Description
A delicious casserole featuring velvety cream cheese and melty provolone, with crunchy browned beef edges, all in one comforting dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs ground beef (80/20)
- 1 large onion (diced)
- 2 bell peppers (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 8 oz provolone (sliced)
- 1.5 cups mozzarella (shredded)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly oil a 9×13 baking dish.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add onions and peppers; cook until edges brown and peppers are slightly blistered (about 6–8 minutes).
- Push veg to the side; add ground beef. Break up and let it sit a few moments to brown. Cook through, draining excess fat if necessary.
- Stir in garlic and Worcestershire and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Remove from heat.
- Fold in softened cream cheese until the mixture is silky and cohesive. Season to taste.
- Spread half the beef-veg mixture in the dish, layer with half the provolone slices, then half the mozzarella. Repeat, finishing with mozzarella on top.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes until cheese is bubbling and edges are golden. Broil for an additional 1–2 minutes if desired.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
For extra crisp, broil for 1–2 minutes at the end. Allow cream cheese to come to room temperature for best results.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg