Garlic Bread Casserole

Garlic bread casserole takes everyone's favorite side dish (slices of cheesy garlic bread) and turns it into a deliciously fun dinner—what's not to love about that? It's the perfect way to use up leftover garlic bread.

Course Main Dish - Ground Beef

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 404kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Equipment

Ingredients

1 baguette sliced thickly – you may need 2
½ cup garlic butter you may need more, use prepared from the store or homemade (recipe is on restless chipotle)
1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
24 ounces marinara sauce
2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded from a block or use Kraft creamy melt.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F..
Spray a 13x9 inch pan with no-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Spread the bread slices with garlic butter and bake at 400F for 10 to 15 minutes.
Turn the oven down to 375F.
Layer in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Saute the ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat until completely browned.
Add salt and pepper to taste and drain any excess grease.
Stir the pasta sauce into the meat.
Spread the meat and sauce mixture over the garlic bread.
Sprinkle the mozzarella on top.
Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes, or until heated through.

Notes

Storage:

Cover the casserole dish tightly with aluminum foil or plastic wrap, or portion leftovers into another airtight container. Refrigerate and eat within three days - or freeze for longer storage.

Tips:

Feel free to use stale bread. Don't use anything that's gone rock-hard, but if your baguettes are getting a bit old, there's nothing like a delicious garlic butter mixture and layers of cheese to perk them back up!
If your casserole dish is extra full, place it on a baking sheet before putting it in the oven. This will catch any tomato sauce that spills as the melty cheese bubbles up!

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