Loaded Cheeseburger Casserole

We love a very good 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 recognize and love. And identical to any good burger, you can even 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’re keen on from cheeseburgers, in a beefy, tacky casserole.
• Toasted hamburger buns add the right, crispy texture on high.
• Simply add further toppings to make it your individual.

We’ve got to confess, this casserole is rather a lot heartier than your common previous burger. With a bit of prep work and a bit of endurance whereas it bakes, you’ll be chowing down in about an hour. We extremely suggest getting inventive together with your toppings. Choose and select from our strategies, 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 rooster will also be used.
• White Onion: If in case you have a yellow onion readily available, that will even work
• Butter: Provides taste and moisture in case 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 may simply substitute with elbow macaroni, shells, bowtie, or fusilli.
• Beef Broth: Use low-sodium broth to higher management the flavour.
• Heavy Cream: You can too substitute with half and half if wanted, however the sauce gained’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 straightforward cheeseburger casserole is that you may 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 happy to double our urged 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 inventive, and make this cheeseburger casserole precisely the way you need it! We suggest that you just add a few of these further toppings to the melty cheese layer as soon as it comes out of the oven for the perfect 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 just bake your casserole in an aluminum dish. That manner, you’ll be capable to slip the whole pan into your freezer. Be sure that 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.