Marching into Casseroles! Midwest Runza Casserole! 

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Interesting take on Runzas. Runzas are actually named after a restaurant that serves a variety of tem primarily in Nebraska. They are a copy of Bierocks. It’s not a sandwich between two pieces of bread. It’s a cabbage, onion and hamburger filling enveloped inside yeast dough and baked. They are fantastic, freeze well and are a wonderful, filling meal.

I’m a new subscriber. I believe god puts people in your life for a reason. I had been missing my grandma and grandpa when I came across your channel. They were god fearing folks and lived like the two of you. I spent many summers staying with them on their farm. I myself don’t have a farm, but a good size of land. I am going back to my roots. Reading my bible and living off the land. God gives us all the seeds we need. It brings me such joy watching your videos. Mr. Brown, I make your skillet bread every Sunday morning. My husband loves it. God bless you both.

I am so happy for you Mrs.Lori that you still have your husband after all these years. I had my husband for 43 years but he died before we had a chance to enjoy retirement life together. My husband was around the size of Mr. Brown, and he was the best to sleep with, so warm in the winter. Now my elderly cat sleeps with me, and I’m thankful she’s still living. ❤

I love hearing rain fall on a tin roof. So peaceful.

Yes. Runza in Nebraska and Bierocks in Kansas. We love them and you are right on. We add lots of pepper and caraway seeds to ours. And yes, we do shred the cabbage. We don’t put them on bread, but make dough we wrap them in and bake them. We have fun we both of you.

So happy to see this upcoming video. Beautiful pictures. We love Miss Lori and Mr Brown. They're ALWAYS DOIN SOMETHIN that we're gonna love and we're gonna learn from!!❤

I’m 77 and grew up on Runza yes you said it just exactly right! It’s such a simple dish but an unusual and wonderful taste. We used just cabbage and hamburger and always had them when mama made bread for the week. Roll out dough thinish, fill, crimp, bake and enjoy. They were delicious at room temperature for lunches or Served hot with brown gravy over the top for an entrée. So they were kind of like a sandwich, but at some point , like maybe the 70s, Runza restaurants, where they served them On a bun. They were good, but couldn’t touch the authentic ones! Thanks for this wonderful casserole, and all the mini recipes and tux. You’ve blessed us with!❤

So happy you are doing better Mrs Lori. You both stay healthy and I love when you both cook together.

I worked in a bakery in the early 80’s. They would make Runzas for the Renaissance Festival that is held in October in Plantersville, TX. The filling was the same as what you made but 1/2 cup portion was wrapped in yeast dough and baked till dough was browned, about 30 minutes. They were very popular and tasty!

My great grandparents immigrated from eastern Europe - Poland and Russia in the 1910s. This along with so many dishes involving cabbage were a staple of my childhood. Love it!

Dear Lori, I just love your sweet spirit and watching you and Mr. Brown and just seeing the endless true love you guys have. Have a great Easter

I live in the Sierras of Northern California. I have learned that you have to wait until the earth is warm when you put your hands into it, before planting. I learned the hard way, planting my veggies way too early. Now I wait until Mother’s Day to plant. It’s my gift to myself.

We are in Tornado Alley too. We live in North Alabama, and yes. We lived in an area when in 2013 that all the tornadoes broke out pretty much the entire state. The tornado hit on a night I happened to be off from work thank God. When the outbreak happened. It hit 2 doors down and a tree fell through their roof. We were without power for a week. Thank God for neighbors, we helped each other. They had a generator and they were able to use their grill. They made a big pot of chicken stew that week too and fed us. Our little community looked like a war zone. Thank God no one lost their lives. Not in our immediate area. I continued to work during the week but the National Guard kept us well protected on either end of the road. God kept us safe. 🙏

I do so adore the Family Brown and always look forward to their wonderful videos. And with blessings to you both Mr. Brown and Miss Lori and if I don’t get another chance ……I am wishing you and your whole family a very Happy and Blessed Easter . 🌹

You can really hear the rain coming down; I love it!

