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GROUND BEEF LOMBARDI CASSEROLE Comforting & Hearty Weeknight Meal Recipe
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Today we're going to make a comforting,
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hearty weekn night meal. This is a
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ground beef Lombardi casserole. It's
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filled with beef, noodles, tomatoes,
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seasonings. It's creamy and it's got
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three cheeses in it. You've got to love
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that. And it's all baked together. What
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we love about this recipe is it's very
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versatile. And as we're going through
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this recipe, I want to show you how
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versatile it is. Now, the first thing
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we've got going on is a large pot of
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water. I'm just bringing that to a boil.
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And like I usually say, place a lid on
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it and it'll come to a boil faster. So,
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while that's happening, we'll come over
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here and I've got a large skillet. We're
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going to put it over mediumigh heat.
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I've got one pound of ground beef in the
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skillet. Ground beef is more of a hearty
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protein for this recipe. You can also
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use a ground chicken, ground turkey for
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a lighter version and a more healthier
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version. Or you can use ground sausage,
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which will give you more spice to the
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dish, pump it up a little bit. Right.
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So, we're going to break up the ground
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beef, start browning it up, and then I'm
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going to add some flavor to it. So,
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we're going to chop up a onion.
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I'm just using a yellow onion.
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I'm just going to take off both ends.
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Get off that outer layer.
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Now, if you don't want to do the onion,
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you don't have to do the onion. You can
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do like dried onion pieces, like the
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minced onion, or you can even use some
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onion powder.
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Or you can skip the onion all together.
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There we go. That one just fell apart,
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didn't it? Three cheeses, I say. Yep.
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Three cheeses, I say.
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It's a comforting dish.
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It's going to feed plenty of people.
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All right, just run your knife through
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the slices
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and you'll get some nice dices here. The
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onions will melt down and distribute all
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through the casserole, so don't worry
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about that. This is the only thing we're
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going to be chopping up. Unless you want
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to get some garlic going, you can do
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that. We're going to add that into the
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ground beef. And then we're going to get
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those nice and softened down and browned
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up with the ground beef. Once your
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ground beef is all browned up and your
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onions are softened down, we're going to
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remove the excess grease that's in our
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pan. We're going to start with a can of
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diced tomatoes. This is a 14.5 ouncez
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can.
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Right, let's add that in.
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Then for a little kick, it's mild
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though. We're going to be using a 10 oz
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can of Rotel. Now, Rotel is diced
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tomatoes and green chilies. Now, we got
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to get some flavor going on. I've got
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some salt. What about half a teaspoon?
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1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
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A good whopping amount of garlic powder.
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I'm going in with one teaspoon. Now, I'm
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going to enhance the onions that are
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already in the dish. And I've got some
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onion powder. And we'll do the same
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thing. We'll just get it on in there.
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about half to a teaspoon. We're going to
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stir this all together.
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What I want to do is let these flavors
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meld together for about 15 minutes.
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While that's happening, we're going to
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start our pasta. Our water came to a
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boil. I'm going to be using these
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noodles are extra broad no yolk egg
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noodles. Yeah, that's our favorite,
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right? This is a 12 oz package. Now, the
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ground beef lombardi casserole is a
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layered dish. So, what we're going to do
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is salt the water because the pasta is
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going to be its own layer. I have to
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make it nice and creamy. So, I'm going
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to put in about few teaspoons of salt.
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Salt that water, get it nice and
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flavored. That way, our noodles will be
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nice and flavored.
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We're going to cook these per the
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directions on the back of the package
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for al dente because this will finish
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cooking in the oven. So, we're going to
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cook this for about 8 to 10 minutes.
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While this is simmering, grab a spoon.
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Check for flavorings. Okay.
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Make sure you blow on it.
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M.
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Yeah, that's delicious. I definitely get
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that hint of heat from the Rotel.
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It's distributed nice in there.
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All right, the noodles are cooked. What
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I'm going to do is drain them and we're
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going to place them back in the pot.
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Now, to that layer, we're going to add
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in one cup of sour cream. I'm using this
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right here. Now, if you don't want to
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use the sour cream, you can use full fat
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Greek yogurt, the original flavor, not
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any kind of flavorings or anything like
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that. Get this all mixed together. You
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want those noodles nice and coated with
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the sour cream.
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Guess what, you guys?
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This is layer one. We're going to grab a
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9 by13. We're just going to spray it
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with some non-stick cooking oil. You can
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use some olive oil or avocado oil. I'll
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rub some butter all over the baking
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dish.
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All right, let's put that first layer
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in. Poured all the noodles into the
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bottom of our baking dish that's already
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been prepared. We're just going to
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spread them out nice and even.
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Nothing's going to get mixed. It's just
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going to get layered.
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Remember that right there?
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We're going to take that and we're going
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to pour it all over the noodles. And I
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think what I'm going to do is just get a
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big gigantic spoon and do that so it's
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nice and even and spread out.
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Now all the juices
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from our mixture right here with the
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tomatoes and the ground beef and onions
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and seasonings
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are going to seep into the noodles.
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Just spread it out on it nice and even.
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Mhm.
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Look at that, you guys.
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We have another layer. So, this is a
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three cheese casserole. That's what
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Lombardi is all about. So, we have
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Parmesan cheese and we're going to grate
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that. Now I'm doing a whole triangle of
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the Parmesan.
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And then we're going to do some cheddar
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cheese. About 8 oz and 8 oz of
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mozzarella cheese.
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Look at that. We're going just keep
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pushing it down.
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Now, these are the three cheeses I'm
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using. You can certainly change it up if
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you want to do that. Put some Monterey
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Jack cheese in there to offset the Rotel
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that went in there. That's a good one to
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put in there.
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Now, I was going to talk about the pasta
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also is that you don't have to use the
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egg noodles. You can use any pasta for
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this dish that you want. Just make sure
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you cook it per the directions on the
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back of the package till it's all dente.
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All right, there we go. I'm going to
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sprinkle the cheese on our casserole
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right there
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in any order that you want. And that's
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going to melt all through this
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casserole. That parmesan cheese is going
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to add such a nuttiness to the dish,
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too, which is a whole another layer of
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flavor. And that mozzarella cheese, such
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a soft cheese, it'll melt and it'll just
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make a nice melty cheese on top.
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All right, look at that. You guys,
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did I over cheese or under cheese? Y'all
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let me know.
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Is there such a thing as over cheesing a
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dish? I don't think so.
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All right, you guys. As fast as that
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came together, it's going to take even
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less in the oven. All right, I've got my
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oven preheated at 350°. We're going to
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bake this in the oven for 15 to 20
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minutes until that cheese is nice and
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melted. Everything is heated through. We
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got a nice golden color across the top.
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Okay, you guys, look at that. I just
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pulled it out of the oven. The cheese is
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nice and bubbly. Got a golden color to
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it. I'm going to add a little bit of
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fresh parsley on top. Give it a pop of
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color. Make it look like you love it.
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I'm going to grab a spoon. We're going
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to dig in. That's the best way to do it.
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And give it a try for you. Grab the
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biggest spoon you can find. We're going
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to hope for the biggest cheese pull.
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Look at that, you guys.
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Oh yeah. My ground beef Lombardi
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casserole. What do y'all think? The
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house smells amazing. Perfect for the
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rainy days we've been having. We need a
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comforting meal. There's my bite.
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That layering,
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that's amazing.
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You can make a full meal with that.
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Layer in some green beans or peas and
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carrots or some, you know, cooked
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broccoli. Give me a thumbs up on this
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