Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
This bacon cheeseburger pasta is a delicious and easy one-pot pasta dish for those busy weeknights. It is a family favorite that you’ll definitely want to add to your rotation.
Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Recipe
If you’re looking for a simple, yet flavorful family favorite dish that will have your kids wanting seconds, this is your recipe. It’s cheesy, beefy, noodley, and packed full of goodness.
Weeknights can be intense at our house. Not only do we have ranch life sending us all different directions, but my kids are at the age where they are now involved in after-school activities. And holy moly, I thought my life was busy before after-school activities… I regret thinking that. So now, I add this bacon cheeseburger pasta to my rotation because I can make this in under 30 minutes and dinner is a success.
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What Ingredients Are in Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta?
- Penne Pasta – This is our favorite pasta to use because my kids love it and it cooks really quickly.
- Ground Beef – As always, good beef is always the star of the show. I always, always use our homegrown beef that is lean 90/10 (and I never have to drain it).
- Onion Powder – Onion powder gives this cheeseburger pasta some robust flavor without being too overpowering.
- Garlic Powder – I also use a lot of garlic powder in my recipes. I love flavorful food, and garlic powder helps bring in some intense flavor that I love. Using garlic powder compliments the other ingredients in the recipe as well.
- Tomato Soup – I like using condensed tomato soup in this recipe because it gives it a subtle tomato flavor that is sweet and not intense.
- Bacon – Because adding bacon is always a good idea.
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese – I will always tell you to add cheese as well. Thank you dairy farmers. Cheddar cheese pairs nicely with the pasta and ground beef.
- Salt
- Pepper
Tools You’ll Need
How to Make Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
- In a frying pan, cook bacon until crispy. Remove and set aside.
- In a frying pan, combine ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix well.
- Continue cooking ground beef until completely cooked through.
- Once beef is cooked through, add in water, tomato soup and dry noodles and reduce heat to medium low.
- Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the noodles are soft and done.
- Remove from heat.
- Sprinkle cheese evenly over top of the beef and noodles.
- Chop bacon into small pieces and sprinkle over top of the cheese.
- Serve and enjoy!
Gluten Free Pasta Substitution
To make this recipe gluten free, you will need to use a gluten free pasta. Below is my favorite gluten free penne pasta. It has a great texture and flavor.
How to Store Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You can also pack it in your kids’ lunchboxes for school lunch which is something I do all the time. I will heat up a serving of this bacon cheeseburger pasta and use this thermos to keep it warm until lunchtime.
Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef lean, (90/10)
- 3 cups penne pasta
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 can condensed tomato soup
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- In a frying pan, cook bacon until crispy. Remove and set aside.
- In a frying pan, combine ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix well.
- Continue cooking ground beef until completely cooked through.
- Once beef is cooked through, add in water, tomato soup and dry noodles and reduce heat to medium low.
- Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the noodles are soft and done.
- Remove from heat.
- Sprinkle cheese evenly over top of the beef and noodles.
- Chop bacon into small pieces and sprinkle over top of the cheese.
- Serve and enjoy!
