Loaded Cheeseburger Casserole

We love a superb 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 you understand and love. And identical 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, attempt 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 to confess, this casserole is lots heartier than your common previous burger. With a little bit prep work and a little bit 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 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 may have some grease. Floor turkey or rooster will also be used.
• White Onion: In case you have a yellow onion available, that may even work
• Butter: Provides taste and moisture when you’re utilizing lean floor beef.
• All-Goal 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 gained’t be as creamy.
• Ketchup: Offers an incredible 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 comprises anti-caking brokers. Be happy to experiment with Monterey Jack or a Mexican mix.

Top-of-the-line components about our straightforward cheeseburger casserole is that you may 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 at liberty to double our instructed 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 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 most effective outcomes.

Make-Forward Possibility

You possibly can simply make this casserole forward of time. To make this course of an entire lot simpler, we advise that you just bake your casserole in an aluminum dish. That means, you’ll be capable to slip your complete pan into your freezer. Be certain 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.