Loaded Cheeseburger Casserole

We love a great 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 realize and love. And identical to any good burger, you can even 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 proper, crispy texture on prime.
• Simply add further toppings to make it your personal.

Now we have to confess, this casserole is quite a bit heartier than your common outdated burger. With slightly prep work and slightly endurance whereas it bakes, you’ll be chowing down in about an hour. We extremely advocate getting inventive along with your toppings. Choose and select from our solutions, 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 may have some grease. Floor turkey or hen will also be used.
• White Onion: If in case you have a yellow onion readily 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 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 raised management the flavour.
• Heavy Cream: You can even substitute with half and half if wanted, however the sauce received’t be as creamy.
• Ketchup: Offers an ideal 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 at liberty to experiment with Monterey Jack or a Mexican mix.

Probably the greatest components about our simple cheeseburger casserole is 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. In case you love pickles, be at liberty to double our instructed 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 inventive, 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 one of the best outcomes.

Make-Forward Possibility

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 of slip the whole pan into your freezer. Be sure to tightly wrap it in plastic wrap, then place a layer of aluminum foil on prime. 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.