Cheeseburger Pasta {One Pot}

A pan with cooking Cheeseburger Pasta, with a spoon ready to serve.

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Cheeseburger Pasta {One Pot}

All the flavours of a fast food favourite but a healthier homemade version with pasta that’s just as delicious… time to try out Cheeseburger Pasta! A one pot recipe that’s ready in about 30 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Family Food

Servings:

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

2 tsp Sunflower oil
500 g Beef mince I use 5% fat
1 Onion Peeled and chopped
2 Garlic cloves Peeled and crushed
2 Green peppers Sliced
750 ml Beef stock
6 tbsp Ketchup
3 tbsp Mustard Yellow/American kind
3 tsp Paprika
3 tbsp Worcester sauce
250 g Dried pasta
50 g Pickles (aka gherkins) Chopped

To finish:

100 g Cream cheese
75 g Red Leicester cheese Grated
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large saucepan or saute pan and add the beef mince, cook over a high heat for 5-10 minutes until browned all over.
Add the onion, garlic and peppers and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Stir in 500ml beef stock, ketchup, mustard, paprika, Worcester sauce salt and pepper (be sure to use plenty of pepper here) and pasta and bring to a simmer.
Place a lid on and cook for 15 - 20 minutes, until the pasta is cooked al-dente. Stop cooking when the sauce has reduced and thickened. (See notes here.)
Preheat your grill to high.
Turn off the heat under the pasta and stir in the pickles and cream cheese.
Sprinkle grated cheese over the pasta and put under the grill for 3-5 minutes until the cheese is melted.

Notes

Pasta: Cook the pasta until al-dente. Stop cooking when the sauce has reduced and thickened

Stock: I always make up 750ml of stock but start by adding 500ml. I then check on the pasta as it cooks and add more if it’s looking dry. If you like very ‘wet’ saucy pasta, go ahead and add it all at the start.

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