Whatever’s in the Fridge Skillet Surprise – its Cooking with Hank

Granny’s Backwoods “Whatever’s in the Fridge” Skillet Surprise

Serves 4 hungry cousins or 1 uncle named Randy

Ingredients

1 pound of mystery meat (hamburger, sausage, squirrel-lookin’ stuff… your call)

1 can of biscuits, flattened with a boot (or rolling pin if you’re fancy)

1 can of cream of “somethin’” soup

2 handfuls of shredded cheese (the kind that sticks together is best)

1 bell pepper (optional, veggies are suspicious)

1 onion, chopped roughly with your good pocketknife

1 tablespoon of butter or bacon grease (we ain’t picky)

Salt & pepper (or just more cheese, honestly)

Hot sauce to “wake the ancestors”

Directions

1. Fire Up the Skillet

Put that skillet on the stove and toss in the butter, bacon grease, or whatever slippery magic you have handy.

2. Brown the Mystery Meat

Cook it till it looks done and you trust it with your life decisions. Add onion and bell pepper. Stir like your cousin is coming to steal it.

3. Add the Soupy Goodness

Dump in the can of cream of somethin. If it says “mushroom” but you ain’t never seen a mushroom before, that’s okay.

4. Boot-Flatten Them Biscuits

Flatten them like they owe you money. Chop them up and toss ‘em in the skillet.

5. Cheese It Up

Add cheese until your heart says “that’s enough” and your doctor says “please stop.”

6. Simmer & Wait

Let it bubble on medium-low for 12–15 minutes — about the length of one good country song and one bad one.

7. Finish Like a Legend

Add hot sauce, say a prayer, and serve it up hot.

Serving Tips

Best eaten on a paper plate.

Pairs well with sweet tea or something stronger.

If it sticks to your ribs, you did it right.

If it sticks to the pan forever, that’s tomorrow’s dinner too.

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