September 20, 2020

Baked Cheeseburger Sliders Casserole

Name: Baked Cheeseburger Sliders Casserole
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 hamburger buns; 2 pounds Niman Ranch ground beef (or 85% ground beef); 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder; 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1 tablespoon butter, melted; 2 cups shredded lettuce

This baked cheeseburger recipe is a new family favorite since it resembles the classic loose meat sandwich kids already love.

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Baked Cheeseburger Sliders With Ground Beef

This recipe is one of the best ways to make cheeseburgers in a casserole form. Why? Because all you do is brown up the ground beef.

No need to turn the beef into patties. No need to touch the ground meat, if you don’t like touching ground beef.

You add some essential ingredients when you brown the ground beef, and you’ll be shocked with how delicious this baked cheeseburger recipe turns out.

Here’s a quick list of ingredients:

Niman Ranch ground beef
Worcestershire sauce
Spicy brown mustard
Garlic powder
hamburger buns
butter

Using Hamburger Buns In A Casserole

My kids loved this recipe because of the use of the hamburger buns in the casserole dish.

They had never seen cheeseburgers made this way, and they enjoyed the fun of a buttered hamburger bun.

I used these buns because I bought quite a bit for Labor Day, and I wanted to use them up. I’m so glad I decided to take our usual loose meat sandwich recipe, and turn it into this.

Remember to butter the buns! Basting the top of the hamburger buns with butter gives them such a delectable crunch.

If you have poppy seeds in the pantry, you can even add them to the top. What a fancy cheeseburger slider casserole idea!

Where Are The Veggies?

Oh, vegetables! If you are looking to add some veggies to this recipe, one of the easiest ways is to serve with a side salad and pickle.

You can also add sliced pickles on top of the ground beef and shredded cheese before baking the casserole.

We decided to place shredded lettuce on top of each slider, and everyone got to add a drizzle of ketchup and mustard if they wanted.

I totally prefer eating it this way, since it looks cool and you can add at much lettuce as you want.

Plus, a pickle on the side of the slider just feels right when it comes to enjoying a serving of cheeseburger casserole.

What Substitutions Can I Use?

This cheeseburger recipe is great with substitutions.

If you have no worcestershire, soy sauce works just as well. You can use stone ground mustard or yellow mustard, instead of the brown mustard.

Heck, you can even leave out the garlic powder, if that’s not your jam.

Can I make this a different way?

The key to this recipe is the way it’s made. It’s essentially a ground beef casserole recipe, so the use of a casserole dish is needed.

If you want to substitute it with shredded pork, or even shredded beef, you’ll still have a great option for a busy weeknight dinner.