Cheeseburger Casserole
It's hamburger helper, but BETTER!
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1/2 cup DF butter
- 3 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup GF all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp nature's seasoning
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 8 oz DF cream cheese Kite Hill
- 1 jar marinara
- 4 oz DF parmesan
Meat
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef 80/20
- 1 tsp nature's seasoning
- 1 box GF penne cooked for 2 min less than instructed
Topping
- 2 tbsp DF butter melted
- 1 cup GF plain breadcrumbs
- 1/2 tsp nature's seasoning
- 1/2 cup cooked beef
- 1 cup DF cheddar
Instructions
Sauce
- In a saucepan melt butter, then add minced garlic until fragrant.
- Whisk in GF AP flour and allow to cook for 2 min then add nature's seasoning.
- Slowly whisk in unsweetened almond milk, making sure to constantly whisk while pouring so there aren't any lumps!
- Allow roux to cook for 2 min until thickened then add DF cream cheese in chunks and whisk to incorporate.
- Whisk in jar of marinara slowly, then add parmesan cheese and allow sauce to cook another 2 min.
Meat
- Brown ground beef with nature's seasoning.
- Drain excess fat from ground beef and set aside 1/2 cup for topping and combine the rest with the sauce.
Topping
- Melt DF butter then combine with all ingredients.
Casserole Construction
- Combine pasta, meat, and sauce in 9x13 baking dish.
- Adding topping.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 min or until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are browned.
- Enjoy!