Family-Favorite Cheeseburger Pasta Recipe

Family-Favorite Cheeseburger Pasta Recipe Family-Favorite Cheeseburger Pasta Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 4

I created this recipe to satisfy a cheeseburger craving. What a delicious, healthy classic! —Raquel Haggard, Edmond, Oklahoma

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Family-Favorite Cheeseburger Pasta Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups uncooked whole wheat penne pasta
  • 3/4 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) no-salt-added diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
  • 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
  • Chopped green onions, optional

Directions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Drain pasta; add to meat mixture.
  • Stir in the tomatoes, relish, mustard, ketchup, steak seasoning and seasoned salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with cheese. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand until cheese is melted. Garnish with green onions if desired. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 391 calories, 12 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 759 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Family-Favorite Cheeseburger Pasta in Healthy Cooking August/September 2009, p65

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Reviewed on May. 07, 2013 by mjraup79

This pasta was delicious but I do think extra sauce is needed. So I improvised on the amounts to make it saucy enough my family. They loved it!!

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2013 by redwirekitty

My picky husband LOVED this. I made it pretty much to the letter of the recipe... used A-1 for the steak seasoning. Anyway, he went BACK for SECONDS! Posted a picture of my dish on FB and had a dozen hits in 5 minutes how Amazzzzing it looked. Plan on making it again when I have all the grandkiddos here I know they will love it!

Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2013 by brianrobyn

It was very easy and delicious....hubby really liked it...next time I would add cut up dill pickles instead of the relish

Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2013 by 6grands

It says DILL relish.......not SWEET......may make a BIG difference.

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by 1275

Very yummy, quick and easy! I increased the recipe just a bit to feed my family of 6. I did not have penne pasta on hand so I used bow-tie which worked great. I also added in some tomato sauce and left out the mustard (because I happen to hate mustard!) I used steak sauce instead of seasoning and used about 1/2 teaspoon of the seasoned salt. I also used about twice as much cheese and also added in two leftover cooked crumbled bacon strips. I had no dill pickle relish on hand so I used about a tablespoon of juice from a jar of dill pickle spears. Family commented that it really did taste like a cheeseburger. Might need some more salt or some seasoning- seemed to be missing a little something. Definitely needed something green on top for some color- kind of has a blah presentation otherwise.

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2012 by GeminiGirl62

I made this recipe and I did not like it. Next time I will not add sweet relish. I did not like the relish in the recipe. Yet I love relish on my hot dogs. Any other ideas to add to this recipe?

Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2012 by mknuth

I've been making this for over a year with great results. Everyone loves it and I've given the recipe to dozens of people. One of my tweaks which I didn't see mentioned in the comments is that I use plum tomatoes and salsa in place of the canned tomatoes. Either way, though, it's delicious, and a very easy way to eat healthy because it's just SO good!

Reviewed on Jul. 07, 2012 by Helem

It really does taste like a cheeseburger!

Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2012 by psnewcomer

Excellent! This has become a new requested dish by the family.

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2012 by howler17

I thought iy was very good! I would make it again!

 
 

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