The Blonde Diaries

What’s for Dinner? Cheeseburgers and Fries Casserole!

I was going through my freezer this past weekend trying to determine what I could cook and what I felt like cooking when I ran across my Cheeseburger and Fries Casserole recipe.  Its one of my favorite recipes because it includes my favorite ingredient - french fries and is only 6 points per serving.  Can’t beat a recipe that includes french fries and is weight watcher friendly.  Its a great base recipe that is easily changed each time you make it so that it does not get old or stale.  I don’t believe I’ve made it the same way twice.

I hope you enjoy it as much as Mike and I do.  I have received feedback that it is popular with kiddos and can easily mask those icky veggies like onions, celery, and peppers that kiddos try to avoid eating
Cheeseburger ‘N Fries Casserole Very Good
6 servings 6pts

1 pound extra lean ground beef 4% fat
10 3/4 oz 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom (or chicken/broccoli/celery) Soup
10 3/4 oz Campbell’s Cheddar Cheese Soup
20 oz Ore-Ida Golden Crinkles
Optional ingredients may include: minced garlic (to your liking), 2/3 cup to 1 cup of chopped/minced veggies (such as onions, bell peppers, celery - The Cajun “holy trinity”), 1 can mild rotel, salt & pepper, ketchup Instructions
1. In a skillet, brown ground beef then stir in soups.
2. Pour in a 13×9 pan sprayed with no stick spray.
3. Arrange fries on top.
4. Bake, uncovered, at 350* for 50-55 minutes or until the fries are golden brown.

This week I substituted tater tots for the french fries per request.  They tended to work well with the casserole as they tended to mush up with the cheesy mixture.  If you are a crisp fry lover you may not want to go the tater tot route.

Enjoy!