Barbecue Beef Bake
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I’m fairly certain that my neighbors think I’m insane. They pretty much only ever see me in my pajamas. I mean, yeah, I wear grown up people clothes sometimes, but it’s usually only while they are away at work. When I’m outside in the evening I’m in my husband’s old, ratty sweat pants. They’re so comfy, y’all.
This wasn’t a big problem before, because I’m allergic to nature and bugs and heat and cold, so I pretty much spent most of my life inside. Now I have a puppy that requires me to take her outside all the time. I can just see them judging me from their windows.
“Look at her! She’s wearing those same strange pants again and, Henry, I don’t think she even has a bra on!”
I’m not actually sure if any of my neighbors are named Henry, but they might be. Totally possible.
Couple the constant pajamas with my strange hobby of photographing every plate of food I eat and my neighbors think I’m crazy. I set up my little “studio” in the front or back yard depending on the time of day and where the sun is and I photograph my food in my pajamas. My neighbors totally don’t get it. Neither does my husband.
“Why don’t you just put on some real pants?” he asks.
“Why don’t you just shut your face?” I say back.
Then I bring the food in and feed him and he’s happy.
This Barbecue Beef Bake was a total last minute, what the heck am I going to cook for dinner tonight kind of meal. It came together quickly and only used ingredients that I pretty much always have around. It’s a bit sloppy-joe-ish, but fancier because it’s served on crescent rolls instead of buns. Wait…does that make it fancier or trashier? Hard to say.
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup corn (frozen or canned)
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons bottled Italian salad dressing
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Open and unroll the crescent rolls. Press them into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish and pinch the seams together so that you have one large sheet of dough covering the bottom of the pan.
- Brown the ground been over medium heat. While the beef is cooking, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, Italian salad dressing, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Drain the beef when it's cooked through and add the sauce and corn to the pan. Stir to coat the meat in the sauce.
- Microwave the cream cheese for 15 seconds or until it's easily spreadable. Spread on the crescent roll dough.
- Pour the meat mixture over the cream cheese and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle the top with the cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crescent rolls are cooked through and the cheese is melted.
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This is the kind of recipe about which I say, “How fifties!” I think the next cookbook I write might have to be inspired by my childhood (half of the forties and all of the fifties). I hope I can find this again when I’m ready to make it. Guess I need to list it somewhere. This is pure genius. If I were you I’d be in bigger trouble the the neighbors – I sleep in my underwear.
I just came back to look at this again. I have it’s location saved for someti!me soon. OOOOh
Maybe you should just bring them food? Then they’ll absolutely for sure understand. Or they’ll be in a happy food coma. same difference.
I totally took my food processor into the back yard to use while my kids were napping so I wouldn’t wake them up. I’m pretty sure my neighbors think I’m crazy, too!! I love it when meals like this come together out of what you have on hand. Looks mighty tasty to me!!
is the Italian dressing the bottled kind and not the powder mix?
I think this sounds great!
I was wondering about the italian dressing do you use the pkg or the bottle? thank you!
i love this! it looks so yummy. i can’t wait to make it for my kids….it’s right up their alley. thanks so much!
oh and p.s. i’m a total jammies girl too.
Oh my dear sweet baby Jesus that looks delicious. I’ll definitely have to make this someday soon.
Your response sounds oddly familiar I think I may have used it a few times myself considering I also live in my pj’s. I have a similar dish I make but with grilled chicken that I shred or chop up. We eat it on warmed Hawaiian sweet rolls.
The picture makes me wanna to eat the barbeque cake. It looks tasty and delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe.
Johna, the salad dressing is the bottled kind.
Marilyn, I used the bottled dressing. Not the dry mix.
haha!
yum, if i was your neighbor, i would come over
I seriously believe after making this recipe last night that we are sistas…if not I’m going to just start saying you….loved the recipe, and I love the whole pj concept…if it wasn’t for this whole crazy talk of “work” I would live in my jogging pants 24/7…lets just say I’m jealous…
My first thought was to wonder if you’ve seen the new crescent roll dough that is a 9×13 (ish) sheet. You just unroll it…no seams to pinch. YAY!!
Second, YUMMY!
Third, who cares what the neighbors think? We warned all of ours upon moving in that I don’t care what they can see, I’ll only hang curtains if I feel like it, because it’s my house. I figure if they’re dumb enough to look, they deserve to see it. ;^)
Sweet, savory, juicy, gooey, cheesy deliciousness.
OH my gosh!! We sound so similar! Lol. Exactly what I wear outside and the same way I talk to my hubby!! Haha. Plus I can’t wait to try this!! It Looks soo Good!
Omg, just tried this tonight and it was amazing! It will definitely not help with any diets, but who the heck cares when it is THAT good! I am in love.
We featured this recipe in our weekly Food Trend Friday post. You can check it out here:
http://blog.recipelion.com/food-trend-cheesy-casserole-recipes/
Thanks for all of the great recipes.
Love it! I’ve brought it to a couple pot lucks & have been asked for the recipe both times.
I use more cream cheese than in the recipe (double) – makes for a thicker layer & more flavor (at least for me – I like cream cheese!)
I made this last night for my family, the kids and the husband devoured it! No leftovers!