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This BBQ ground beef casserole tastes similar to sloppy joe’s served on crescent rolls. I love those crescent rolls!
I’m fairly certain that my neighbors think I’m insane.
They pretty much only ever see me in my pajamas. I mean, yeah, I wear grown up people clothes sometimes, but it’s usually only while they are away at work. When I’m outside in the evening I’m in my husband’s old, ratty sweat pants. They’re so comfy, y’all.
This wasn’t a big problem before, because I’m allergic to nature and bugs and heat and cold, so I pretty much spent most of my life inside.
Now I have a puppy that requires me to take her outside all the time. I can just see them judging me from their windows.
“Look at her! She’s wearing those same strange pants again and, Henry, I don’t think she even has a bra on!”
I’m not actually sure if any of my neighbors are named Henry, but they might be. Totally possible.
Couple the constant pajamas with my strange hobby of photographing every plate of food I eat and my neighbors think I’m crazy. I set up my little “studio” in the front or back yard depending on the time of day and where the sun is and I photograph my food in my pajamas. My neighbors totally don’t get it. Neither does my husband.
“Why don’t you just put on some real pants?” he asks.
“Why don’t you just shut your face?” I say back.
This is a delicious, easy to make ground beef casserole served on top of crescent rolls.
Then I bring the food in and feed him and he’s happy.
This BBQ ground beef casserole was a total last minute, what the heck am I going to cook for dinner tonight kind of meal.
It came together quickly and only used ingredients that I pretty much always have around. It’s a bit sloppy-joe-ish, but fancier because it’s served on crescent rolls instead of buns. Wait…does that make it fancier or trashier? Hard to say.
Serve this ground beef casserole with my whipped frosting on confetti cake for dessert!
Barbecue Beef Bake
Ingredients
- 1 package crescent rolls
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup corn frozen or canned
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons bottled Italian salad dressing
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Open and unroll the crescent rolls. Press them into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish and pinch the seams together so that you have one large sheet of dough covering the bottom of the pan.
- Brown the ground been over medium heat. While the beef is cooking, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, Italian salad dressing, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Drain the beef when it's cooked through and add the sauce and corn to the pan. Stir to coat the meat in the sauce.
- Microwave the cream cheese for 15 seconds or until it's easily spreadable. Spread on the crescent roll dough.
- Pour the meat mixture over the cream cheese and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle the top with the cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crescent rolls are cooked through and the cheese is melted.
Lisle says
My first thought was to wonder if you’ve seen the new crescent roll dough that is a 9×13 (ish) sheet. You just unroll it…no seams to pinch. YAY!!
Second, YUMMY!
Third, who cares what the neighbors think? We warned all of ours upon moving in that I don’t care what they can see, I’ll only hang curtains if I feel like it, because it’s my house. I figure if they’re dumb enough to look, they deserve to see it. ;^)
Valerie says
I seriously believe after making this recipe last night that we are sistas…if not I’m going to just start saying you….loved the recipe, and I love the whole pj concept…if it wasn’t for this whole crazy talk of “work” I would live in my jogging pants 24/7…lets just say I’m jealous…
what katie's baking says
haha!
yum, if i was your neighbor, i would come over
Karly says
Marilyn, I used the bottled dressing. Not the dry mix. 🙂
Karly says
Johna, the salad dressing is the bottled kind. 🙂
bbq smokers for sale says
The picture makes me wanna to eat the barbeque cake. It looks tasty and delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe.
Rachael says
Your response sounds oddly familiar I think I may have used it a few times myself considering I also live in my pj’s. I have a similar dish I make but with grilled chicken that I shred or chop up. We eat it on warmed Hawaiian sweet rolls.
joanie says
Oh my dear sweet baby Jesus that looks delicious. I’ll definitely have to make this someday soon.
angela king says
i love this! it looks so yummy. i can’t wait to make it for my kids….it’s right up their alley. thanks so much!
oh and p.s. i’m a total jammies girl too. 🙂
marilyn Schoneman says
I was wondering about the italian dressing do you use the pkg or the bottle? thank you!
Johna says
is the Italian dressing the bottled kind and not the powder mix?
I think this sounds great!
Deborah says
I totally took my food processor into the back yard to use while my kids were napping so I wouldn’t wake them up. I’m pretty sure my neighbors think I’m crazy, too!! I love it when meals like this come together out of what you have on hand. Looks mighty tasty to me!!
Joanne says
Maybe you should just bring them food? Then they’ll absolutely for sure understand. Or they’ll be in a happy food coma. same difference.
StephenC says
I just came back to look at this again. I have it’s location saved for someti!me soon. OOOOh
StephenC says
This is the kind of recipe about which I say, “How fifties!” I think the next cookbook I write might have to be inspired by my childhood (half of the forties and all of the fifties). I hope I can find this again when I’m ready to make it. Guess I need to list it somewhere. This is pure genius. If I were you I’d be in bigger trouble the the neighbors – I sleep in my underwear.