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Easy Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster Copycat)

This easy biscuit recipe for Cheddar Bay Biscuits is absolutely out of this world! A copycat recipe from the amazing Red Lobster cheese biscuits.

Easy Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster Copycat)

Red Lobster Biscuits with Bisquick

If you’ve ever paid a visit to your local Red Lobster than odds are you’ve had their soft, warm, cheesy biscuits. I’m not the biggest fan of Red Lobster but those biscuits – those cheesy, soft biscuits!! – are such a guilty pleasure that I have to go every once in a blue moon just for the biscuits.

Hot out of the oven, soft on the inside with crispy edges and fantastic cheddar flavor, these cheese biscuits with Bisquick have been made over and over in my kitchen. They’re a great accompaniment to soup or a salad. I’ve even made them just for a treat! It’s such an easy biscuit recipe since they can be mixed up in no time and only take about 15 minutes to bake. Leftovers are great, too, and I’ve made a mean breakfast sandwich with them.

Cheddar Bay Biscuit Ingredients

This recipe comes together with these easily available ingredients:

Copycat Cheddar Biscuit Ingredients

  • Bisquick baking mix or any biscuit mix brand
  • Cold butter
  • Sharp cheddar cheese, grated
  • Cold whole milk
  • Garlic powder
  • Butter, melted
  • Salt
  • Chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)

Red lobster does not list their restaurant-made biscuit ingredients but they do have Ready-to-bake Frozen Cheddar Bay Biscuits available in grocery stores. For comparison, here are the frozen Red Lobster biscuit ingredients:

Frozen Red Lobster Biscuit Ingredients

Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour, water, shortening (hydrogenated palm kernel oil, soy lecithin), shredded cheddar cheese, Leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), Contains 2% or less of: ascorbic acid, buttermilk, dextrose, monoglycerides, palm oil, propylene glycol monoester, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, citric acid.

Garlic Herb Blend Ingredients: Maltodextrin, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, hydrolyzed soy protein, torula yeast, dehydrated parsley, malic acid, sugar, natural and artificial flavors (maltodextrin, butter oil), corn oil, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent).

How to Buy Red Lobster Biscuits

Red Lobster biscuits are available both in their restaurants and as ready-made frozen biscuits. Additionally, Red Lobster offers regular and gluten-free biscuit mixes that you can recreate in the comfort of your own home.

While you can always buy Red Lobster biscuits in various forms, you won’t get the same cheesy, garlic-infused goodness from this homemade copycat version made with fresh pantry ingredients.

Calories in Red Lobster Biscuits

Biscuit TypeCalories
Red Lobster Biscuits (in restaurant)160
Homemade Red Lobster Biscuit Recipe248
Red Lobster Frozen Cheddar Bay Biscuits150
Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix150
Red Lobster Gluten-Free Cheddar Biscuit Mix170

Tips & Variations

Don’t Over Mix – Over-mixing can prevent the soft, fluffy texture you’re going for. Mix just until combined and they’ll turn out perfect!

Add Seasoning – Pair this recipe with your meal by adding taco, cajun, Old Bay seasoning or any seasoning you prefer.

Mix-ins – Try stirring in some mix-ins such as chives, green onions, black olives, bacon, ham, nuts, or make it spicy with jalapeños, hot sauce, Sriracha or red pepper flakes.

Try my Parmesan Garlic Butter Biscuits or Keto Almond Flour Biscuits next!

red lobster biscuits

Easy Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster Copycat)

Yield: 8-10 biscuits
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

An easy recipe for Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster copycat).

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups Bisquick baking mix
  • 4 tablespoons cold butter
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
  • 3/4 cup cold whole milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, divided
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 pinch salt
  • chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Combine Bisquick and cold butter. Don’t combine too thoroughly. There should be small chunks of butter about the size of peas.
  3. Add cheddar, milk and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder.
  4. Mix by hand just until combined (don't overmix or your biscuits won't be tender)
  5. Drop 9 equal portions onto greased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until tops are light brown.
  7. Mix together melted butter and remaining garlic powder. Using a pastry brush, spread garlic butter over tops of biscuits. Immediately garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 248Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 535mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 6g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix.

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