Make Ahead Ground Beef Casserole Food

GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Note: A deep, a 12 to 14-inch pot is the perfect size for this recipe, preferably oven-safe.
• Pre-work: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Shred the cheese and set it aside along with the sour cream. We don't want those to be cold when we add them to the sauce.
• Cook and crumble the ground beef over medium heat. Add the onions halfway through and cook until softened.
• Drain grease. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add salt, Italian seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and flour. Stir to combine and cook for 2-3 minutes to remove raw flour taste.
• Add the chicken broth and use a silicone spatula to "clean" the bottom of the pot.
• Add the tomato sauce and undrained diced tomatoes.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Let it bubble gently to thicken and reduce while you start to boil the water for the pasta.
• Cook the pasta until al dente (refer to package instructions), and drain. Don't overcook.
• Remove the sauce from the heat and let the base cool down a bit. Swirl in the sour cream and 1 cup (not all) of the shredded cheese, stir to combine. Stir in the pasta.
• If your dish is not oven-safe, transfer to a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch casserole dish and top with remaining 1 ½ cups of cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Let it sit for 5 minutes and serve with a side of cheesy garlic bread.

MAKE-AHEAD GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, cook beef, onions and garlic over medium-high heat, stirring frequently; drain. Reduce heat, cook 5 more minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
• Line a rimmed sheet pan with foil and spoon beef onto foil.
• Break beef apart as necessary, ensuring that it's spread evenly on the pan.
• Freeze about 1 hour, stirring once, until firm.
• Divide mixture into quart-sized resealable freezer plastic bags or containers with about 2 cups in each. Label and freeze up to 2 months.

MAKE AHEAD LAYERED ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine ground meat, onion, pepper and seasonings. Cook until meat is brown. Drain fat.
• Mix soup with enchilada sauce and water until well blended and add to the ground meat mixture. Simmer for about 10 minutes and reserve.
• Grease 9x13" baking pan. Layer six tortillas, half meat mixture with the sauce and half grated cheese.
• Repeat another layer with the remaining ingredients. Cool completely. Cover with foil and refrigerate 24 hours.
• Bake at 350ºF. for 45 minutes covered with foil until heated through before serving.
• Serve with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, salsa and guacamole if you like.
• VARIATION: this casserole can also be made filling each flour tortilla with the ground meat and rolled up, then covered with the enchilada sauce and soup mixture, and the grated cheese on top. Refrigerated and heated before serving.

MAKE-AHEAD GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10x14-inch baking pan or large casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Cook and stir ground beef and onion in a hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Pour cream of chicken soup into the skillet. Fill the empty can with chicken broth and pour into the skillet. Add celery, water, rice, Worcestershire, soy sauce, and salt. Mix well. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and rice is cooked through, about 1 hour.

17 EASY GROUND TURKEY CASSEROLE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease your baking dish.
• Brown one pound of ground turkey in a pan and drain off additional grease. Mix in one teaspoon of sugar, one can of tomato sauce, and set aside.
• Combine eight oz. sour cream and eight oz. cream cheese. Set aside.
• Cook twelve oz. of egg noodles and add to your greased baking dish.
• Layer the turkey-tomato mixture and then the sour and cream cheese mixture. Top with cheddar cheese.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Enjoy!