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Satisfy your craving but skip the local fast-food joint – this White Castle Casserole is a simple and delicious family-approved weeknight meal!
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One of my favorite things to do on trips through the Midwest is to eat at White Castle. I’m not sure if they have restaurants outside of that region of the United States? If they do, I have never seen them. If you’ve never been there and you get a chance, definitely stop in and grab a sack – and relish in the fact that you are eating a part of American history! From White Castle’s website – “It’s an experience that transcends time, space and sometimes, rational thought.”
White Castle, founded in 1921 by Walter Anderson and Billy Ingram, is famous for it’s “sliders” – a simple, small, square burger. What you may not know is, White Castle, is generally credited as being the first ever “fast-food chain.” Anderson is credited with inventing the hamburger bun and for using Henry Ford’s model of the assembly line in the kitchen. Who knew?
Trips to the Midwest are a little more scarce for us these days. With a large family and my husband’s 60+ hour a week job, it all prevents us from doing many things. Our priorities are in other places rather than galavanting around the Midwest eating at White Castle. Our “trips” tend to be a little closer to home right now.
How do I enjoy White Castle without a restaurant near me?
And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. And, that doesn’t have to stop us from enjoying White Castle. We could buy those pre-packaged boxes of sliders in the freezer section of our nearest big box store. Or we could make this super easy casserole that has all the same great taste!
Obviously, we went for the latter. And you should too! It’s so easy to make this White Castle Casserole at home. And it’s a family-approved recipe! My kids love when this casserole makes an appearance on the menu!
I will note that although ketchup is not listed as an ingredient, sometimes I like to add a drizzle of that underneath the top layer of crescent rolls along with the mustard and pickles. If BBQ sauce is your jam, feel free to substitute that. You just can’t go wrong with this easy White Castle Casserole!
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 box dry onion soup mix, you will use both packets of soup mix
- 2 tubes crescent rolls, 12 oz. each
- 8-10 slices American cheese
- Dill pickles, chopped, to taste
- Mustard, to taste
- Additional condiments, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a skillet, brown and crumble the ground beef with both packages of dry onion soup mix. Drain meat into a colander; using paper towels or a clean dish towel, press down on the beef and squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible.
- Unroll one tube of crescent rolls into the prepared baking dish. Flatten slightly to seal the seams and cover the bottom as necessary. Top with ground beef. Add cheese slices. Top with pickles and drizzle with mustard. Unroll the other tube of crescent rolls over the top, sealing seams and covering the contents in the pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- To serve, cut into squares and serve with additional condiments if desired.
Notes
- Sometimes I like to add ketchup before placing the crescent rolls on top!
Nutrition
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I had high hopes for this recipe. It was disappointing. The flavor was just off. Dry. Threw most of it away.
I was wondering if canned biscuit dough would work in place of crescent? Has anyone tried it?
Although I have never tried it, I think it will work fine. You may need to keep an eye out and adjust the baking time if necessary.
I just have a quick question. Can you use cheddar cheese instead of American? I don’t know why but I’ve never liked American Cheese.
It would be fine to change out the cheese. Enjoy!
Made this for dinner tonight and my husband loved it! He is a huge White Castle guy. He actually said this casserole was better then White Castles! I used extra lean ground beef and beefy onion soup mix, but otherwise kept the recipe the same. This will definitely go into our rotation.
Do you have a way to make the recipe for 2 people?
My best suggestion is just to cut the recipe in half. Use only one tube of crescent dough – cutting it in half – one for the top and the other half for the bottom.
I am IN Saint Louis where “BELLY BOMBER’S” are a staple. So I am going to try this casserole this week. I have grown up with White Castel .
I’M MAKING IT TO NIGHT JULY 8 TH 7/8/2019
I bet this would be great with king’s Hawaiian buns.
We love this casserole at our home. My husband is from Minnesota and remembers when he was a little boy that a sackful of White Castle Hamburgers was a divine treat for dinner at their house. And when he couldn’t buy them, he’d walk past the restaurant, open the door, and sniff the wonderful aroma.
After we got married and were living in California, he found many co-workers, friends, and people from church who missed White Castle burgers. So he called the regional manager in Minnesota and had him send enough for 440 people. They were flown out on dry ice and hubby picked them up at LAX freight. He did this 3 times for a total of almost 3000 burgers. We had a line of people winding down the driveway and along the sidewalk. Several years later, after White Castle’s burgers were now being delivered to the freezer section of local grocery stores, our oldest son saw a contest to nominate someone who had an unusual story to the White Castle Cravers Hall of Fame. Hubby’s story was selected and he is now in the Cravers Hall of Fame! It’s family history now. Thank you for this recipe that rekindles wonderful family memories and meals.
Blessings, Janis Van Keuren
http://heartfilledmoments.com
We love this! I have made it twice.
I used more cheese slices the 2nd time and it made it less dry.
It was gooey and moist.
Up the recipe about 6-8 slices of cheese and you’ll be amazed.
I moved from the Midwest to the west coast and I miss White Castles. (Frozen doesn’t do it). When I saw this I had to make it. We love it. My sister in MN made it and it’s her family’s new favorite. My mom made it and my brother raved over it.
Thank you for this recipe!!