Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Cheeseburger Casserole

Cheeseburger Casserole.

You can have Cheeseburger Casserole using 17 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cheeseburger Casserole

1. You need 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
2. You need 1 1/2 pounds of ground round.
3. It's 1 cup of chopped sweet onion.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of tomato paste.
5. You need 2 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
6. It's 1 cup of beef broth.
7. It's 1 (10oz) can of diced tomatoes and green chiles, drained.
8. It's 1 tbsp of spicy brown mustard.
9. It's 2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce.
10. You need 1 1/2 tsp of kosher salt.
11. You need 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
12. You need 4 oz of Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1 cup).
13. Prepare 4 oz of mild Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1 cup).
14. Prepare as needed of Cooking spray.
15. You need 4 cups of frozen tater tots (from 1 [32-oz.] pkg.).
16. It's 4 slices of cooked thick-cut bacon, crumbled.
17. Prepare to taste of Chopped fresh chives.

Cheeseburger Casserole step by step

1. Preheat oven 400°.Heat oil in skillet over medium-high; add beef and onion and cook stirring often until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender 7 to 8 minutes.Drain fat and place over medium..
2. Add paste to beef stirring often 1 minute.Sprinkle beef with flour and cook stirring constantly 1 minute.Add broth stirring constantly until mixture thickens 3 to 4 minutes.Stir in diced tomatoes and chiles,mustard,Worcestershire sauce,salt,pepper,stirring often 2 minutes.Stir in 1/2 cup each of Monterey Jack cheese and Cheddar cheese and cook stirring until cheeses melt 1 to 2 minutes.Spoon mixture into a greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.Top evenly with tater tots.Place dish on baking sheet..
3. Bake uncovered until bubbly around edges and potatoes are golden brown 30 to 35 minutes.Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 cup each of Monterey Jack cheese and Cheddar cheese and bake until cheese is melted 3 more minutes.Remove from oven let stand 10 minutes.Sprinkle casserole with bacon and chives. Drizzle with ketchup if desired..