Some Reviewers Called Sunny Anderson’s Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole ‘So Fatty’ Despite Its Obvious Recipe Name
Food Network star Sunny Anderson’s Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole sounds like a recipe winner, and it is with many of the culinary channel’s reviewers. Packed with bacon, ground beef, heavy cream, four kinds of cheeses, and packaged ravioli, it’s definitely not a light meal. And one would think the recipe’s name would be an in-plain-sight hint.
Still, quite a few reviewers on Food Network’s website claimed to be surprised at how “rich,” “fatty,” and filling the celebrity chef’s dish is.
The casserole dish’s richness is clear in its ingredients list
The Food Network personality’s dish comes together with three components, none of which hide the fact that this is one potentially greasy meal.
Bacon and two pounds of ground chuck, onion powder, garlic powder, and Mexican oregano make up the meaty layer of the recipe.
Anderson’s sauce includes unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, heavy cream, and yellow mustard.
Lastly, the casserole portion brings on the cheese with two pounds of ricotta-cheese-stuffed ravioli, Swiss cheese, American cheese, shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack, as well as chopped plum tomatoes, shredded lettuce, “paper-thin” sliced red onion, and pickle juice.
Check out Anderson’s recipe and its reviews on Food Network’s site.
Some reviewers complained about Anderson’s ‘fatty’ Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole despite its name
Sometimes it’s wise to judge a book by its proverbial cover, as a number of Food Network reviewers learned. In spite of the dish’s cholesterol-heavy ingredients list and recipe name, some people were nonetheless stunned at its richness.
One reviewer didn’t mince words in their comments, writing, “The amount of oil I removed almost made me sick. The closest it got to a cheeseburger was one from a cheap takeout and left in the sun too long. All that work, money and time only to go down the disposal. It would kill my dog, and it is a heart attack about to happen if I had consumed more than a couple of bites.”
Others said, “The fat between the bacon, beef, cream and cheese was way too heavy,” “it should be renamed ‘Heart Attack at the Table Casserole,'” and “We made this tonight and it was waaaaaay too fatty n rich….jeez my poor heart.”
Other home cooks loved the celebrity chef’s dish
The negative comments didn’t stop others from giving The Kitchen co-host’s recipe a try. And many satisfied carnivores lauded the dish for its cheeseburgeriness, offering a few fixes to lighten it.
“Oh my goodness, this was delicious!!! … I drained most of the bacon and beef fat and didn’t use the olive oil either. This tasted just like a cheeseburger and the lettuce salad was the bomb. I love pickles, so will probably chop some up and throw them on top next time. Don’t hesitate to make this!,” one person wrote.
Another reviewer took fellow home cooks to task for not reading the recipe through before making it: “Absolutely delicious! Everyone can clearly see the ingredients in the recipe. … Stop being so dramatic and don’t attempt to make something called ‘Bacon Cheeseburger casserole’ if you don’t want to eat fat.”
