Ground Beef Casseroles

Salisbury steak casserole with tender beef patties baked in mushroom and onion gravy. How to sear the patties and keep the gravy from breaking.

Johnny Marzetti casserole from Columbus, Ohio: beef, pork, macaroni, and cheddar. Brown it in one pot and keep the fond for the sauce.

Taco casserole with layered tortillas, seasoned beef, and melted cheese. Why draining before you season is what keeps it from going greasy.

John Wayne casserole with a biscuit crust, seasoned beef, and a cheddar sour cream top. How to drain the beef so the crust stays crisp.

Classic hamburger casserole with ground beef, egg noodles, and sharp cheddar. The browning and draining steps that keep it rich instead of greasy.

Hamburger Helper lasagna from scratch in one skillet: broken lasagna noodles cook right in the sauce, with a homemade Italian seasoning blend.

Frito pie casserole built on a real simmered chili. How to reduce it thick enough that the bottom layer of corn chips holds instead of collapsing.

Walking taco casserole with taco-seasoned beef, corn chips stirred in hot to thicken the base, more scattered on crisp, and cold toppings at the table.

Homemade Hamburger Helper cheeseburger macaroni in one skillet, with a dry seasoning blend that replaces the packet and pasta that cooks in the sauce.

Homemade Hamburger Helper beef stroganoff in one skillet, with a dry seasoning blend instead of the packet and sour cream that will not curdle.