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 stuffed with all these scrumptious flavors you already know and love. And identical 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 right, crispy texture on high.
• Simply add additional toppings to make it your individual.

We now have to confess, this casserole is rather a lot heartier than your common previous burger. With just a little prep work and just a little endurance 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 options, 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 could have some grease. Floor turkey or hen will also be used.
• White Onion: When you’ve got a yellow onion available, that can even work
• Butter: Provides taste and moisture should you’re utilizing lean floor beef.
• All-Objective Flour: That is the thickening agent for the sauce. Cornstarch will also be utilized in half the quantity.
• Rotini Pasta: You possibly can simply substitute with elbow macaroni, shells, bowtie, or fusilli.
• Beef Broth: Use low-sodium broth to higher management the flavour.
• Heavy Cream: It’s also possible to substitute with half and half if wanted, however the sauce received’t be as creamy.
• Ketchup: Provides an important 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.

The most effective elements about our simple cheeseburger casserole is which you can actually mess around with the topping choices. We’re enormous onion lovers, which is why we load our model with loads of them. Should you love pickles, be happy to double our instructed amount! There are only a few examples of another toppings you need to 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 advocate that you simply add a few of these additional toppings to the melty cheese layer as soon as it comes out of the oven for the most effective outcomes.

Make-Forward Choice

You possibly can simply make this casserole forward of time. To make this course of a complete lot simpler, we advise that you simply bake your casserole in an aluminum dish. That manner, you’ll be capable to slip your entire pan into your freezer. Make certain to tightly wrap it in plastic wrap, then place a layer of aluminum foil on high. Whenever 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.