Popeye's Buttermilk Biscuit Stuffing Recipe (2024)

Why It Works

  • Popeye’s biscuits, once dried, have the perfect structure for stuffing.
  • Stock, cream, and eggs provide a custard-like texture.

Here at Serious Eats, we've made no secret of our fascination with fast food. So when we found out about Popeye's annual turkey special—a Cajun-roasted beast of a bird—we knew we had to have it. But what's a fast food turkey without a slew of fast food Thanksgiving sides?

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Our mission: Start with fast food staples. Add some real ingredients and technique. Deliver rigorously tested recipes, dosed with just the right amount of saturated fats and happy meal toys to create an epic Thanksgiving fast food meal that isn't just clever, but actually looks and tastes GREAT.

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Each of our sides calls for a central ingredient from a fast food icon, gussied up with easy-to-find, easy-to-prep supermarket ingredients. And you know what? There's not a single one I wouldn't happily serve to my family and friends come Thanksgiving. After procuring the Cajun turkey and making this biscuit-based stuffing, add on the McDonald’s hash brown gratin, Chipotle corn salsa creamed corn, and feature Domino’s Cinnastix in an apple crisp dessert.

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Before you gettooexcited, no, Popeye's does not make a golden-brown, fresh out of the fryer, deep-fried turkey to-go. What theydosell is a par-cooked and frozen Cajun-style roast turkey. Which may sound sorta gross, and doesn't exactly look stunning, but frankly tastes kind of great.

After a nice, long defrost, we followed the package instructions, which call for reheating the turkey in a roasting pan over a puddle of water, all tented with tinfoil. After the recommended hour and a half inside its silver invisibility cloak, it was definitely nice and hot—unfortunately, there was no trademark burnished skin to be had. We unwrapped the bird and continued roasting for another 30 minutes and then, in a final act of desperation, blasted it at 500°F for another 10. The skin was definitely crisper, but we think removing the foil from the start would've been a more successful, aesthetically pleasing approach.

Regardless, we were really pleasantly surprised. The splotches of darkened spices didn't make it the most stunning specimen we've ever seen, but they tasted warm and spicy. Most importantly, the meat itself was actually moist and juicy, with a dark poultry flavor, even in the breast. For the secretly lazy cook, this is a godsend.

It's not Thanksgiving without stuffing. At least, that's what most people say. But honestly, stuffing isn't my favorite dish on the holiday table. To make a stuffing worthy of my praise, it must be filled out with savory browned meats, studded with tender vegetables, and made from bread with enough texture to recall its original form—no mushiness here, if you please.

Since Popeye's flaky, tender biscuits are one of our all-time favorites, I knew they had excellent potential. And sure enough, once dehydrated in the oven, the biscuit-croutons stand up beautifully to the stock, cream, and egg mixture that gives this stuffing its decidedly custardy texture.

We also opted to beef up (actually, pork up) the recipe with sweet Italian sausage, cooking our vegetables—onion, celery, carrots, and fennel—in the meaty rendered fat. These additions can be left out or adjusted according to preference, but the seasonings of garlic, thyme, and particularly sage are essential for that classic stuffing flavor. Other than the effort of buying, cutting, and toasting the biscuits, this recipe comes together just like most stuffing assemblies—easy, moist, fluffy, savory, and delicious.

November 2014

Recipe Details

Popeye's Buttermilk Biscuit Stuffing Recipe

Active30 mins

Total2 hrs

Ingredients

  • 12Popeye's biscuits, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing

  • 2 large onions, finely chopped (about 2 cups)

  • 1 large carrot, finely chopped (about 1 cup)

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped (about 1 cup)

  • 3 stalks celery, finely chopped (about 1 cup)

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage leaves

  • 1 teaspoonfresh thyme leaves, finely chopped

  • 4 large whole eggs, beaten

  • 3 cups low-sodium chickenor turkey broth

  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

  • 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Spread out the cubed biscuits in an even layer on a large baking sheet. Bake until dried out and begin to toast, rotating halfway through, about 30 minutes total. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Decrease oven heat to 350°F (180°C).

  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up into small pieces with a whisk or potato masher. Cook until beginning to brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Add onions and carrots, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until carrots begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add fennel, celery, garlic, sage, and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until all vegetables have softened and are beginning to take on color, about 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.

  3. Whisk together eggs, broth, and cream in a medium bowl until fully combined. Season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture over sausage and vegetable mixture. Add diced biscuits and gently fold until evenly combined.

  4. Butter a 13-by-9-inch rectangular baking dish (or a 10-by-14-inch oval dish). Transfer the stuffing mixture and pack it down lightly. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and continue cooking until the top is beginning to brown, 20 to 25 minutes longer. Increase oven to 425°F (220°C) and continue cooking until well browned, about 8 minutes longer. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes before serving.

