Loaded Cheeseburger Casserole

We love cheeseburger, so why not take these flavors and switch them right into a casserole? It’s straightforward to place collectively, and stuffed with all these scrumptious flavors and love. And similar to any good burger, you too can 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’re keen on 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 personal.

We’ve got to confess, this casserole is so much 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 advocate getting artistic along with your toppings. Choose and select from our ideas, or create one thing completely your personal!

Ingredient Notes

• Floor Beef: Select lean floor beef. We desire 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 should 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 higher management the flavour.
• Heavy Cream: You may also substitute with half and half if wanted, however the sauce received’t be as creamy.
• Ketchup: Offers 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 incorporates anti-caking brokers. Be happy to experiment with Monterey Jack or a Mexican mix.

The most effective elements about our straightforward cheeseburger casserole is which you could 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 steered 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 just add a few of these additional toppings to the melty cheese layer as soon as it comes out of the oven for the perfect outcomes.

Make-Forward Choice

You may simply make this casserole forward of time. To make this course of a complete lot simpler, we propose that you just bake your casserole in an aluminum dish. That method, you’ll be capable to slip all the pan into your freezer. Ensure that to tightly wrap it in plastic wrap, then place a layer of aluminum foil on high. 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.