bread crumbs with Italian seasoning, garlic salt or seasoned salt, or leave the tops plain.
- Substitute chicken nuggets from your freezer or pre-made chicken strips for the cooked chicken. You could even use other meats like diced ham or pepperoni for even more variety.
