Ah yes — Runza Casserole 🥩🥖 — basically a deconstructed version of the classic Nebraska Runza sandwich. Think: savory ground beef, onions, cabbage, and cheese baked under a soft dough topping. Comfort food at its finest.
Here’s a simple, easy Runza Casserole recipe:
Runza Casserole
Serves: 6–8
Ingredients
Filling
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cups chopped cabbage
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
Topping
- 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough (or 2 cups homemade biscuit dough)
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 375°F (190°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Cook filling
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef with onion until beef is cooked and onion is soft.
- Drain excess fat.
- Add cabbage, garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Cook 5–7 minutes until cabbage is tender.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheese if using.
- Assemble casserole
- Spread meat and cabbage mixture evenly in prepared baking dish.
- Top with biscuit dough — either whole biscuits side by side or torn into pieces.
- Bake
- Bake 20–25 minutes until biscuit topping is golden brown.
- Serve
- Let rest 5 minutes before serving.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Cheesy: Sprinkle extra cheddar on top before baking
- Saucy: Mix ¼ cup sour cream or cream of mushroom soup into filling
- Vegetable boost: Add carrots or celery to the filling
- Shortcut: Use frozen biscuit dough to save time
If you want, I can give you a slow cooker Runza Casserole version or a casserole with a bread-crust topping that mimics the traditional sandwich perfectly.
Do you want me to do that?
