Recipe: Perfect Cheeseburger Casserole

Cheeseburger Casserole. In a large skillet, cook the ground beef over medium heat, stirring to break up the lumps, until all of the pink is gone from the meat. Place baking dish on a cookie sheet. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the beef and onion; drain.

This family-friendly casserole is a fun, easy, and inexpensive way to serve dinner for a crowd (the recipe is easily doubled or tripled). Feel free to swap the American cheese slices for whatever type of cheese you prefer, such as cheddar or Swiss. A cheeseburger casserole… now that's not a dish I grew up eating! You can have Cheeseburger Casserole using 26 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cheeseburger Casserole

1. You need 2 lbs of Ground Beef or Turkey.
2. Prepare 1/2 Cup of Chopped Onion.
3. Prepare 1 Cup of Water.
4. You need 1 Cup of Ketchup.
5. You need 2 Tablespoon of Yellow Mustard.
6. You need 1/2 Teaspoon of Pepper.
7. Prepare 2 Cups of Shredded American Cheese.
8. Prepare 2 Cans of Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheets.
9. It's 1 of egg, beaten.
10. It's 1 Tablespoon of Sesame Seeds.
11. You need of Equipment.
12. Prepare of Large Non-Stick Skillet (or 2 small ones if necessary).
13. Prepare 1 (3 Quart) of Glass Baking Dish.
14. It's of Whisk (or fork) to beat egg.
15. It's 1 of Pastry/Basting/Cooking Brush (or fork) to brush egg.
16. Prepare of Cutting Board and Knife.
17. Prepare of Non-Stick Spray.
18. Prepare of Spatula.
19. You need of Strainer.
20. You need of Optional Variations.
21. You need of I use spicy ketchup, Whataburger brand.
22. Prepare of Add 1/2 Cup of Chopped Dill Pickles or Chopped Green Chiles.
23. Prepare of Season meat more with Tony Chachere's or whatever else you like.
24. It's of Remove bottom layer of crescent dough if you feel it's too much.
25. It's 1/2 of ingredients except cheese, egg and seeds for smaller version.
26. It's of Sprinkle diced tomatoes on top when it's ready to serve.

What the heck is a cheeseburger casserole? Think cheeseburger essential ingredients such as lean ground hamburger meat sauteed with diced tomatoes, onions, a touch of mustard, and some not-so common burger ingredients such as pasta, all topped with melted cheddar and finished. Beefy, cheesy and saucy, it tastes like cheeseburgers in pasta form. It's a homemade Hamburger Helper - a tastier and much healthier version of the popular boxed pasta!

Cheeseburger Casserole step by step

1. Start to heat oven to 375° F. Begin to brown Ground Meat in Large Skillet, stirring frequently. You will also add the onions (and Green Chiles if you chose) to the meat and cook them down together..
2. While the meat and onions are cooking, you may beat the egg in a small bowl. Also unroll one of the Crescent Dough Sheets on the cutting board and cut into six big, even size pieces. Spray the Glass Baking Dish with Non-Stick Spray, then line the bottom of the dish with the dough pieces into one even layer..
3. Once meat is cooked thoroughly, turn off burner, drain meat/onions through the strainer and then add it back to the skillet. Stir in the Mustard, Ketchup, Water, Pepper and whatever else you chose to season the meat. (This is also when to add the Chopped Pickles if you chose).
4. Spoon the filling mixture into the Glass Baking Dish on top of the first layer of Crescent Dough Sheet and smooth it out into a nice even layer. Sprinkle the Shredded American Cheese evenly on top..
5. Unroll the last Crescent Dough Sheet on the cutting board and cut the same six, big even size pieces. Place those pieces on top the cheese forming an even top layer, small gaps are ok..
6. Brush the top layer of the Crescent Dough Sheet with the beaten egg to where the whole surface is lightly covered. Take the Sesame Seeds and sprinkle across the whole top layer as the finishing touch..
7. Place Glass Baking Dish in middle rack of oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, turning halfway through, until dough is a nice golden brown. Take out carefully and you're done!.
8. I recommend cutting and serving with a wide, flat spatula. French Fries/Tater Tots or Mac N' Cheese have proven to be very good sides for this dish..

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-low heat. Cheeseburger casserole is a dream dinner! This cheesy casserole is packed with noodles, ground beef, tomato, and cheddar cheese. It's truly a cheeseburger in casserole form. If you love beef, pasta, cheese, onions, garlic, and lots of spices then this is the casserole for you!