I LOVE THE FACT WE GET TO SPEND TIME LIKE THIS...THIS REAL COOKING NOT JUST BEING SHOWN HOW THROW RECIPE TOGETHER...LOVE YAL IN KITCHEN TOGETHER...PRAYERS FOR GOOD HEALTH...😊 WHEN MR BROWN GONNA DO ANOTHER VIDEO

We called them Bierocks. Seasoned ground beef, cabbage & onion, no cheese. We make bread dough and pinch off enough to stretch over the palm of your hand, place the filling in the middle & pinch the dough around the filling. They are delicious. Please try it this way next time. They freeze beautifully too!

Hello to the Browns ,from the small town of Stoneville, NC. Happy Easter and pray that you are feeling better and up and about. Our God is Great.🙏❤️🙂

My Step Grandma in Omaha Nebraska showed me how to make them she made the dough and made them kind of like a a hot pocket but better. She put dry onion soup in the cabbage and meat after she baked it she put a red sauce and parmesan on top. I loved them this show brought back a sweet memory. Thank you ,

Yes we love to see both of them together

My grandma, born in 1901, German heritage, used to make a sauerkraut ranza. It consisted of sauerkraut and ham. She put the filling in bread dough. They were hand-held treats.

So sweet to hear Grandpa talking about his granddaughter and what she likes!

Nothing better than ground beef, cabbage and onions anyway.

Have a blessed Easter! Hope you are having a full recovery Miss Lori❤

Everything you fix looks good My Dear MOTHER who has passed was a lunch lady until she got sick. She loved those little children.

Miss Lori, my daughter is a cafeteria manager at a middle school, she stay’s sick. She told me she felt like she was working inside a Petri dish. I’m thankful your feeling better now. I’ll be so glad when you retire! This looks like a delicious casserole. Yes please, do your dessert recipe. That rain sounds so good hitting your metal roof. God bless you and Mr. Brown and have blessed Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. ✝️ 🙌🏻

Runzas or Bierrocks are filled pasties, with lots of meat, vegetable or sweet fruit fillings. Quick tip from the modern German from Russians is to use frozen bread dough to make the 4"-6" dough circle. They are either baked or fried & then eaten straight or with gravy or a dipping sauce, depending upon the filling!! Yummies for your tummies!!

❤Hello Ms Lori & Mr. Brown Beautiful Flowers Prayers You are Well Ms. Lori...❤

Hello mr and mrs brown. Your recipe today originates in Germany. The cabbage are called Bierocks. My mom used to make them when she would make bread. Shed take the bread dough and roll it out into squares (like the size of an apple dumpling). Then would fill with the cooked hamburger and cabbage mixture. Then seal it up just like you would apple dumplings. Put in oven and bake until golden brown. While hot I would poke a hole in the top and put in a big pad of butter then pepper, smear the butter all over the top. YUMMY. God Bless

So good to see you both. I haven’t ever heard of that sandwich, but sounds tasty. I love cabbage, but my husband Jerry probably wouldn’t eat it if he knew it had cabbage in it. We’ve been married 54 years and years ago after we were first married I made Stuffed Eggplant and he ate it, and liked it, because he didn’t know what it was. Before we married he didn’t eat many veggies but corn and potatoes. Now he eats a lot of veggies and loves salad. So glad you’re feeling better Lori. ❤️🤟✝️🙏

LOVE braunsweiger and liverwurst.....mmmmm...and liver and onions 😋

I enjoyed hearing the rain and seeing you two cooking together. Sending you both blessings and love. Thank you for sharing your love of cooking and talking about life and God.

I love ya'll so much!! ❤ I haven't watched in a while, but plan to go back and catch up as much as I can!! 😃 The casserole looks delicious and I am going to try it really soon!! Hope you get to feeling better soon and hope you both stay healthy!! I am recovering from the flu!!😵😵‍💫 SUMMER come on!! I'm ready!! 🥰

I perked up when Mr. Brown said he'd been bass fishing. I loved when Mother and Daddy went bass fishing! That's my favorite type of fried fish. The casserole you're making looks delicious. Miss Lori, I'm so happy you're feeling better! Retirement is just around the corner! God Bless you both! I love yall

It's also called BEERROCKS. FROM GERMANY AND THERE DELICIOUS !!! I MAKE THEM ALL THE TIME AND YOU DIP IT IN MUSTARD 😋

I'm a casserole girl but this one is right down my alley. I'll be making it very soon.

