Red Lobster Biscuit Recipe

This copycat recipe makes light and buttery biscuits with that signature cheesy garlic flavor! Enjoy them fresh and warm from the oven or for a snack the next day.

While you can purchase Red Lobster biscuit mix, they’re so easy (and less expensive) to make at home with mainly pantry ingredients.

Biscuit Dough – Like most drop biscuits, these can be made from scratch with a little flour, baking soda and powder, sugar, and as much or as little garlic powder as you like!

Shortcut Tip – If you’re looking for a shortcut, use biscuit mix (like Bisquick) and follow the directions for drop biscuits. Use the topping below for that Red Lobster biscuit flavor.

Cheese – Cheddar Bay biscuits wouldn’t be the same without heaps of sharp cheddar cheese, but experiment with a mix of cheddar and Swiss, or cheddar and bleu cheese crumbles.

Feel free to mix in other seasonings to match the meal! For chili night, make spicy biscuits using homemade taco seasoning, or some zesty cajun seasoning. Mix in some chopped black olives, green onions, bacon bits, diced ham, or even jalapenos!

Turn this recipe into a filling skillet chicken & biscuits recipe or use them to dunk into any soup recipe.

Keep leftover Cheddar Bay biscuits in an airtight container or freezer bag at room temperature for up to 4 days. Enjoy them as is, or reheat them in the microwave. Freeze biscuits in zippered bags for up to 2 months.

Perfect for dipping, dunking and smearing with butter, here are some of our favorite biscuit recipes.

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Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Tender flaky cheddar bay biscuits are loaded with buttery garlic flavor.

Prep: 15min

Total: 25min

Yield: 12

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 195 kcal, Carbohydrate 18 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 32 mg, Sodium 198 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, Trans Fat 0.4 g, unSaturated Fat 4 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk (more if needed)
• ⅓ cup cold butter
• ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup butter (melted)
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional)

Instruction:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F
2. Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar, garlic powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add butter and mix with a pastry cutter or fork until crumbly and the butter pieces are about the size of peas.
4. Stir in milk and cheddar cheese
5. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto a parchment lined pan
6. Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
7. While biscuits are baking, combine melted butter, parsley, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning if using.
8. Remove from oven and let cool 3 minutes.
9. Brush warm biscuits with butter mixture and serve warm.

Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

These copycat biscuits are so easy to make in just 30 min! So buttery, so flaky, and so irresistibly good!

Prep: 20min

Total: 30min

Yield: 10

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instruction:

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Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Delicious Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits that are better than the real thing! So easy and fool proof and ready in 20 minutes!

Prep: 10min

Total: 20min

Yield: 11

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 288 kcal, Carbohydrate 21 g, Protein 8 g, Fat 19 g, Saturated Fat 12 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Sodium 313 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley (finely chopped)

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, garlic powder, and salt. Whisk together the melted butter and buttermilk. Combine with the dry ingredients until incorporated. It will make a thick dough. Fold in the cheddar cheese.
3. Measure out each biscuit in a 1/4 cup measuring cup. The measuring cup worked great for packing the dough into the cup and spooning the dough out onto the baking sheet. It made perfect round biscuits.
4. Bake for 10-12 minutes in preheated oven until golden brown. Combine garlic butter topping ingredients and brush onto each biscuit. Makes 11 biscuits.

Cheddar Bay Biscuits

These Cheddar Bay Biscuits are easy to make from scratch or with Bisquick mix! This makes an easy side dish recipe that needs just 12 minutes of baking time!

Prep: 8min

Total: 20min

Yield: 10

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 256 kcal, Carbohydrate 21 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 10 g, Cholesterol 44 mg, Sodium 347 mg, Sugar 1 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• ¾ teaspoon salt (see notes)
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (about 4 oz.)
• 1 cup cold buttermilk (see notes for substitution options)
• ½ cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled for 5 minutes)
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon dry parsley

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Stir in the cheddar cheese and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the buttermilk and melted butter together until small lumps form.
4. Add the buttermilk to the large bowl with the flour and mix until a dough has formed and the ingredients are no longer dry. Do not overmix.
5. Lightly grease a ¼ cup and scoop out the dough with it. Place on a light colored, lightly greased baking sheet, leaving slightly more than an inch between each. You should have 10 total.
6. Bake for about 12 minutes, until they are golden brown.
7. While the biscuits are baking, combine melted butter, garlic powder, and parsley. Brush the tops of the biscuits when they come out of the oven and serve immediately.

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