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There is nothing quite like the taste of a good cheeseburger. One thing that I enjoy doing is taking a great tasting meal and incorporating it into another delicious dish. Cheeseburger casserole is excellent at doing just that. It has the great taste of a casserole while not forsaking the wonderful flavors of that all-time classic American cheeseburger.

There are a number of ingredient variations that can be used in the making of this casserole dish. One popular choice is elbow macaroni. However, for this recipe I chose to use cavatappi macaroni. Its spiral shape gives the cheeseburger casserole a wonderful texture when infused with all the flavorful spices and ingredients. If you have not yet tried cavatappi macaroni noodles in a casserole dish, then I would highly recommend them to you.

This recipe keeps the American cheeseburger theme alive with ingredients such as ketchup, mustard, pickles, onion, and of course, ground beef. When these flavors come together along with a few others we will be adding, you and your family will find this to be a new mealtime favorite! So, if you are ready to be the hero in the kitchen, let’s gather our ingredients…

Cheeseburger Casserole

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Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Ingredients

1 lb Ground Beef
1 Medium Onion chopped
1 16oz Cavatappi Macaroni Noodles Elbow macaroni can also be used
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Oregano
2 tsp Garlic Powder
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 tbsp Ketchup
2 tbsp Mustard
1/2 cup Chopped pickles
1 cup Beef broth
1 15oz Can of dices tomatoes
2 cups Mexican Blended cheese

Instructions

Chop the onion and the pickles.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
Place a beef bouillon cube into a cup of water and heat in the microwave until it is dissolved.
Brown the hamburger along with the onion. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian Seasoning, chili powder, and oregano to the meat and onion mixture.
Bring a pot of water to a boil (with a little salt). Add the cavatappi noodles and boil for about 6 minutes, drain.
In a large mixing bowl add the beef mixture, the cavatappi noodles, the canned tomatoes, the beef broth, chopped pickles, ketchup, mustard, and half the Mexican cheese.
Pour the mixture into a 9×13 inch baking dish. Cover the top with the remaining cheese.
Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.