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Showing posts with label cheeseburger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheeseburger. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Cheeseburger Sliders

This is just about the easiest way to make some quick burgers that ever existed. Not only are they easy but they are delicious! These would be great to serve as little appetizers or to serve at a kids party...or any party! They’re yummy as is or you can break out all the fixin’s and go crazy! Give ‘em a try and see for yourself!



Cheeseburger Sliders
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 small onion ~ finely diced
6 slices cheddar cheese
1 12-pack package Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, salt, garlic powder, pepper and diced onion.
Press mixture into a square, a little larger than the packaged rolls, on a baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove ground beef layer from the pan onto a cutting board.
Drain any fat from the pan.
Slice rolls in half lengthwise but do not separate individual rolls.
Place the bottom half of the rolls on the pan.
Place ground beef on top of the rolls then top with cheese slices.
Cover the meat and cheese with the top of the rolls.
Brush with melted butter then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake for 20 minutes.



Here we go!!!




Mix together the ground beef, 
diced onion, and seasonings.




Pat the mixture into a rectangle, a little larger than the buns are in the package.




Bake it for 20 minutes then remove to a cutting board. Drain the fat from the pan.




Slice the rolls in half and place the bottom half on the baking sheet.




Place the cooked meat on 
the bottom of the sliced rolls then add the cheese slices.




Top with the other half of the sliced rolls then brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.




Bake for 20 minutes.





Slice and enjoy!!




Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Bacon Cheeseburger Roll

Talk about easy! This little meal is just about the easiest thing to make ever but delivers a hearty meal. Tastes just like a cheeseburger, too! You can add pickles on the side or baked right in, if you want. Serve with some ketchup and mustard or some bbq sauce. Add a side salad and some oven baked fries and you’ve got yourself a great family friendly meal! 
Bacon Cheeseburger Roll



1 pound ground beef
8 ounces Velveeta cheese ~ cubed
1/2 large onion ~ diced
5 slices bacon ~ chopped
1 refrigerated pizza crust 
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray.
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef, bacon and onion until done. 
Add the cubed Velveeta and stir until melted. 
Lay pizza crust onto the cookie sheet and press into a 10x15 inch rectangle. 
Spread meat mixture onto pizza crust, leaving an inch all around the edges. 
Start rolling up the pizza crust from one of the LONG ends. Arrange roll seam side down on cookie sheet, tucking in the ends. 
Brush with a beaten egg, if desired. 
Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
Allow to sit for a few minutes before slicing.




Let's get going!





Brown the ground beef, onion and 
bacon until done. Add salt and pepper if desired.





Then add the Velveeta.





Cook and stir until melted.





Press you pizza dough into a 
rectangle then add the meat mixture. 
Roll it up!





Bake then allow to sit for a 
few minutes before slicing.





Serve it up with any sides you like!


Monday, December 1, 2014

Cheeseburger Pasta

I love anything cheesy and warm like this dish. I also love that it's so changeable. You can use your favorite cheese in this or throw in something to kick it up a little bit like green chilies or a can of tomatoes. Serve it right out the skillet to make clean up super fast. The homemade cheese sauce in this makes this supper WAY better than what you can find in a box. Really yummy and really good!

Cheeseburger Pasta



1 pound ground beef ~ cooked and drained
1 medium onion ~ diced
1 clove garlic ~ minced
2 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese ~ divided use
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
8 - 16 ounces rotini pasta ~ cooked and drained (I used 8-ounces since I was only feeding 3 people but you can add more to make it go further.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic about 5 minutes.

Add the ground beef and cook until done.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.

Add the flour and cook and stir a few minutes.

Add in 2 cups of the cheddar cheese and the parmesan, salt and pepper and stir until smooth. 

Pour cheese sauce over cooked pasta and stir.

Add pasta to the meat in the skillet and stir. 

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. 

Place in the oven for about 20 minutes to melt cheese on top and warm through.

NOTE: Add a can of diced tomatoes, a 4-ounce can of diced green chili or whatever you like to stretch this a little further.

Here we go! 

Here we go!

Saute the onion and garlic. 

Saute the onion and garlic.

Then add the ground beef and cook until done. 

Then add the ground beef and cook until done.

In a saucepan, melt the butter then add the flour. 

In a saucepan, melt the butter then add the flour.

Stir in the milk and cook until thickened. 

Stir in the milk and cook until thickened.

Add the cheese and stir. 

Add the cheese and stir.

Pour cheese sauce over cooked pasta. 

Pour cheese sauce over cooked pasta.

Add the pasta to the meat. 

Add the pasta to the meat.

Sprinkle with a little cheese and let it warm through in the oven. 

Sprinkle with a little cheese and
let it warm through in the oven.

Serve it up! 

Serve it up!

Friday, April 11, 2014

Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza...and a $1.00 off COUPON!!!

Don't you just love a good pizza? And don't you just love a good cheeseburger? Then why not combine the two? It's a perfect combo! Mama Mary's Pizza Crust makes putting this together a snap! We thoroughly enjoyed this pizza but I probably should have made two since each of us was greedily eying the last piece! I'll know better next time! 

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Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza



1 Mama Mary's Pizza Crust ~ any kind
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 medium onion ~ diced and caramelized
1/2 pound bacon ~ diced and cooked crisp
Salt & pepper to taste
1 cup pizza sauce
2 cups cheddar cheese ~ grated
1 Roma tomato ~ sliced
1/2 cup pickle slices ~ optional
1 cup lettuce ~ chopped ~ optional

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Spread pizza sauce over crust.

In a large skillet, caramelize the onion in a little olive oil. Remove onions from skillet.

Add diced bacon and cook until lightly crisped. Remove bacon from skillet.

