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Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet Recipe

I am the first to admit that dinner is hard!  Figuring out what to make night after night can be all consuming.  Here’s the thing…it doesn’t have to be.  With simple and easy recipes, I can get you in and out of the kitchen in under 30 minutes.  The very best part is that you are only using one pan to make this awesome Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet.  So grab the recipe and get cooking.
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Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

Dinner is intimidating for me for a couple of reasons.  First of all, there are so many steps into getting dinner on the table.

You have to plan, shop, prep, cook and then clean up! 

Honestly, if I could bake cookies all day and never make dinner that is exactly what I would do.

I don’t have that luxury {and I am guessing that you don’t either}, so making a one pot skillet dinner is perfect.  This Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet is just what you are looking for.

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How to make Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta in One Skillet

Begin by browning your hamburger in a large skillet.  I am using a 12 inch skillet with tall sides to be sure it will hold everything inside.

I will almost always spend the extra money on 93% lean ground beef because it doesn’t require any removing of grease.

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

While the burger is cooking, combine beef broth, water, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and cornstarch in a mixing bowl and whisk to combine.

Once the burger is cooked through, pour the mixture into the pan and stir.  Bring the mixture to a boil.

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

Once the liquid is boiling, add the dry macaroni and stir.

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

Cover for 8-9 minutes or until pasta is cooked.

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

The pasta will absorb most of the liquid and that is exactly what you want.  

Add all but one strip of bacon to the mixture and stir to combine.

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

Finally, add the shredded cheese and cover until the cheese is totally melted.  This will take 2-3 minutes.

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

Stir the cheese into the pasta mixture and look at all of the goodness!

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

Serving Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta with Toppings

What can make a Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta even better?  Toppings!  Anything you love on a burger goes.

I used a combination of shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and more cheese but don’t stop there.

I love to pile everything right on top of the pasta in the skillet and serve it altogether.  

Not only is it delicious but it is also easy and clean up is a breeze!

Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

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Weeknight Dinners: Easy Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet, a Recipe featured by top US food blogger, Practically Homemade

Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet Recipe

Everything you love about a bacon cheeseburger is cooked in one skillet and topped with fresh ingredients. It is a dinner recipe that everyone will love and you can clean up quickly.
Course: Main Course
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
5 from 2 votes
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Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs. ground beef {I used 93% lean}
  • 8 oz. macaroni pasta
  • 6 slices bacon {cooked}
  • 1 1/2 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp steak seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese {shredded}
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese {shredded}

Toppings

  • 1 cup lettuce {shredded}
  • 1/3 cup tomatoes {diced}
  • 1/4 medium onion {diced}
  • 6 mini kosher dill pickles {sliced}

Instructions

  • Brown ground beef in a 12 inch skillet with tall sides. Remove any fat.
  • While the beef is browning, combine beef broth, water, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and cornstarch. Add mixture to the ground beef and stir to combine. Bring to a boil.
  • Once the mixture is boiling, add macaroni and stir. Cover and allow the macaroni to cook in the mixture for 8-9 minutes or until the macaroni is cooked through.
  • Remove lid and stir in all but one piece of sliced bacon {reserve the last piece for the toppings}. Top with cheese and cover until the cheese is completely melted {2-3 minutes}.
  • To serve, add toppings {including last piece of bacon} to the top of the skillet dinner. Refrigerate leftovers without toppings for up to 4 days.
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