Loaded Cheeseburger Casserole

We love an excellent cheeseburger, so why not take these flavors and switch them right into a casserole? It’s simple to place collectively, and filled with all these scrumptious flavors you recognize and love. And similar to any good burger, you may also mess around with the toppings to verify it’s precisely what you want.

For extra beefy, tacky goodness, strive our American Skillet Picadillo.

Why Our Recipe

• All of the flavors you like from cheeseburgers, in a beefy, tacky casserole.
• Toasted hamburger buns add the proper, crispy texture on high.
• Simply add further toppings to make it your individual.

We now have to confess, this casserole is quite a bit heartier than your common previous burger. With just a little prep work and just a little persistence whereas it bakes, you’ll be chowing down in about an hour. We extremely suggest getting artistic along with your toppings. Choose and select from our recommendations, or create one thing completely your individual!

Ingredient Notes

• Floor Beef: Select lean floor beef. We favor 90/10 or 93/7 for this to keep away from extreme grease. 85/15 additionally works, however can have some grease. Floor turkey or rooster can be used.
• White Onion: When you’ve got a yellow onion readily available, that may even work
• Butter: Provides taste and moisture if you happen to’re utilizing lean floor beef.
• All-Goal Flour: That is the thickening agent for the sauce. Cornstarch can be utilized in half the quantity.
• Rotini Pasta: You may simply substitute with elbow macaroni, shells, bowtie, or fusilli.
• Beef Broth: Use low-sodium broth to raised management the flavour.
• Heavy Cream: You may also substitute with half and half if wanted, however the sauce received’t be as creamy.
• Ketchup: Provides a terrific base taste to the sauce.
• Worcestershire Sauce: Can substitute with soy sauce with a splash of vinegar.
• Cheddar Cheese: Freshly shredded cheese melts higher than pre-shredded, which accommodates anti-caking brokers. Be at liberty to experiment with Monterey Jack or a Mexican mix.

Among the finest components about our simple cheeseburger casserole is that you could actually mess around with the topping choices. We’re big onion lovers, which is why we load our model with loads of them. If you happen to love pickles, be at liberty to double our recommended amount! There are only a few examples of another toppings you should use:

• Sautéed mushrooms
• Crumbled bacon
• Recent tomatoes (add after baking)
• Onion rings or french fries (add after baking)
• Sliced avocado (add after baking)
• Banana peppers

Get artistic, and make this cheeseburger casserole precisely the way you need it! We suggest that you simply add a few of these further toppings to the melty cheese layer as soon as it comes out of the oven for the very best outcomes.

Make-Forward Choice

You may simply make this casserole forward of time. To make this course of an entire lot simpler, we propose that you simply bake your casserole in an aluminum dish. That manner, you’ll have the ability to slip the whole pan into your freezer. Be sure that to tightly wrap it in plastic wrap, then place a layer of aluminum foil on high. If you’re able to eat, let it thaw in a single day within the fridge and warmth at 350 levels for 15-20 minutes, or till the cheese begins to bubble.