10 Dinners That Start With Biscuit Mix

Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Photo: Sandy

Biscuit mix can be a lifesaver when you need a quick meal for dinner. Often made with a mix of flour, baking powder, shortening, and salt, biscuit mix can add delicious crusts, bready bases, and tender toppings to recipes. Keep a box of biscuit mix in your pantry for simple and speedy meals like chicken and dumplings or savory pies.

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Mimi's Zucchini Pie

Mimi's Zucchini Pie
Michelle Greder

Fresh veggies are the star of this simple supper. Zucchini, squash, and onions are mixed into a baking mix batter that bakes up light and fluffy. Perfect for serving with a side salad for an easy summer meal.

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Tuna Ring Casserole

Tuna Ring Casserole
Denise Sakaki

Baking mix pulls double duty in this hearty recipe, as both the base for the bread coating and as a thickener for the rich cheese sauce. Reviewer blessed_mama says, "This is really good, I have picky eaters in my house and they all love this, even without the cheese sauce."

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Sandy

Milk and baking mix are all you need to create the fluffy dumplings featured in this dish. Chicken and vegetables cook together to make a savory broth, just right for simmering the dumplings.

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Easy Quiche

Easy Quiche
diananycum

Great for using up any leftover veggies, cheeses, or meats you've got on hand, this quiche bakes up beautifully thanks to the addition of baking mix as a leavening agent.

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Easy Tasty Fried Chicken

Easy Tasty Fried Chicken
liz

"I loved this recipe! I have never fried chicken before and this came out wonderful," says dalic07. "I did use a meat thermometer but I was pretty much spot on for when it needed to be taken out."

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Chili Cheese Dog Pot Pie

Chili Cheese Dog Pot Pie
pomplemousse

Combine two comfort food favorites, chili dogs and pot pie, into one delicious casserole. Baking mix creates the fluffy topping that covers the layers of chili, hot dogs, and cheese.

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Bacon Pie

Bacon Pie
DJRola d

Described by recipe creator Jan H. as good for "breakfast, brunch, or super," this savory pie makes for a tasty meal no matter the time of day. Baking mix makes the base along with eggs, milk, bacon, and cheese.

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Pizza Balls

Pizza Balls
pomplemousse

A unique alternative to meatballs for dinner, these pizza balls tout the taste of pizza in each bite. Serve in a sub sandwich, over pasta and marinara, or use as appetizer with toothpicks.

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Chicken and Biscuit Casserole

Chicken and Biscuit Casserole
Sommer Shehadeh

Recipe creator CVERNSMITH calls this recipe "a kind of marriage between the traditional chicken pot pie and chicken and dumplings. My family begs me to make this!"

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Broccoli Pie

Broccoli Pie
Jess Gliboff

This savory pie has layers of broccoli, cheese, and baking mix to create a hearty casserole that holds it own on the dinner table. If you want a more firm bite of broccoli, substitute in fresh instead of frozen.

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