Keto Zucchini Casserole with Ground Beef

This delicious Keto Ground Beef Zucchini Casserole is incredibly easy to make! It's a cheesy beef and zucchini casserole that's perfect for any night of the week!

Have you ever had keto ground beef casserole? If not you sure are missing out! This is an easy keto dinner recipe to make for the whole family! 

This is the best creamy zucchini and ground beef casserole I've made to date! It's a low carb delicious dish to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters.

It's made with common ingredients like ground beef, zucchini and topped off with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. With just 11 ingredients, it's a simple yet delicious recipe for you and your family to enjoy!

Another big plus to this zucchini casserole with ground beef is if you or your family are running short on time its not a very time consuming process! The casseroles ingredients can also be slightly altered if you wanted to change things up a bit, not that you would want to.

This easy ground beef casserole is a great dish to make with a lot of different options to fit your family's taste.

Why you'll love this keto zucchini ground beef casserole

• Serves 8 - perfect for large families or to make for meal prep!
• Low Carb - only 3g total carbs, and 2 g net carbs per serving
• Budget friendly - this recipe uses basic ingredients that you can get at any grocery store

One thing I love about a zucchini meat casserole is you can make it for dinner, or bake it in advance and store it in the refrigerator until ready to be served.  

You can simple reheat some of the casserole in the microwave for about a 1-2 minutes or until heated to fit your taste.

This recipe is also great if you keto meal prep! After the dish comes out of the oven, simply divide the healthy ground beef casserole into meal prep containers. Wait until the individual servings come to room temperature before transferring them to the fridge.

Ingredients for Keto ground beef zucchini casserole

• Ground beef: I use ground chuck, but you can use any kind of ground beef you like
• Zucchini: I love how zucchini holds it's texture in this casserole and that it doesn't overpower the cheesy goodness of this recipe
• Seasonings: Salt, Black pepper, Garlic powder, Onion powder, Italian seasoning
• Cream cheese: I find that full fat cream cheese makes it creamier than reduced fat cream cheese 
• Shredded cheese: I used cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese, but you can use any kind you have on hand
• Parsley: Garnish with parsley if you're going for an extra presentation

How to make this cheesy zucchini hamburger casserole

Below are step by step directions for how to make this super easy zucchini casserole with ground beef.

1.  First off Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a casserole dish with oil and set it aside. Then, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef. Season the ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and Italian seasoning.
2. Cook the beef, stirring and breaking up the meat into small pieces, until the meat is no longer raw, about 5 minutes.
3. In the last minute, add the chopped zucchini.
4. Add the cubed cream cheese pieces.
5. Then mix until the cream cheese is fully melted and incorporated.
6. Once the cream cheese is melted remove from heat and add ½ cup of each cheese into the beef mixture.
7. Stir the cheesy beef and zucchini casserole mixture until the cheese is completely melted.
8. Next, transfer the mixture to the prepared casserole dish.
9. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Lastly, bake for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Garnish with parsley.

Ground Beef Casserole Recipe notes

Total carbs per serving are 3g, and there are 2 grams net carbs per serving

How to store

Store leftover hamburger and zucchini casserole in glass airtight containers for up to 5 days. If you're planning on eating this for meal prep, I recommend this glass storage containers.

How to Reheat

If you meal prepped this zucchini ground beef casserole in containers like the ones mentioned above, simply remove the lid from the container. Then place the lid on top of the container but not latched on (we need the steam to be able to escape).

Next place in the microwave and cook for 1.5-2 minutes.

If you don't have a microwave, you can also transfer desired portion to a small skillet and warm up over medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Recipe tips: 

• If you or someone in the family is not a big zucchini fan, then you can always substitute something like yellow squash or eggplant.
• If you want to bulk it up and add more fiber you could add bell peppers or shredded cabbage.

Ground Beef Casserole Ideas

If you're needing ideas of what to do with the leftover ground beef casserole try the follow:

• Use leftover keto ground beef casserole as low carb taco fillings. Simply fill your low carb tortilla with the leftover casserole and top with salsa/hot sauce, avocado and sour cream
• Add it to a keto salad! Simply add this to your favorite greens and top with your favorite salad dressing and sliced avocado

More delicious low carb casseroles

If you loved this ground beef zucchini casserole check out this Keto Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole, Keto Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole and this Keto Broccoli and Cheese Casserole. 

They're all perfect if you looking for easy low carb casseroles to feed the entire family.

Keto Recipes with Ground Beef

Have more ground beef in the fridge or freezer and need some fresh ideas? Maybe try this Easy Keto Mexican Casserole, Keto Air Fryer Meatballs or Cast Iron Meatballs. They're all healthy low carb recipes made with ground beef.

Keto Ground Beef Casserole

Lara Clevenger, Registered Dietitian

This delicious Keto Ground Beef Casserole is insanely easy to make! It's a cheesy ground beef recipe that's perfect for any night of the week!

4.93 from 63 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 290 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ¼ lb. ground beef
• 12 ounces zucchini cubed
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 4 oz cream cheese cubed
• ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese divided
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray a 2-quart casserole dish with olive oil and set it aside.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly spray with oil.
• Add the ground beef to the skillet. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and Italian seasoning. Cook, stirring and breaking up the meat into small pieces, until the meat is no longer raw, about 5 minutes. In the last minute, add the zucchini.
• Mix cream cheese until fully melted and incorporated.
• Remove from heat and add ¼ cup of each cheese into the beef mixture.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
• Bake 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Notes

Recipe tips: 

• If you or someone in the family is not a big zucchini fan, then you can always substitute something like yellow squash or eggplant.
• If you want to bulk it up and add more fiber you could add bell peppers or shredded cabbage.

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 17gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 476mgPotassium: 349mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 478IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 125mgIron: 2mg

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