Easy Ground Beef Casserole Recipe – How to make a Hearty and Cheesy Family Weeknight Dinner with broccoli – with the full video tutorial. 

Easy Ground Beef Casserole

This easy ground beef casserole will appeal to the whole family, even picky eaters in the family, thanks to the cheesy topping and flavorful ingredients included in the comfort food meal. (For more inspiration, here are the 10 best comfort food recipes.)

The meal is perfect for weeknight dinners, coming together really quickly and being budget friendly too, with all of the ingredients being cheap and easy to come by. 

The Simple Ingredients For The Easy Dinner Idea

Here are all of the ingredients you’ll need for the cheesy ground beef casserole, including lots of ideas for ingredient variations: 

Ground Beef –  I’ve used ground beef mince in this recipe, but you can feel free to swap for ground turkey, ground chicken or any other ground mince you’d like. I like to use 10% fat so that there’s plenty of healthy fats and flavor in the meal, you can of course use lean ground beef if that’s what you prefer. 

You could also swap the ground beef for chopped sausages such as an Italian sausage variety for a sausage casserole meal instead. 

Onion and Garlic – I’ve simply included chopped onion and garlic for plenty of flavor and nutrition.

Broccoli – for more nutrition, I include plenty of chopped broccoli for healthy greens and to make the dish a whole balanced meal.

Heavy Cream and Sour Cream – to add luxurious creaminess and flavor to the dish I’ve chosen to include a mixture of heavy cream and sour cream, you can feel free to swap one of the creams for cream cheese, Mascarpone cheese or your creamy ingredient of choice instead.  

If you’d prefer not to have a creamy casserole, you can add a mixture of tomato paste and beef broth to the baking dish instead. 

Grated Cheese – there’s plenty of grated cheese mixed through the dish as well as a topping, to be able to enjoy melty cheese in every mouthful. You can use cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese or your cheese of choice. Or include of a mix of cheeses for a sublimely cheesy meal. 

Seasoning – I only include salt and paprika as my seasoning, due to the flavor of the rest of the ingredients, but you can feel free to add in black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder or your family favorite seasoning instead. 

Ground Beef Casserole Recipe

• 500g/1.1lbs Ground Beef Mince
• 1 Onion
• 3-4 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Head of Broccoli
• 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
• 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• 1 Cup Grated Cheese
• Sea Salt, Paprika, Black Pepper or Seasoning, to taste
• Coconut oil, oil or butter, for frying

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and get out an oven proof casserole dish. (Like this one.)
2. Heat a large frying pan and add a little coconut oil, oil or butter to melt.
3. While the frying pan is heating up, open up and season the mince and chop up the onion and garlic.
4. Once the pan is hot, add in the mince, onion and garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until browned.
5. While the meat is browning, chop the broccoli into bite sized pieces.
6. Once the meat has browned, add in the chopped broccoli and cook for a couple of minutes.
7. Pour over the cream and sour cream and mix until well combined.
8. Heat through then move to the prepared baking dish.
9. Mix through a half a cup of cheese until well combined.
10. Top with the remaining cheese, or more to cover the casserole with cheese.
11. Place into the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until crisp and golden, serve the cheesy beef casserole immediately and store any cooled to room temperature leftovers in an airtight container.

​Hearty Ground Beef Casserole Recipe Video

Here’s the video where you can watch the cheesy casserole being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube. 

More Easy Weeknight Dinner Ideas

Sausage Tray Bake Recipe

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Yogurt Roasted Chicken

Yield: 4

Easy Ground Beef Casserole Recipe

Print

Easy Ground Beef Casserole Recipe – How to make a Hearty and Cheesy Family Weeknight Dinner with broccoli – with the full video tutorial. 

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 500g/1.1lbs Ground Beef Mince
• 1 Onion
• 3-4 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Head of Broccoli
• 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
• 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• 1 Cup Grated Cheese
• Sea Salt, Paprika, Black Pepper or Seasoning, to taste
• Coconut oil, oil or butter, for frying

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and get out an oven proof casserole dish.
2. Heat a large frying pan and add a little coconut oil, oil or butter to melt.
3. While the frying pan is heating up, open up and season the mince and chop up the onion and garlic.
4. Once the pan is hot, add in the mince, onion and garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until browned.
5. While the meat is browning, chop the broccoli into bite sized pieces.
6. Once the meat has browned, add in the chopped broccoli and cook for a couple of minutes.
7. Pour over the cream and sour cream and mix until well combined.
8. Heat through then move to the prepared baking dish.
9. Mix through a half a cup of cheese until well combined.
10. Top with the remaining cheese, or more to cover the casserole with cheese.
11. Place into the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until crisp and golden, serve the cheesy beef casserole immediately and store any cooled to room temperature leftovers in an airtight container.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 250