This bacon cheeseburger pasta recipe is made in one pot for a quick and easy, kid-friendly weeknight dinner. In fact, this bacon cheeseburger pasta may be our favorite one pot recipe ever! Ready from pot to table in about 30 minutes.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to this one pot recipe. We oftentimes make this recipe with spaghetti squash for us and then add in the macaroni for the kids. The best part? This bacon cheeseburger pasta comes together in one pot so that means less dishes and more time spent enjoying a delicious meal!
This one pot bacon cheeseburger pasta will give you all the feels of eating an actual bacon cheeseburger, but in pasta form. You can choose to sub the ground beef for ground chicken, turkey, sausage, or even tofu would work well!
Do I have to serve bacon cheeseburger pasta with pickles?
I am obsessed with pickles and have included them in this one pot bacon cheeseburger recipe. You can also choose to not add pickles into your recipe – or eat them on the side, however you find works best!
Ingredients for one pot bacon cheeseburger pasta
- ground beef
- onion
- garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- ketchup
- yellow mustard
- Worcestershire sauce
- bacon crumbles
- beef broth
- uncooked pasta
- shredded cheddar cheese
- pickles for serving, optional
How to make one pot bacon cheeseburger pasta
- Add olive oil to a dutch oven/pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, about 1-2 minutes, just until onions are translucent.
- Add the ground beef, garlic powder, salt and pepper to the pot. Cook, breaking up the ground beef with your spoon until browned, 6-8 minutes.
- Stir in the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, bacon crumbles, and beef broth. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Add in the pasta and reduce the heat to medium. Let it cook uncovered until the pasta is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
- Turn off the heat and stir in shredded cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Optional: serve with pickles, additional bacon crumbles and cheddar cheese.
How can I make bacon cheeseburger pasta low carb?
To make this one pot bacon cheeseburger pasta a low carb meal, you can simply sub out the pasta for spaghetti squash, zoodles or riced cauliflower. Still want that pasta feel? We love Impastable Low Carb Pasta!
Can I meal prep bacon cheeseburger pasta?
This one pot bacon cheeseburger pasta would make an amazing meal prep. Simply divide this recipe into 4 meal prep containers and you will be set for the week! The flavors in this one pot bacon cheeseburger pasta have time to blend together for one simply delicious lunch to be enjoyed over and over again!
For the full recipe of this one pot bacon cheeseburger pasta meal prep, check-out mealpreponfleek.com
We hope you enjoy this comforting meal as much as our little tribe has time and time again. When it comes to weeknight meals, these are the kind of recipes that pull us through. The kind that are easy and enjoyed by even the pickiest of eaters. ENJOY!
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One Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 pound ground beef, We use grass-fed ground beef
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup bacon crumbles, plus extra for serving
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 cups uncooked pasta, I used elbow macaroni pasta
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- pickles, for serving, optional
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a dutch oven/pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, about 1-2 minutes, just until onions are translucent.
- Add the ground beef, garlic powder, salt and pepper to the pot. Cook, breaking up the ground beef with your spoon until browned, 6-8 minutes.
- Stir in the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, bacon crumbles, and beef broth. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Add in the pasta and reduce the heat to medium. Let it cook uncovered until the pasta is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
- Turn off the heat and stir in shredded cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Optional: serve with pickles, additional bacon crumbles and cheddar cheese.
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Kyle
The kids went crazy for this one!