Cheeseburger casserole is a one-dish meal made from traditional cheeseburger ingredients with pasta in place of the bun. The first casserole dish was created in New Hampshire by French Canadian immigrant Elmire Jolicoeur in 1866. Cooking in earthenware vessels is common practice throughout much of the world, but the traditional American idea of the casserole as a one-dish meal didn’t really hit US tables until the 20th Century. Casserole recipes became especially popular in the 1950s, when lightweight metal and glass cookware became available.
Recipe Servings: 6
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, as needed to grease dish
- 2 cups rotini pasta
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 medium white or yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
- 2 dill pickles, chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish using nonstick cooking spray.
- Cook pasta al dente according to the package’s instructions. Drain.
- Combine ground beef, onion, and garlic in a large skillet set over medium-high heat and cook for 7–10 minutes. Drain.
- Add salt, pepper, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, and Dijon mustard to meat mixture.
- Stir to combine the ingredients and then bring the mixture to a boil, cooking for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir the cooked pasta into the meat mixture.
- Spread half of the pasta-meat mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle it with 1 cup of cheese.
- Pour the remaining pasta-meat mixture into the dish, spreading it evenly, and top it with the remaining 1 cup of cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes and then remove dish from the oven.
- Sprinkle with chopped dill pickle and tomato and serve immediately.
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