This week, Scott and I are preparing a weeks worth of healthy dinners. Tonight we tried a Pinterest find, Cheeseburger Casserole. It was delicious, but I found a few tweaks that I wanted to pass along. The recipe says it’s 261 calories, and when I added it up, I came up with 610 per serving… I did make a few variations, but thought I would provide feedback for those who wanted to try this yummy dinner!
Instead of lean ground beef, I used ground turkey meat. It tastes the same, but because we used the Aldi brand (went for cheaper), I fear we sacrificed nutrition. I’ll be better about checking next time.
Also, I’m not a huge fan of tomatoes, but will eat them in something. This recipe was a little too tomato-y for me, so I would probably cut that ingredient in half. Everything else was good!
The recipe calls to cook the pasta in a pot, and in a separate pot, brown the meat and add the rest of the ingredients, then bake in a third pan. I’m a no-nonsense kind of cook, so I prefer not to use so many pots and pans, but I fixed everything ahead of time and stuffed it in the fridge, so when it was time for dinner, just stuck it in the oven for an extra 5 minutes.
Oh, and you wanna know what made the whole dish?!?! Believe it or not, the hamburger pickles dices and put on top after it came out of the oven!
Give it a try! I’d love to hear how it goes for you!! (And for the record, it was worth the 610 calories; unfortunately, I went back for seconds… Good thing I got my calorie burn on earlier!)
MichelleSujka 