I'm listening to the rain in Arkansas, while snug here in N. Wales. I may make that casserole myself tomorrow. Thank you.

Wonderful to see Miss Lori and Mr. brown in the kitchen together!we grew up on Brunswager too!

Miss Lori, your hairdo is so becoming, it is just plain cute. I enjoy you two so much, you are the most endearing couple. Keep up doing what you are doing. It, is just like visiting with good neighbors.

Man! Can't You just almost smell that Beautiful Aroma???❤🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁

I had no idea what a Runza or Bieroch (beer-rock) was until I moved to Northwest Kansas to teach school in 1985. During my first week, one of our lunches was Bierochs and I had to inquire what we were going to be served. My neighbor, who was one of the cooks, described to me how they originated with the original German settlers in the area and as a pocket sandwich (sealed in a pocket of yeast bread, baked until golden brown) they were convenient to carry to the field for the workers and were easy to eat as well. I was sold on them after that first meal, and asked her for her recipe and have been making them periodically, at home, ever since. The one short cut that she taught me was to use Sauerkraut (drain, rinse and wring dry) rather than cabbage -- the taste is a bit different, but I found that I liked it better. I learned the casserole shortcut only mine used packaged pizza crust rather than crescent rolls much later -- prior to that my shortcut was to purchase a frozen loaf of raw bread, defrost it, roll it out and proceed as I would when I made my scratch yeast bread. They were served with the typical hamburger condiments when they were on the menu at our school. When I made them at home, I learned that the pocket sandwich type would freeze well and heat up in the microwave quite well (I never tried freezing the casserole version).

Love the sound of the rain on your roof!!!

Hope you are feeling much better and getting stronger each and every day. This runza sounds interesting

Yes Bierocks in Kansas- my home! Grew up in Amish country and they made Bierocks!! Yum yum yum!,

Dear Mrs. Brown you are pretty as a doll and so is Mr.Brown..

Mrs.Lori if you will cut off all the lights in the house but one the fly will go to that light and you can Get Him! Much Love and Blessings

I love how Mr. Brown helps you in the kitchen. Y'all make such a lovely couple.

Love to see recipe on cheese cake with Cresent rolls. Please. Love your videos. God bless you both.

So happy to see you both. Happy to see! You doing better. I miss Mr. Browns videos, and his bible studies, and readings God bless you both. Happy Easter. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

This is so much fun watching the two of you cooking together! I love the matching aprons! The only time my husband and I argue is when we cook together !🤣 Thank you so much!

Yesss Mrs Lori we want to see that recipe! Sounds so yummy 😋 God bless ❤

yes please make cheese cake! thank you Lori love you guys so so much

Nothing is wrong with wild game.love it

Miss Lori and Mr Brown, I’m ready to sit down at the table with y’all!

My mom - from NE made them for us as kids. (1960's) She called them German Hamburgers. Just cabbage, hamburger, and onion, salt and pepper and plenty of yellow mustard. That's it, cooked up filling then placed in dough bun and baked into the bun, like a pig in a blanket. I still make them to this day.

Love seeing the two of you working in the kitchen together ❤! Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday🙌🙏🏻✨✝️😊

I'm so glad your getting better from your sickness, I'm fighting a nasty cold myself right now ,I will try this casserole for sure. I'm going to share it with my friend, She just moved to Indiana and she said she never has made a casserole, Im so glad to see you both God bless, Love the aprons

Ohhh Miss Lori we need that recipe for dessert!!

Cooking with you too is like visiting a friend for dinner. Food looks good enough to eat

So much fun to watch you cook together! How lovely would it be to prepare a supper together, talking and joking, then relaxing and fellowshipping. Having some folks to play instruments so we could sing some good ol' gospel songs would be enjoyable, too!

