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French Onion Hamburger and Rice Casserole

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French Onion Hamburger and Rice Casserole brings ground beef, long grain rice, beef consommé, and French onion soup together in one baking dish. The casserole is finished with fried onions and allowed to cool slightly before serving.

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A person pours soup from two cans into a casserole dish filled with cooked ground beef and uncooked rice on a kitchen counter.

Ingredients You'll Need

Ground beef is browned and seasoned with garlic salt before it goes into the baking dish. Long grain rice is added uncooked, then combined with the beef consommé, French onion soup, water, salt, and pepper.

A person pours liquid from a can into a blue casserole dish filled with a dark mixture, ground meat, and evenly spaced butter squares on top, set on a beige countertop.

Butter is cut into small pats and placed across the top before baking. Fried onions are added near the end of the oven time.

A person wearing a white shirt stirs a large pan of beef and rice in broth, which is placed on a beige countertop.

How To Make It

Preheat the oven to 425°F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish. Brown the ground beef in a skillet and season with garlic salt.

Drain any excess grease. Add the rice and browned ground beef to the prepared baking dish.

A person pours cooked ground beef from a frying pan into a white oval dish filled with uncooked rice, using a wooden spoon. A large container, likely holding rice, sits on the counter nearby.

Pour in the beef consommé, soup, water, salt, and pepper, and stir until well combined. Cut the butter into small pats and evenly distribute them over the top.

A person places a slice of butter into a blue Staub baking dish filled with ground meat and liquid on a tan countertop.

Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Carefully remove the foil, stir, and return to the oven.

A person sprinkles fried onions from a can onto a baked rice and meat casserole in a blue oval dish on a countertop.

Continue baking uncovered for an additional 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the fried onions evenly over the top.

A person in a white shirt holds a large sheet of aluminum foil, laying it flat on a surface with both hands.

Return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until the onions are golden and crispy. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size baking dish should I use?

Use a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish.

Do I need to cook the ground beef before baking?

Yes. Brown the ground beef in a skillet, season it with garlic salt, and drain any excess grease before adding it to the baking dish.

Is the rice cooked or uncooked when added to the casserole?

Use 2 cups of uncooked long grain rice.

When are the fried onions added?

Sprinkle the fried onions over the casserole after the uncovered baking time, then bake for 5 more minutes, or until the onions are golden and crispy.

How long does this casserole bake?

Bake it covered for 30 minutes, then uncovered for 25 minutes. Add the fried onions and bake for 5 more minutes.

Wrapping Up

This French Onion Hamburger and Rice Casserole follows a covered bake, an uncovered bake, and a final fried-onion topping step.

Recipe created by Cookinwithbabe for Trust Me Try It.

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A white plate with green beans and a serving of beef and rice casserole sits on a counter. In the background, more casserole is visible in a baking dish.

French Onion Hamburger and Rice Casserole

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cup long grain rice, uncooked
  • 2 can beef consommé
  • 2 can French onion soup
  • 1 soup can of water
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 stick butter
  • 1 cup fried onions

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  • Brown the ground beef in a skillet and season with garlic salt.
  • Drain any excess grease.
  • Add the rice and browned ground beef to the prepared baking dish.
  • Pour in the beef consommé, soup, water, salt, and pepper, and stir until well combined.
  • Cut the butter into small pats and evenly distribute them over the top.
  • Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Carefully remove the foil, stir, and return to the oven.
  • Continue baking uncovered for an additional 25 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and sprinkle the fried onions evenly over the top.
  • Return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until the onions are golden and crispy.
  • Allow to cool slightly before serving.

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