Ground Beef Cheesy Casserole
A hearty casserole featuring ground beef, cauliflower rice, broccoli, and cheese, perfect for a family meal.
casserolefamily meal
low-carbnut-freeketo-friendly
dinner
Prep
0
min
Cook
0
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4Servings:
🥬Fresh Produce(3)
- 4 cups Broccoli
- 6 cups Cauliflower rice, frozen
- 1/2 tsp Garlic salt
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- 24 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw
🥛Dairy & Eggs(1)
- 3/4 cup Cheese, Mexican, shredded
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes
📦Other(1)
- 1 1/3 cups Alfredo sauce
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
542
Protein
46g
Carbs
18g
Fat
31g
Fiber 5g·Sugar 4g·Sodium 915mg
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375F.
- 2
Stir fry veggies and ground beef until cooked through.
- 3
Add to a casserole dish, mix in Alfredo and seasonings.
- 4
Top with cheese.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Brown ground beef separately at 375°F for 8-10 minutes before adding vegetables, rendering out 6-8g of fat per 100g of meat that will help caramelize the pan rather than steaming the beef in vegetable moisture.technique8-10 minutes, 6-8g fat per 100g meat
- ✓Thaw frozen cauliflower rice completely and squeeze out excess moisture using cheesecloth—frozen cauliflower releases 15-20% water by weight when heated, which will dilute your Alfredo sauce and prevent browning of the cheese topping.ingredient15-20% water release
- ✓Increase Alfredo sauce to 1.75 cups (instead of 1.33 cups) because 93% lean ground beef lacks sufficient fat to coat vegetables; the lower fat content means you need additional emulsified fat from the sauce to achieve proper moisture distribution.ingredient1.75 cups vs 1.33 cups
- ✓Bake at 375°F for exactly 18-22 minutes after assembly—the Alfredo sauce doesn't need further cooking (already cooked), so you're only melting cheese and evaporating surface moisture; overcooking past 22 minutes will cause the sauce to break and separate.timing18-22 minutes at 375°F
- ✓Sprinkle cheese topping only in the final 3-4 minutes of baking or use the broiler setting, since Mexican blend cheeses contain 25-30% moisture and will become rubbery if exposed to dry oven heat for the full 18-22 minute bake.timingFinal 3-4 minutes
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Ground Beef Cheesy Casserole
A hearty casserole featuring ground beef, cauliflower rice, broccoli, and cheese, perfect for a family meal.
casserolefamily meal
low-carbnut-freeketo-friendly
dinner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4Servings:
🥬Fresh Produce(3)
- 4 cups Broccoli
- 6 cups Cauliflower rice, frozen
- 1/2 tsp Garlic salt
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- 24 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw
🥛Dairy & Eggs(1)
- 3/4 cup Cheese, Mexican, shredded
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes
📦Other(1)
- 1 1/3 cups Alfredo sauce
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
542
Protein
46g
Carbs
18g
Fat
31g
Fiber 5g·Sugar 4g·Sodium 915mg
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375F.
- 2
Stir fry veggies and ground beef until cooked through.
- 3
Add to a casserole dish, mix in Alfredo and seasonings.
- 4
Top with cheese.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Brown ground beef separately at 375°F for 8-10 minutes before adding vegetables, rendering out 6-8g of fat per 100g of meat that will help caramelize the pan rather than steaming the beef in vegetable moisture.technique8-10 minutes, 6-8g fat per 100g meat
- ✓Thaw frozen cauliflower rice completely and squeeze out excess moisture using cheesecloth—frozen cauliflower releases 15-20% water by weight when heated, which will dilute your Alfredo sauce and prevent browning of the cheese topping.ingredient15-20% water release
- ✓Increase Alfredo sauce to 1.75 cups (instead of 1.33 cups) because 93% lean ground beef lacks sufficient fat to coat vegetables; the lower fat content means you need additional emulsified fat from the sauce to achieve proper moisture distribution.ingredient1.75 cups vs 1.33 cups
- ✓Bake at 375°F for exactly 18-22 minutes after assembly—the Alfredo sauce doesn't need further cooking (already cooked), so you're only melting cheese and evaporating surface moisture; overcooking past 22 minutes will cause the sauce to break and separate.timing18-22 minutes at 375°F
- ✓Sprinkle cheese topping only in the final 3-4 minutes of baking or use the broiler setting, since Mexican blend cheeses contain 25-30% moisture and will become rubbery if exposed to dry oven heat for the full 18-22 minute bake.timingFinal 3-4 minutes