Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
Comfort food for dinner!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces penne pasta
- 1 pound 93% lean ground beef
- 8 strips bacon, diced
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce (Sweet Baby Rays, suggested)
- 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- pickles, BBQ sauce and mustard, for serving (as desired)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain (but save ¾ cup of the starchy pasta water to set aside).
- In a large skillet, cook the beef. Spoon out and discard any accumulated fat. Spoon the beef into a bowl and set aside.
- In the same skillet, cook the bacon. Let the cooked bacon drain on paper towels, and spoon out accumulated fat and discard.
- Add the drained pasta to the skillet. Stir in the cooked ground beef and bacon, tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, brown mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt/pepper to taste.
- Sprinkle cheese on top, place a lid on the skillet and let the cheese melt.
- Serve individual servings with pickles, BBQ sauce and mustard (as desired!)
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 715kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 45gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 128mgSodium: 1235mgPotassium: 856mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 590IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 244mgIron: 4mg
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