Loaded Cheeseburger Casserole

We love cheeseburger, so why not take these flavors and switch them right into a casserole? It’s simple to place collectively, and stuffed with all these scrumptious flavors you already know and love. And similar to any good burger, you may as well mess around with the toppings to ensure 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 prime.
• Simply add further toppings to make it your individual.

We’ve to confess, this casserole is so much heartier than your common outdated burger. With a bit of prep work and a bit of persistence whereas it bakes, you’ll be chowing down in about an hour. We extremely advocate getting artistic together with your toppings. Decide and select from our solutions, or create one thing completely your individual!

Ingredient Notes

• Floor Beef: Select lean floor beef. We want 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 available, that may even work
• Butter: Provides taste and moisture in the event you’re utilizing lean floor beef.
• All-Objective 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 too can substitute with half and half if wanted, however the sauce received’t be as creamy.
• Ketchup: Offers an excellent 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 best elements about our simple cheeseburger casserole is that you would be able to actually mess around with the topping choices. We’re large onion lovers, which is why we load our model with loads of them. When you love pickles, be at liberty to double our prompt amount! There are only a few examples of another toppings you should utilize:

• 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 advocate 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 Possibility

You may simply make this casserole forward of time. To make this course of a complete lot simpler, we recommend that you simply bake your casserole in an aluminum dish. That approach, you’ll have the ability to slip all the pan into your freezer. Be certain to tightly wrap it in plastic wrap, then place a layer of aluminum foil on prime. Once 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.