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Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole

Judith Hannemann — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:00:00 +0000

Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole

Burger, bun and fries all in one casserole! Sure to please any cheeseburger lover and easy to prepare too. Perfect back-to-school supper.

Here’s a delicious meal that will please both the adults and the kids in the house.

Easy, economical and tasty

This is really tasty and I liked the idea of combining all of my favorite burger joint things in one economical casserole. Unfortunately, when I got a hanker on for this, I was out of regular frozen french fries, but I did have some crispy crowns in the freezer that substituted nicely. In fact, I think it gave this casserole even more flavor. Since they are just flattened tater tots in actuality, good ol’ tater tots can be used if you have them on hand.

Perfect comfort casserole

Velveeta and milk make instant cheese sauce in this. If the meat looks as if it could use more “juice,” then just add a little more milk–especially if you like it saucy. I also serve a cheese sauce with this. The link will lead you to my cheeseburger ring recipe which has my speedy cheese sauce included.

Up close and crunchy

There is real cheese in this too, so you get a nice bite from the real cheddar cheese as well. You can substitute real cheese for the Velveeta, but your sauce will separate. This is why I tend to use Velveeta, even if it’s just a small chunk, in any cheddar cheese sauce. It is a miracle that keeps the sauce from separating. But since we rather LIKE Velveeta, I just go with using only that in this sauce.

Add bacon and some chopped pickle in the mix too if you’d like. It only gets better!

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Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole

Burger, bun and fries all in one casserole! Sure to please any cheeseburger lover and easy to prepare too. Perfect back-to-school supper.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: beef, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals

Cuisine: American

Keyword: casserole recipe, cheeseburger, french fries, fries

Servings: 4 -6

Calories: 680kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 cup Velveeta
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp instant onion -OR- 3 tbs minced fresh onion
1 pkg large buttermilk biscuits like Grands
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups tater tots crispy crowns or regular frozen french fries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Open biscuits and cut into quarters. Spread evenly over the bottom of prepared baking dish.
Brown ground beef in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat from pan. Lower heat to low and add the Velveeta, milk, ketchup and onion, stirring frequently until Velveeta is melted. If you want more sauce, add another 1/4 cup of milk.
Top biscuits with meat/cheese sauce mixture. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar over the meat.
Top with tater tots/crowns/french fries, spreading them out until they almost cover the top.
Bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes, or until potatoes are done and crispy and biscuits are cooked through.

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Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole

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Crunchy Beef & Broccoli Casserole

Judith Hannemann — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 23:00:00 +0000

Crunchy and inexpensive ground beef casserole based on Chinese beef and broccoli.

Here’s an easy one-dish meal that will please mostly everyone.

I’m not going to say this duplicates the authentic Chinese recipe, because it really doesn’t. It’s more reminiscent of the dish actually.

Hearty and crunchy

The original recipe for the basic casserole was found in one of my Gooseberry Patch cookbooks. However, I didn’t care for the seasonings nor that it didn’t incorporate any veggies. So I changed it to include some broccoli and added some Asian-style seasoning.

This would be even nicer if leftover jasmine rice was substituted for the instant rice. In that case, I’d reduce the water by 1/2 if I made that change. I think the taste of jasmine rice would kick up the flavor even more!

Complete meal in one dish

Feel free to add more veggies or a combo–maybe some sliced water chestnuts and mushrooms too.

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Crunchy Beef & Broccoli Casserole

Here’s an easy one-dish meal that will please mostly everyone. Crunchy and inexpensive ground beef casserole based on Chinese beef and broccoli.

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: beef, Comfort Foods, Dinner, Everyday Meals

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: beef and broccoli, casserole recipe

Servings: 6

Calories: 514kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs very lean ground beef
1 small onion chopped
8 oz small broccoli florets or chopped broccoli
1 cup instant rice
2 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 cups water
10.75 oz cream of celery soup
10.75 oz golden mushroom soup
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 cups chow mein noodles
chopped green onions for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a 3.5 quart baking dish (or 13x9 dish) with non-stick spray.
Brown onion, garlic and ground beef over medium-high heat in a large, heavy skillet.
Mix remaining ingredients except chow mein noodles and green onion in a medium bowl. Stir in ground beef mixture and turn into prepared baking pan.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until casserole is bubbly. Top with chow mein noodles and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Garnish liberally with green onion, if desired.
Serves 6

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Mexicali Hashbrown Taco Casserole

Judith Hannemann — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Mexicali Hash Brown Taco Casserole

Meat and potatoes in one dish. A different angle on Shepherd’s Pie.

