You know that can of biscuit dough sitting in the back of your fridge? It’s so much more versatile than you think. From shortcut comfort food dinners to crowd-pleasing desserts, these canned biscuit dough recipes prove the refrigerator aisle staple is useful well beyond breakfast.
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Apple Pie Cinnamon Roll Bubble Up
Peyton Beckwith
“This apple pie cinnamon roll bubble up is a simple but special breakfast treat, great for the holidays. Apple pie filling is dolloped over cinnamon roll pieces, and baked with a crumble topping until golden.” —Natalie Gravois
Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
Allrecipes / Jennifer Causey / Ruth Blackburn / Julia Bayless
“I got this biscuits and gravy casserole recipe at a church potluck. All the flavors blend really well. I’ve made it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So far every time I’ve served it, I haven’t had any leftovers.” —Angela
Egg and Cheese Breakfast Biscuit Bombs
Kelsey Hansen, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman , Prop Stylist: Addelyn Evans , Art Director: Stephanie Hunter
“Wrapped up in cinnamon-glazed flaky biscuit dough, these sweet-meets-savory bombs take bacon and eggs to million dollar status.” —Juliana Hale
Mom’s Fabulous Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
“This chicken pot pie with biscuits is easy to make with leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken for a cozy, comforting dinner. It’s full of fresh vegetables for added flavor but you can use frozen vegetables for even quicker prep.” —Pam
Buffalo Chicken Calzone
Photographer: Carson Downing / Food Styling: Annie Probst / Prop Styling: Lexi Juhl
“This Buffalo chicken calzone recipe is tasty and very easy to make. Great to slice up for a party or Sunday football. Serve with blue cheese dressing for dipping sauce.” —luckybear2007
Super Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“This recipe for easy chicken and dumplings could not be more simple and it tastes great too! You can mix in some dried herbs or sprinkle a bit of garlic or onion powder onto the biscuit dough to give the dumplings extra flavor.” —ALLIE101
3-Ingredient Sausage Biscuits
Peyton Beckwith
You need just three ingredients to make this highly customizable recipe: canned biscuit dough, sausage patties, and your choice of jelly or jam.
Best Monkey Bread
DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
Your trusty Bundt pan is key to this shockingly easy pull-apart recipe. The crowd-pleasing dessert takes just 10 minutes to throw together.
Pigs in a Blanket
Allrecipes / Julia Hartbeck
“Takes me back to childhood.” —Dave Hopkins
Easy Hand-Held Chicken Pot Pies
Christina
“Easy mini hand pies are made of biscuit dough, canned chicken, and frozen vegetables for a simple and savory hand-held snack or appetizer.” —Christina Salinas
Sausage Gravy Casserole
fabeveryday
“A quick and easy sausage gravy casserole recipe with biscuits that can be made the night before and popped into the oven in the morning.” —Margaritas On The Rocks
Cheeseburger Dough
Kelsey Hansen / Food Styling: Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling: Addelyn Evans
“Get ready for some fun appetizers, ideal for a quick snack or perfect for game day finger food and tailgating. All the ingredients found in a bacon cheeseburger but wrapped in a biscuit. Once you take a bite, you won’t want to put it down.” —lutzflcat
Brown Bears
AllRecipes / Abbey Littlejohn
Skewered biscuit dough ropes are rolled in melted butter and a cinnamon-sugar mixture, then browned over a campfire until warm and gooey. Of course, you can replicate this campfire treat in the oven.
Butter Biscuit Peach Cobbler
fabeveryday
“This is my grandmother’s Southern homemade peach cobbler recipe, handed down to my mother in Louisiana. It’s made with cinnamon, nutmeg, and buttery morsels of biscuit bits. It tastes great on its own, but even better with vanilla ice cream, a la mode.” —mistachy
Grandma’s Doughnuts
Skip the line at the doughnut shop. Believe it or not, these deep-fried, powdered sugar-coated biscuit dough rings are just as good as store-bought doughnuts.
