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We're going to make one of the most
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popular flavors that you can use for a
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casserole or a skillet meal. It doesn't
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matter, but it's called French onion.
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So, the casserole today that I'm going
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to show you how to make is a French
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onion beef and cheese casserole. Now,
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it's really simple. You're just going to
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need some ground beef. We'll break that
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up, flavor that up. We're going to cook
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it up with some onion. And then I've got
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some soups that we're going to add to it
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to give it that beefy onion flavor that
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you're going to want in that French
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We're definitely going to be cooking up
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some pasta. We've got cheese involved.
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And then we got that crunchy layer to
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pull it all together. All right, you
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guys. We're going to start on that back
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burner. We're just going to get our
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pasta cooking. While that's happening,
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we can get everything else put together
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and then put it together. All right,
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I'll meet y'all back there.
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Now, this is the casserole dish that I'm
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going to be using. It's a 9 by13. So,
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grab your fall dish that you have so you
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can make your casserole look really
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All right. We're going to be using some
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pennet pasta. We're going to cook up one
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pound of it. I've already got a large
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pot of water that I brought to a boil.
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We'll add some salt to it because you
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want every layer of your dish nice and
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There we go. Now, sometimes the trick to
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cooking pasta is when you put it into
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you're going to want to stir that for
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about 30 seconds or so. That keeps the
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pasta from sticking and you don't have
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to add oil to your pasta. And what we're
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going to do is cook this till it's al
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dente. And just read the back of the
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instructions on the box. And it's going
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Once the pasta is done, we will drain it
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and set it aside until we're ready for
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it. Let's go ahead and start making the
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rest of the dish. In a large skillet, we
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are going to add one pound of ground
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And what we're going to do is just break
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it up and brown it up till it's no
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We're going to cook it on mediumigh
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heat. And then while the ground beef is
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we're going to dice up an onion.
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One yellow onion. We're going to take
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And then we're going to take off the
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Take your onion. We're going to cut it
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Lay it on your cutting board. And then
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we're going to run our knife all the way
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I like to follow the lines of the onion.
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You can see my seasonings over here.
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Yep. Have those ready. And then what
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we're going to do is just turn your
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onions a quarter of the way. And then
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we're going to run our knife through.
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And that gives us our dices. Make sure
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you tuck your fingers in.
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I'm using the full onion today. All
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right, y'all. We're going to add this to
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All right. We're just going to take our
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wooden spoon now. or your spatula. Going
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to finish cooking up the ground beef and
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softening down the onion.
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All right. Now, what we're going to do
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is flavor the ground beef and the onion.
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Now, if you need to drain it, go ahead
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and drain any excess grease that you
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have in your pan. Mine's already out.
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You can take some paper towels, just
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push off the meat to the side and get in
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there with the paper towels and soop up
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any excess you have in there.
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salt about a/4 teaspoon. We got some
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soups going in, so we don't need too
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much salt. And we'll flavor as we go. If
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we need to add extra, we can once we get
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everything mixed together.
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We got some black pepper. Again, another
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1/4 teaspoon to half a teaspoon.
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Whatever your preference.
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We got some garlic powder.
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Half a teaspoon. Get it in there.
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Flavor, flavor, flavor. And some onion
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A lot of onion flavor going on in here.
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Going to mix this all together.
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We've got two cans of soup. We've got a
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And then we have French onion. They're
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I love cream of celery.
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Smells like the holidays
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and the French onion.
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I'm just going to mix this together.
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Kind of heat it through.
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Oh my goodness, you guys. That smells
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delicious. Now, if you don't like cream
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of celery, you can do a cream of
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mushroom if you like to use that
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or a cream of onion. Sometimes you can
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find that in your store. I've used that
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You want that creaminess though to kind
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of hold everything together.
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We're just going to give it a little
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taste. Make sure the seasonings were
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I can just imagine that with everything
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That is delicious. All right, we're
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going to turn off the burner
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and remove it from the burner. And then
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we're going to add our pasta. Or you can
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put this into the pasta, which I may do
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that. Let's bring over the cooked
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And then we're going to add the French
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onion beef mixture into it.
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All right, we're going to mix this all
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Look at that. Does that not look
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We're going to shred mozzarella cheese.
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We're looking for a white cheese in
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here. Nice, good melting cheese. Now,
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this is an 8 oz block. We're going to
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take half the cheese and we're going to
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put it on top of the mixture.
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And then we're going to mix that all in.
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Oh my. We're not even done yet. We still
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have a crispy aspect to put on top of
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Go grab your casserole dish.
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We need to spray it with some non-stick
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We don't want anything sticking.
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And you got it. Load it
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Spread it out nice and even.
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We have an escape artist.
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Here we go. Oh my, that looks so good.
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So yummy. All right, take the rest of
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your cheese. Sprinkle it on top.
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You know what the casserole is all
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about? This isn't the crunchy part yet.
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Let me show you what that is.
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Crispy fried onions on top.
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Whatever you want on there.
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I've got my oven preheated at 375°.
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We're going to bake this for about 20 to
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25 minutes until that cheese is nice and
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melted, everything is heated through and
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nice and bubbly. We'll top it with a
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little greenery, whatever you got, some
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green onions or some parsley. I'm going
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to give that a try for you. Here we go.
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Look at that. Oh, it's so scrumptious.
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cheesy pasta, ground beef, and we've got
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that French onion flavor going on in
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Let's put this on a plate. I'm going to
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give it a try for you.
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I think we need a fork.
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Oh, I got to get that crunchiness right
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there. There's my bite.
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It's another double thumbs up on this
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make sure you hype this video, share
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this video, get it all out there so
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everybody can enjoy this French onion
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beef and cheese casserole.
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It is very comforting, a nice warm dish
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Y'all want a bite? You got to make it or
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find me. All right, you guys. This is
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very delicious. I'll see y'all on the
