Bacon Burger Cauliflower Rice Casserole

I spent more time then usual in the kitchen last weekend, so I decided to choose recipes this week that would be a little bit less time consuming, like this casserole dish! I am always on the look for a good casserole recipe and this one is worth saving. I have made a Hamburger Casserole recipe before that was good, but turned out a little plain, so I was excited to find one that added some different flavor. I altered the original recipe's ingredient amounts so I could make six meals, so check out the original recipe for comparison. My only note about this recipe is if I were to make it again, I might decide to drain the beef or add some egg because the casserole did not stay together when I went to serve it. Let me know what you think about this one if you try it!

Bacon Burger Cauliflower Rice Casserole
Ingredients:

• 2 cauliflower heads, riced
• 2 lb ground beef
• 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 10 ounces tomato sauce or puree, (make sure tomatoes are the only ingredients, Pomi brand is best)
• 1 medium tomato, sliced
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp celery seed
• ½ tsp black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 400 F, and oil a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
2. In a food processor or blender, grind cauliflower florets into a rice texture.Set aside.
3. In a large skillet pan over medium high combine and brown: ground beef, garlic powder, paprika, sea salt, celery seed, and black pepper. Stir and cook until browned (do not drain beef).
4. Add tomato sauce and cauliflower rice to the ground beef skillet. Stir and continue cooking over medium to medium high heat for 6 minutes. Remove from heat.
5. Carefully spoon or dump all ingredients from the skillet into the casserole dish. Spread around casserole dish evenly.
6. Sprinkle the top of the casserole with bacon crumbles. Place sliced tomatoes on top, and bake for 20 mins. Remove from oven and serve.

Original recipe found here