When making angel food cakes at the very last, you can lightly stir in a tablespoon of decorating candy sprinkles. The cake will come out tasting the same, but have a confetti appearance. So fun for special occasions.

I like to cook once, eat twice! Just love you two and your warm and wonderful videos. Welcome back.

I hear the rain too. 🥰P.S. I never knew about the deer's eyes changing color!! The casserole looks sooo good and I like idea of putting the crescent roll in the oven for a few minutes first.

Not sure if my comment came up, but so glad yall are well and feeling better! That looks so good!❤

Oh, what a delicious looking casserole. I'm definitely going on my list of casseroles to try. Thank you for sharing.

I would love to see a video with your dessert recipe. This looks wonderful, too. I am glad you are feeling better.

I hear the rain it sounds so amazing and I know you have smells good with all that good cooking

I love seeing you two together . You gave laughs I haven’t had in a while. I lost my husband 2 years ago and we cooked his last Christmas ham and was so proud of his ham. You brought back some good memories!!!!

so happy that you're better,, and Mr. Brown, please don't get sick!!! i want to watch you go fishing and watch more of you cooking with Ms. Lori......i felt like sitting right down at your table with you two.....it looked sooo delicious. will definitely make this on Saturday, as tomorrow is Friday and we don't eat meat on Fridays. THANK YOU for sharing with us. God's Blessings.

Yes definitely that cheesecake recipe in a crescent roll ❤would be delightful

Praise the Lord Mrs. Lori that you are feeling better!

So happy to see you on the mend, my dear friend. I was so awful worried about you. You’ve been my mentor for so long now. I love seeing the two of you together in the kitchen. Wish I was blessed with the relationship y’all share. This casserole looks delicious. I sure love my cabbage and beef so I know I’ll love this casserole. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us all. 😊

Ma Laurie an PA Brown I'm so happy you better an I make that with cooking small potatoes pealed an cheese 🧀 in between Crescent rools individual sandwiches in 9x13 dish an it's great. Love you'll Dee From Louisiana ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

What a lovely video this is.😊 A couple united, making their meal. Couldn’t express love any nicer.🙏

I have a corned beef (commercially canned) casserole recipe that my mother-in-law gave me over 50 years ago when my husband and I got married. I only made it with corned beef once. For years, I made it with tuna, instead. Recently, I started making it with home canned chicken. It was so much better! I will make it that way from now on. Also, I do like Braunschweiger once in awhile. I especially love soup and casserole recipes, so I look forward to seeing more of the casserole recipes you mentioned. ❤

Your irises are gorgeous...love those!

Another yummy sandwich we eat in Kansas is called a Bierock. It is made with fried hamburger cabbage salt and pepper put into a yeast dough and baked. Kinda of like a pocket bread it's so delicious you can use Rhodes frozen rolls or make your own dough. I love Mr Brown in his apron y'all are twins today. We eat the Runza sandwiches in a dough similar to the Bierock only the filling has cheese and onions added to it. Both are so good ❤❤😊

So happy to see you two! And it’s really good to see Mr Brown helping! That’s kinda rare bc he’s always working outside! It was in the low 40’s here in north Louisiana last night, 60’s today. We got about 3 inches of rain yesterday. Sometimes really heavy but no tornadoes here. Thank you Lord! I’ve never heard of runza casserole or sandwich but I sure think I would like it. Another channel made the sandwich and used sauerkraut in their recipe which I bet is really good.

So glad your feeling better.

I love seeing you work together, and how gracious and loving you are with one another ❤. The casserole looks delicious. Looking forward to videos from each of you, and together as a great team. I'm so thankful you are feeling better, Mrs. Lori.

