Colossal Cheeseburger. Likely, originally a Pillsbury-produced recipe to highlight the versatility of their crescent roll dough, Colossal Cheeseburger is a recipe my mom has committed to memory – no longer needing to look at a written recipe. She emailed the ingredients to me a long time ago, and I have finally made it on my own.
It’s easy to find that other families also have their own versions of the Colossal Cheeseburger – Google it. It’s basically an easy meat pie with a sloppy joe-esque filling. Filling, yummy, and comforting. You can make it in just about any flavor profile you want – Tex Mex, Italian, Irish Shepherd’s Pie, Indian Keema, etc. Below is my mom’s recipe with a few adjustments (garlic, Rotel, milk wash).
Delicious Recipe For Colossal Cheeseburger
This Colossal Cheeseburger is basically an easy meat pie with a yummy and comforting filling similar to a sloppy joe.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- ¼ large bell pepper small dice (any color you have on hand)
- ½ cup onion small dice
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 8 ounce tomato sauce (low Na++ preferred)
- ½ can Rotel tomatoes (drained)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 package Pillsbury Crescent Rolls refrigerated
- 2 tablespoons milk whatever you have on hand
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Saute bell pepper and onion in cooking oil until soft. Add garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Increase heat to medium-high and brown ground beef. Drain.
- Lower heat, add tomato sauce, Rotel, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Simmer until the sauce thickens – you don’t want it soupy.
- Arrange crescent rolls into starfish-like shape on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Spoon meat into the middle of crescent rolls (you will likely have some meat that cannot fit – mom encourages you to save it for a taco or sloppy joe sandwich).
- Top meat with grated cheese – however much you think will fit (1/2 – 3/4 cup).
- Fold crescent roll triangles over the pile-o-cheese-topped meat – making sure to seal all edges. Just pinch them together as needed.
- Baste the outside of Colossal Cheeseburger with milk, followed by sprinkling it with sesame seeds. Bake for 20-25minutes – till lightly browned, and the pastry is cooked through. Let cool for a few minutes before cutting it into pie pieces.
Notes
The recipe can easily be adapted for a larger crowd – use 2 packages of crescent rolls and 1 ½ – 2 pounds of ground beef. Adjust other ingredients accordingly.
Feel free to try the technique using my Sloppy Joe Recipe as the filling. I’m going to.
Feel free to try the technique using my Sloppy Joe Recipe as the filling. I’m going to.
Nutrition
Calories: 584kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 33gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 1089mgPotassium: 760mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1001IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 222mgIron: 5mg
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