Cheeseburger Casserole
I am in full casserole mode now that it’s Fall & it’s so cold outside that turning my oven on helps warm me up! I will be honest, I was a little nervous about this casserole. It sounded, well, interesting because it’s meant to taste like an actual cheeseburger that you grill in the summertime.
I was shocked when I took my first bite, that it actually had all the flavor components of a cheeseburger there! It has the seasoned beef, ketchup, mustard, tomatoes, onion, & cheese. Um, WOW! I really liked this casserole, like I went back for seconds because I liked it so much. The original recipe had diced up pickles in it, which you can feel free to add to this one, but I am not a pickle girl, so I left those out. Move over Hamburger Helper! This one is simple & delicious!
Cheeseburger Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 cups (6 oz) uncooked rotini pasta, (spiral pasta)
- 2 tsp canola or vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups onions, finely chopped (about 1 large onion)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tsp)
- 1 lb lean ground beef, (I used 97/3)
- 1 Tbsp peppercorn steak seasoning
- 6 Tbsp ketchup
- 3 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup dill pickles, finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease a 13×9" pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Boil the pasta in a large pot according to the packaged directions until al dente. Drain & set aside.
- Meanwhile, brown beef in a large skillet. Drain fat & set meat aside.
- In the same skillet heat oil & saute onions 10 minutes or until translucent. Add garlic & saute another minute or until fragrant.
- Return the beef to the pan & add the steak seasoning, ketchup, mustard, diced tomatoes, & cooked pasta. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Pour mixture into prepared pan & sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted & everything is heated through well. Serve hot topped with chopped dill pickle if desired.
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In the oven now!! Yum – sample tastes were delish!! I guess you add the pasta to the dish and then spread the meat mixture over that?
Oh my goodness, so sorry Donna! Sometimes when editing my own recipes, I tend to forget things. You add the pasta with the meat in the pan on the stove top & then pour the whole mixture into the baking dish, top it with cheese & bake. I just fixed the directions. Thanks for the heads up!
I can’t tell you how much we enjoyed this! My husband kept saying ‘three yums’! (which is his ultimate vote!!) Thank you for the fix, it turned out great!!
YAY! Glad it was a success 🙂
I am so excited to try this. I really loved Hamburger Helper as a kid, but now I can’t bring myself to buy it, let alone eat it. I sometimes wish it didn’t seem so gross though, so glad you shared a homemade version! -S
This sounds so good, Amber! Everyone in my family loves cheeseburgers, so I’m sure it would be hit at my house. I may even have to add the pickles…I agree that they sound a bit unusual as a casserole topping, but I can’t eat a cheeseburger without them, so they might be right up my alley in this one! 😉
Oh this looks soooo yummy – pinned!
Thank you for this Amber! This was dinner tonight and we loved it! I especially loved that the ingredients were items I already had on hand. The only substitution was yellow mustard instead of dijion because that’s what we had. This is a new staple menu item, even my picky 18mth old loved it! Thanks!!
Hooray! I can’t believe you tried it already, but that is awesome! I usually have everything on hand for this one too. It’s a good one 🙂
This look delicious! Yum!
Wow! That *does* sound good!
Cheeseburger Casserole?? That does sound interesting! Looks delicious – I would definitely be interested in trying it.
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