Once upon a time, there were two friends who moved in together as roommates just after college. One was continuing on with a master’s degree in therapy. One was beginning a new job at a church (the size of a small town) leading a vocal ministry.
Exciting times. Fun times. But often, overwhelming, frustrating, and stressssssful times.
So when the going got rough, or when it was time for a celebration (or…just when the craving hit :-)), these two friends hopped in the car and drove across town to “The Lobster” for the best of all indulgences…
Cheddar Bay Biscuits.
If you have ever tried these heavenly little delights, you understand why they always brought a smile to the two friends’ faces. And why they always asked for seconds. And why they were worth every calorie. :)
So even though these two friends now live hours apart, the memories of great times at “The Lobster” forever live on. And thankfully, the recipe for the biscuits do as well.
The end.
Garlic Cheddar Biscuits (a la Red Lobster)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 15 biscuits 1x
Description
Make these famous biscuits inspired by Red Lobster homemade!
Ingredients
- 2 cups buttermilk biscuit mix (such as Bisquick or Jiffy)
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together biscuit mix, cheese and garlic powder. Add in milk, and stir until well mixed. (Heads up – the dough will get very sticky!)
- With a spoon or with your fingers, shape the dough into biscuit-sized clumps, and drop onto the baking sheet. (Note that the dough will pretty much hold its shape when baked, so feel free to pat down random peaks in the dough if you’d like them to look more uniform!)
- Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until biscuits begin to brown slightly around the edges.
- While the biscuits bake, prepare the warm butter mixture by mixing together the melted butter, oregano and garlic salt in a small bowl. As soon as the biscuits are removed from the oven, brush the biscuits (while they are still on the baking sheet) with the mixture until they are well-coated.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Adapted from Joyful Abode.
Ali’s Tip:
If you’d like to actually see more of the grated cheddar in the finished biscuits, opt for the more thickly grated cheddar (rather than the super-fine stuff!). Both of course taste exactly the same, but I love seeing the little whisps of cheddar when enjoying these guys. :)
I wouldn’t stir too much once you add the wet ingredients. I also grate my own chunk of cheddar as it makes for a more moist end product. Store bought grated comes with caking agents to keep it from turning into a single chunk again! I also skip the garlic IN the dough and just add extra butter and garlic powder on top. I use parsley instead of oregano. And I use salt instead of garlic salt. But only because I ran out of garlic salt, ha ha. I find doubling the butter part and getting it on right away out of the oven helps to moisten the bread and keep it that way no matter how many more minutes until supper is ready. I love to make these with a healthy low fat soup, so that I have NO guilt eating them!
Just made these tonight and they were SO super easy and delicious. I think I cooked mine a smidge too long and they dried out a tad, but no biggie. They were still great. I’m not sure we’re going to be able to make it the entire night without eating all of them!
Oregano? I’ve seen this recipe elsewhere and it it called for parsley. I guess I need to try it with oregano but it feels like that would be a bit overwhelming.
Ahhh….I have been looking for a recipe for these…I LOVE the Red Lobster Biscuits.
I can’t wait to make them.
I made these tonight and they were delish, but a bit dry. Any ideas what I should do to make them a little more moist? I’m thinking I will use your suggestion of thicker shredded cheese, and maybe add more of it. There will be a next time for sure, these were so easy to make!!
These look divine! I am making them tonight! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Cheers!
Christi
christischirps.blogspot.com
This recipe is great! The biscuits smelled awesome when they were baking. I found that I needed a little more of the butter glaze at the end, though.
Thanks for sharing!
I love making these biscuits for my family and I! They go very quickly and they are unbelievably simple to make! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
I LOVE THESE! im so happy i found this web sight!
I couldn’t find bisquick buttermilk biscuit mix, so I got the originial bisquick pancake and baking mix. I’m guessing it’s not the same thing though? I haven’t made these yet, and I’d like to make sure I got the right thing first.
Hi Anna!
Any Bisquick mix should work just fine for this recipe. Enjoy!! Those biscuits are my FAVORITES!!! :-)
~A