The effect that adding a simple biscuit has on a meal is amazing. These cheddar and green onion biscuits were an afterthought, but they transformed my end-of-summer corn chowder from an easy weeknight dinner destined to be eaten on the couch in front of the television to a meal that we enjoyed as we lingered around the dining room table. Bursting with flavor from melted cheddar, green onions, and garlic, I couldn’t keep my hands off these biscuits! (Confession: I ate three.)
I don’t usually advocate using low-fat or fat-free cheese because it can have a strange rubbery texture, but in this case go right ahead and use it if you want (you’ll shave off about 10 calories and 1 gram fat per biscuit by using reduced-fat instead of full-fat). Because the cheese is mixed throughout the biscuit, you really can’t tell the difference. Just do me a favor and don’t buy the pre-shredded cheese in the bag: it’s coated in starch so that it doesn’t stick together and it just won’t melt right. Plus, it tastes funny. It’s well worth taking the extra minute to shred your own!
Cheddar and Green Onion Biscuits
- 2 cups flour
- 1-1/2 Tbs baking powder
- 1 dash salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 stick butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese, freshly grated
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- smoked paprika
Preheat oven to 400F.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in the butter — the mixture will have a fine, crumbly texture with pea-sized lumps of butter. Gently mix in the milk, cheese, green onions, and garlic powder. Drop 1/4 cup portions of the batter onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges of the biscuits turn golden brown and the tops are dry. Remove from the oven and dust with paprika.
Yields 12.
Approx. 150 calories, 6 grams fat, 0 grams fiber, 5.5 grams protein
That looks wonderful lauren! I adore biscuits and the cheddar is a nice addition! (((oh cheese how i heart thee)))
Oh these look fabulous Lauren! Two of my favourite flavours 🙂
Simply delicious!
Great recipe! This is a meal in it of itself!
I think Joanne hit it right on the head! A good biscuit can definitely MAKE a meal…
At todays Farmer’s Market I purchased a bunch of scallions and when he prompted that it was 3 for $2 or 1 for $1 I tossed in two extra bunches. These will be a perfect vehicle for them! Nicely done!
These looks delicious and sound delicious!
It’s amazing how far the little things in life can take you! A biscuit can make or break a meal. Well, maybe not make or break it. But make or MAKE it! These sound delicious! And addictive. Gotta have em.
yum!! these look great!!
These look so good…and I happen to have everything on hand to make them. Maybe I’ll whip up a batch after work one night this week. Do you think they freeze ok?
They didn’t last long enough for me to bother trying to freeze them, but I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t freeze just fine!
Looks so good!