Beef And Bean Casserole With Cheese Biscuits

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 sweet red pepper, diced
• 1 1/2 cups kielbasa, diced (about 8 oz.)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 680 ml tomato puree (passata)
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 57 ounces navy beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and cut into cubes
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat and saute the onion, red pepper and kielbasa until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.
• 2 add the beef, chili powder, salt and pepper and cook, breaking up the meat with the back of a spoon and stirring often, until the meat is no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
• 3 stir in the tomato puree, 1/4 cup water, molasses, brown sugar, mustard and vinegar.
• 4 stir in the beans and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes.
• 6 pour into a 13" x 9" baking dish and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• 7 to make the biscuits, whisk together in a bowl the flour, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper.
• 8 using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until crumbly.
• 9 drizzle in the buttermilk, stirring just until a soft sticky dough forms.
• 10 turn out onto a floured surface and knead 6 times or just until smooth.
• 11 roll out into a 10" x 8" rectangle and brush with 1 tablespoon more buttermilk.
• 12 cut into 12 biscuits.
• 13 arrange over the casserole and sprinkle with the cheese.
• 14 bake in a 375 degree f oven until bubbly and the biscuits are golden brown and no longer doughy on the bottom, about 35 minutes.