Recipe: Perfect Cheeseburger Casserole

Cheeseburger Casserole. A cheeseburger casserole… now that's not a dish I grew up eating! What the heck is a cheeseburger casserole? Think cheeseburger essential ingredients such as lean ground hamburger meat sauteed.

This Cheeseburger Casserole is a homemade Hamburger Helper recipe. Skip the drive-thru and satisfy your family's burger cravings at home with a hearty, stick-to-your-ribs entrée that feels just right for cold weather. This creamy low-carb bacon cheeseburger casserole is loaded with enough eggs, Cheddar, and beef to satisfy your family any night of the week. You can cook 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. You need 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. Prepare 1/2 Teaspoon of Pepper.
7. You need 2 Cups of Shredded American Cheese.
8. Prepare 2 Cans of Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheets.
9. Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.
10. Prepare 1 Tablespoon of Sesame Seeds.
11. Prepare of Equipment.
12. It's of Large Non-Stick Skillet (or 2 small ones if necessary).
13. It's 1 (3 Quart) of Glass Baking Dish.
14. You need of Whisk (or fork) to beat egg.
15. You need 1 of Pastry/Basting/Cooking Brush (or fork) to brush egg.
16. You need of Cutting Board and Knife.
17. You need of Non-Stick Spray.
18. It's of Spatula.
19. Prepare of Strainer.
20. Prepare of Optional Variations.
21. It's of I use spicy ketchup, Whataburger brand.
22. It's of Add 1/2 Cup of Chopped Dill Pickles or Chopped Green Chiles.
23. You need of Season meat more with Tony Chachere's or whatever else you like.
24. You need 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. You need of Sprinkle diced tomatoes on top when it's ready to serve.

Cheeseburger Meatloaf Vs Turkey Meatloaf How to Dice an Onion. McCormick's Grill Mates Burger Seasoning and Weber Burger Seasoning are my favorites. These ingredients will add so much flavor! The casserole will taste a lot more like a burger.

Cheeseburger Casserole instructions

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..

If your a cheeseburger lover this casserole is for you. It's like a big juicy cheeseburger right in a bowl. This casserole is fairly easy to make and can be cooked and reheated as needed. This Cheeseburger Casserole is a classic and a dinner recipe that my entire family loved. When the kids eat it you know your doing something right.