I agree with you, green bean casserole and tuna noodle casserole are two items I do not eat. But brunsweger, I know I misspelled it, but it’s one of my favorites, slather mustard and onions and that delicious liver pate and yum. I really enjoy watching the two of you, and you’ve introduced me to foods/meals I’d heard of but have not eaten and I’m so thankful. 😊

Hello all! I love Runza❤❤

My Mother-in-law, from Nebraska, made what she called Kraut Runzas. The filling was similar, except sauerkraut was used. Large Rhodes Dinner Rolls were rolled into disks, the filling was added and the dough was folded around the filling, shaped like a roll, crimped on the bottom and baked. Good hot or cold.

Happy to see you recuperate from being under the weather. Please send some of your rain to Central Texas. And I do here the rain, it sounds like it's raining cats & dogs so to speak... looks like a delicious recipe. I love all cabbages, but the purple is my favorite. Blessings 🐾🐕🥀♥️✝️🙏

Praying for you both and so glad to hear that you are doing better these days, have been missing you'll and the cheesecake recipe would be great and you don't need to apologize for being sick and taking care of yourself, you can not help that you were sick and everyone has survived and we will all have some kind of health issues and no one should have or feel they need to apologize for something that is out of control. May God continue to pour out His many blessings on you and yours and may He give you peace rest and supply your every need, thanks again for sharing with us all, we are praying for you and your family ❤😊❤😊❤

I love this type of video! 😊You guys bring warmth and comfort to these videos! Can definitely feel God's presence!❤ can't wait to try this recipe! ❤Blessings to you both and happy Easter!❤

We call them krautburgers in Colorado. And they are wrapped in bread dough and baked. I love the idea of a casserole. Less labor intensive. Very good.

A very Happy Easter to y’all! God is so good! Blessings!❤

I'm so happy you are better Ms Lori. You are much too sweet to be sick. I enjoy your channel so much. You were talking about putting out your garden. My Daddy who was a very wise, hard working man always said that your garden would not grow until the ground got warm. I used to love to get out and plant flowers. I had so many beautiful flowers all around my house but I can no longer get out and work in them. I have to accept that my days of doing that is over. God bless you sweet lady and Mr. Brown.❤

Your editing is just fine, Miss Lori, nothing to be ashamed of.

So happy you are feeling better. You're right, fresh air and sunshine is super good for whatever ails ya. Gardening is good medicine.

So glad you’re feeling better. Amazing recipe as usual.

You two are so adorable. Thank you for sharing this casserole recipe!

From Lincoln, NE...home of the original RUNZA restaurant.... originally called Runza Hut but now just goes by Runza, opened in 1949. Runzas are a stuffed bread dough sandwich (picture 3 dinner rolls lined up and that gives approx size in length/width). The founder was from Russia (another version is called a Bierock sandwich which I believe originates from Germany and is very similar). The original or classic Runza is just the ground beef and cabbage with seasoning. Then they eventually added the cheese Runza to the menu, which is made with American cheese or cheddar. (Now there's a multitude of variations and flavor profiles served at the restaurants) There are tons of Runza restaurants all throughout the state of Nebraska. The original owner would not allow any franchises outside of the state of Nebraska for decades. However, now there are a handful that can be found in Kansas and in Colorado. I make my dough and Runzas from scratch....I find the easiest seasoning is to just use a Lipton Onion Soup packet and maybe a little S&P RUNZAs are absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS

This family is so nice and so very real. Love them.

That rain is really coming down at your house.

Holy cow! I can certainly hear the rain on your roof! Love it! Gotta try this. Looks and sounds delicious!

I love Braunschweiger! I usually buy alittle every now and then. It's great with alittle mustard on rye bread. You two are so fun!! Your matching aprons are sooo cute!! Thanks for sharing your fun life with us. Be safe in the storms. God bless!

OOPS!😊I ALSO MET TO TELL YOU BOTH , THAT SO GREAT SEEING YOU BOTH WORKING YOGETHER IN THE KITCHEN AND THIS LOOKS REAL GOOD THIS FAR AND ITS SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! I TOO LOVE AND ENJOY COOKING FOR MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS❤ BUT ITS HARDER TO FIGURE OUT TOO COOK FOR 1😊 I'D RATHER COOK FOR MORE😊❤ YOUR BOTH SO PRECIOUS TOO MY HEART!😊