Add ground beef. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until done. 

Sprinkle crust with grated cheese, ground beef, onions and bacon. 

Arrange sliced tomatoes on top.

Bake for 10 -15 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Scatter lettuce and pickle slices over hot pizza.

Let's get going!

Let's get going!


Caramelize the onions, then cook the bacon then brown the hamburger. I used the same skillet for everything. I just removed the ingredients to small bowls when they were done.
Caramelize the onions, then 
cook the bacon then brown the 
hamburger. I used the same 
skillet for everything. I just 
removed the ingredients to 
small bowls when they were done.


Spread about 1 cup of sauce on a Mama Mary's pizza crust. Sprinkle with some grated cheese then scatter the cooked hamburger on top.
Spread about 1 cup of sauce on a 
Mama Mary's pizza crust. Sprinkle 
with some grated cheese then scatter 
the cooked hamburger on top.


Sprinkle the sauteed onion and the cooked bacon on top of the hamburger then place the sliced tomato on top. Bake it up!
Sprinkle the sauteed onion and 
the cooked bacon on top of the 
hamburger then place the sliced 
tomato on top. Bake it up!


Top with dill pickles and shredded lettuce, if desired, and enjoy!
Top with dill pickles and shredded 
lettuce, if desired, and enjoy!

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Cheeseburger Combo Soup

Soup! Who loves it? We do here in the SFFS house. This one was really tasty. It's got a little bit of everything in it that I know a cheeseburger does not have...but it's SOUPER good anyway. A little chopping, a little stove top cooking and the hashbrowns create a delicious little soup that's sure to please!

Cheeseburger Combo Soup



1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion ~ diced
3/4 cup diced carrots
3/4 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley
Salt & pepper to taste

  4 tablespoons butter
1 32-ounce container chicken broth
3 cups Southern Style Hashbrowns
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sour cream

In a large pot, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Add the veggies and saute about 5 minutes.

Add the ground beef and cook until beef is done.

Pour in the chicken broth and add the potatoes and spices.

Bring to a boil and simmer about 15 minutes.

In a medium saucepan, melt the remaining butter over medium heat.

Add the flour and cook about a minute.

Add the milk and whisk until smooth.

Add milk mixture to the large pot. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.

Stir in the cheese until melted then add the sour cream and stir.







Let's get started!
Let's get started!


Chop your veggies....
Chop your veggies....


...then add them to a large pot with a little butter.
...then add them to a large
 pot with a little butter.


Then add the ground beef until done.
Then add the ground beef and
cook until done.


Melt the remaining butter then add the flour and cook for a minute or so.
Melt the remaining butter then add 
the flour and cook for a minute or so.


Then add the milk and cook until thickened.
Then add the milk and cook until thickened.


Add the chicken broth, hashbrowns and seasonings to the meat mixture in the large pot.
Add the chicken broth, hashbrowns 
and seasonings to the meat mixture in the large pot.


Then add the thickened milk mixture.
Then add the thickened milk mixture.


Add the grated cheese and stir until melted.
Add the grated cheese and stir until melted.


Add the sour cream and stir through until warmed.
Add the sour cream and stir through until warmed.


Serve it up with some extra cheese, diced tomatoes and a few diced green onions!
Serve it up with some extra cheese, diced tomatoes and a few diced green onions!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Cheeseburger Casserole

Sometimes you just can't beat a good cheeseburger. Or a good casserole. Or both together! I made this the other day and when I served it to IT Guy, I didn't tell him what it was. He took a bite and I asked him what it tasted like and he said...without hesitation: A cheeseburger. Right out of the gate! Yay me!! This is a great weeknight meal, easily doubled for a larger family and pretty quick to throw together. Add a salad for a side and you got yourself a par-tay!!

Cheeseburger Casserole



1 can crescent rolls
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped dill pickle slices
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons milk
2 cups cheese ~ divided use


Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Unroll crescent rolls and press into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 8x8 inch pan.

In a skillet, cook onion in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes.

Add ground beef and cook until done.

Stir in chopped pickle, ketchup and mustard.

Sprinkle with flour then add water and milk. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.

Remove from heat and add 1 cup of shredded cheese.

Pour into the prepared crust and bake for 15 minutes, or until edges of crust are golden brown.

Top with remaining cup of cheese. Cook for 5 more minutes until cheese is melted.

The ingredients.
The ingredients.


Line you pan with the crescent dough. I used 4 triangle on the bottom. Press seams together. Then I pressed together the remaining triangles into two rectangles. Then cut them down the middle and pressed them onto the sides of the pan, pressing all seams together.
Line your pan with the crescent dough. 
I used 4 triangle on the bottom. Press 
seams together. Then I pressed together 
the remaining triangles into two rectangles. 
Then cut them down the middle and pressed 
them onto the sides of the pan, pressing all seams together.


Saute the onion for a bit.
Saute the onion for a bit.


Then add the ground beef and cook until done.
Then add the ground beef and 
cook until done.


Then add the mustard, ketchup, pickle, salt and pepper.
Then add the mustard, ketchup, 
pickle, salt and pepper.


Then add the flour, water and milk and stir.
Then add the flour, water and milk and stir.


Add one cup the cheese and stir until cheese melts.
Add one cup the cheese and stir 
until cheese melts.


Pour the beef mixture onto the crust into the pan.
Pour the beef mixture onto the crust into the pan.


Bake for about 15 minutes then add the remaining cheese.
Bake for about 15 minutes then 
add the remaining cheese.


Bake another 5 minutes or until cheese is just melted.
Bake another 5 minutes or until cheese is just melted.


Allow to cool then cut into squares.....serve and enjoy!!
Allow to cool then cut into squares.....serve and enjoy!!