Easy Weeknight Dinner: Cheesy Buns

I pretty much can't stand making dinner.
I don't know why.  I don't mind cooking.  I just never feel all that excited about what I'm making.  I'm pretty busy once school gets out, with carpool, after-school activities, teaching piano lessons, and helping with homework.  Often it hits 5:30 or 6:00 and I have NO CLUE what's for dinner.
That's when I make bad choices.  Mac n Cheese.  Pizza.  Hop in the car and hit the drive-through.
So I am thrilled for today's blog hop, hosted by Sarah at Becoming Martha, which is all about Easy Weeknight Meals.  I hope it gives me (and you) some great new ideas!

I'm sharing a staple for my house of three picky kids (and two busy parents).  This is based off an old Taste of Home recipe for Cheeseburger Buns, but the dough is simplified for time's sake.

All you need is ground beef (or turkey if you'd like), a little seasoning, cheese slices (or you can use shredded cheese), tomato sauce, and canned biscuits.  If you don't like using canned stuff, you can make your own yeast or biscuit dough too.

To start off, brown your ground meat with some minced onion, salt, and pepper.  Add a can of tomato sauce and stir until meat is well coated.

Roll out each biscuit until it is flat and round.  Place two small squares of cheese in the center, then pile your meat sauce on top of the cheese.

Carefully stretch the dough around the filling and pinch closed.  Place dough ball seam side down on a cooking sheet lined with a silicone liner or something similar.

Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Remove from oven and cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

These are simple to make, kid-friendly, and easy to customize!  We've done ours with taco meat and cheese, mozzerella cheese and pizza sauce, or even added in some veggies.

Easy Cheesy Buns

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2 cans 8-ct. Buttermilk Biscuits (Pillsbury Grands work the best) 1 lb. ground beef 2 tsp. minced onion salt/pepper 2 8 oz cans tomato sauce 8 slices American or Cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle ground beef with minced onion and a dash of salt and pepper.  Brown ground beef,  then drain off any extra grease. Stir tomato sauce into ground beef until well combined.   Open biscuit cans and remove biscuits.  Use a rolling pin to flatten each biscuit into a thin circle.   Remove cheese slices from packaging.  Break or cut each slice into four small squares.  Place two  small squares in the center of each biscuit. Next, place about 2 tbsp. of ground beef filling on top of cheese. Gather edges of each biscuit circle into the center over filling and pinch closed.  Place filled biscuit  seam side down onto a baking sheet lined with silicone baking sheet or sprayed with cooking spray. Bake in oven for 8-12 minutes or until lightly browned.  Remove and let cool for a few moments  before serving. Makes 16 cheesy buns.  Our family of five (including picky preschooler) eats about 10 of these  for dinner.  They make awesome leftovers! Hop around to my blog friends for some more awesome ideas for a quick and easy weeknight meal!

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