Shepherds Pie Goes South Of The Border

Shepherd’s pie has moved south to Mexico!

The base of this casserole is a creamy taco-flavored ground beef mixture. You can leave the taco seasoning out or use other spice blends if you’d like. My recipes are never carved in stone…make them your own.

Top all this off with a crunchy-cheesy-peppery layer of hash browns and you’ve got a complete dinner in a dish!

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Mexicali Hashbrown Taco Casserole

This hashbrown taco casserole is a meat and potatoes dinner baked in one dish. A Tex-Mex twist on Shepherd’s Pie.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: hashbrowns, taco casserole, tacos

Servings: 6

Calories: 393kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

1 lb 90% lean ground beef
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper divided
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper divided
1/2 cup corn
1 pkg taco seasoning
10.5 oz condensed tomato soup
3 oz low fat cream cheese
1/2 cup chopped onion divided
2 cups Mexican-style shredded cheese divided
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
15 oz frozen hashbrown potatoes thawed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease or spray a 2 or 2 1/2 quart oblong casserole dish.
Brown ground beef, half of the bell peppers and onion in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat from pan, reduce heat.
Add the undiluted tomato soup, corn and the cream cheese. Stir until well combined and no chunks of cream cheese are visible. Stir in taco seasoning and 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Turn mixture into prepared pan, spreading mixture evenly across the bottom.
In a separate bowl, combine the defrosted hash browns, the remaining peppers, salt, pepper and remaining 1 cup shredded cheese.
Top ground beef with potato mixture, pressing it down slightly.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until topping is browned and crispy on top.

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Cheeseburger Taquitos

Judith Hannemann — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Cheeseburger Taquitos

You’re guaranteed to fall in love with these if you like those super burgers in the fast-food joints…and these are much healthier too!

Lately I’ve become obsessed with flour tortillas and what I can do with them. A few weeks ago, I made an Asian salad in edible shaped bowls I made with them. I’ve done breakfast wraps…be posting them soon too.

But, I wanted to come up with a one-dish casserole type of meal using them, but not the usual enchilada-type deal. Wanted something different. Then I started experimenting with what I had on hand.

I never really go to these burger joints…mostly because they’re more expensive than a fancy restaurant (yep, add up what you’d spend for the “works” in there, it may surprise you) and I’d rather have a nice leisurely meal in a fancy sit-down restaurant. Also, the food there ain’t the healthiest, folks, and now I have to worry about that because I’m….well…OLD. But I do admit that I don’t hate the “burger and the works,” I rather like it.

So I wanted to see what would happen if I did something similar with my tortillas. I came up with this, and I like it. I realize that it might be too dry for some, so I would suggest serving it with a nice creamy cheese sauce or even one of those quickie microwave dips that uses Velveeta and salsa….probably would taste pretty good. Even plain Thousand Island dressing–the “secret sauce” in one place would do nicely too.

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Cheeseburger Taquitos

You’re guaranteed to fall in love with these if you like those super burgers in the fast-food joints…and these are much healthier too!

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: beef, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: cheeseburger, cheeseburger taquitos, taquitos

Servings: 4

Calories: 650kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
2 tbsp chopped sweet pickle OR pickle relish
3 tbsp chopped onion
3 tbsp ketchup
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese feel free to add lots more if you like
1 tsp seasoned salt regular will do too
1/2 tsp pepper
8 small flour tortillas about 7-inch diameter
2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 11 x 7-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
Heat a large skillet. Add ground beef and onion and brown; drain off excess oil.
In a medium bowl, combine the browned ground beef/onion mixture, chopped pickle, 1 cup of the shredded cheddar, the ketchup and salt & pepper. Mix well, and divide into 8 portions.
Place one portion of the meat mixture in the center of a tortilla and roll up enchilada style. Place seam-side down in prepared pan. Repeat until all meat mixture is used.
Drizzle olive oil over the tops of the rolls, and brush them well so the tortillas are well coated with the oil.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until tortillas are just beginning to brown. Remove from oven and distribute the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheddar over the tops of the rolls. Return to oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and beginning to brown and bubble.
Serve with a salad and one of the sauces mentioned above.

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Cheeseburger Taquitos

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