Special Equipment

13- by 9-inch baking dish or 14- by 10-inch oval baking dish

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Popeye's Buttermilk Biscuit Stuffing Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you make Paula Deen buttermilk biscuits? ›

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. Using a fork or pastry blender, cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly and about the size of peas. Gradually add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and gently knead 3 to 4 times.

What to do with old Popeyes biscuits? ›

Creative Uses For Leftover Popeyes Biscuits

Those biscuits can be the star of other dishes: Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches: Slice them in half and fill them with eggs, cheese, and bacon for a hearty start to your day. Biscuit Pudding: Cube them up, mix them with custard, and bake for a delicious dessert.

Why is baking soda used in buttermilk biscuits? ›

Buttermilk and baking soda biscuits are a classic, and with good reason. The acid in buttermilk reacts with baking soda, producing carbon dioxide gas and giving the biscuits their characteristic puffiness.

Why is buttermilk better for biscuits? ›

Buttermilk is used in biscuit-making for its acid and fat content. Its acidity works with the leaveners to help the dough rise, producing a taller and fluffier biscuit. Buttermilk also adds a subtle tang. Cream biscuits are made with heavy cream.

Why are my homemade buttermilk biscuits crumbly? ›

When the fat is cut too small, after baking there will be more, smaller air pockets left by the melting fat. The result is a baked product that crumbles. When cutting in shortening and other solid fats, cut only until the pieces of shortening are 1/8- to 1/4-inch in size.

Why aren t my buttermilk biscuits fluffy? ›

A non-fluffy, flat biscuit can be caused by a few things: too much liquid in the dough (resist the urge to add more buttermilk to make the dough come together and use the heat of your hands and a bit more kneading instead). Over-mixing the dough can cause flat biscuits.

Should Popeyes biscuits be refrigerated? ›

First, Day confirmed that storing biscuits in the fridge is fine as long as they're in an airtight container. This keeps the biscuit fresh for up to five days. “For long term storage, wrap biscuits in plastic wrap, then with tin foil. Store for up to one month in the freezer,” she said.

Did Popeyes change their biscuits? ›

The new biscuit offering reinvents an iconic menu item, taking the beloved buttery, flaky dough of Popeyes signature biscuits and adding a deliciously sweet strawberry dessert twist.

What does vinegar do in biscuits? ›

TIP #1: Use buttermilk or regular milk with 1 teaspoon of vinegar. The acid in the buttermilk and vinegar reacts with the baking powder, creating lift, lightness, and rise in the biscuits.

What happens if you don't add baking soda to biscuits? ›

Baking soda is an important ingredient in baked goods and bread. Leaving it out will change the flavor and texture of the food in an unpleasant way.

Which is better for biscuits baking soda or baking powder? ›

The extra baking powder makes our biscuits fluffy and tender, and baking soda helps them brown nicely. Sugar and Salt: Add flavor.

What is the secret to biscuits? ›

Use Cold Butter for Biscuits

For flaky layers, use cold butter. When you cut in the butter, you have coarse crumbs of butter coated with flour. When the biscuit bakes, the butter will melt, releasing steam and creating pockets of air. This makes the biscuits airy and flaky on the inside.

Can I use sour cream instead of buttermilk for biscuits? ›

Yes, you can substitute sour cream! Thin it with milk or water to get the right consistency. For each cup of buttermilk needed, use 3/4 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup liquid. Editor's Tip: Sour cream has a higher fat content, so this will result in richer-tasting foods.

Which liquid makes the best biscuits? ›

Just as important as the fat is the liquid used to make your biscuits. Our Buttermilk Biscuit recipe offers the choice of using milk or buttermilk. Buttermilk is known for making biscuits tender and adding a zippy tang, so we used that for this test.

What are the ingredients in Paula Deen's biscuit mix? ›

ingredients
  • 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast.
  • 12 cup lukewarm water.
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour.
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda.
  • 12 teaspoon salt (see NOTE above)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder.
  • 2 tablespoons sugar.
  • 34 cup solid shortening (recommend frozen Crisco)

Is it better to use milk or buttermilk in biscuits? ›

What's the Difference Between Buttermilk Biscuits and Regular Biscuits? As the names might suggest, regular biscuits do not contain buttermilk, while these do. Regular biscuits are typically prepared with milk or water instead. Buttermilk adds a nice tang to the biscuit flavor and helps them rise better.

What's the difference between buttermilk biscuits and Southern style biscuits? ›

There are many theories about why Southern biscuits are different (ahem, better) than other biscuits—richer buttermilk, more butter, better grandmothers—but the real difference is more fundamental. Southern biscuits are different because of the flour most Southerners use. My grandmother swore by White Lily flour.

How do you keep buttermilk biscuits moist? ›

Storage
  1. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
  2. Refrigerated biscuits retain more moisture and therefore taste better when reheated (vs. storing at room temperature).
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