Cheesy Burger Pasta (Printable Version)
Ground beef, rotini, and bacon mixed in a creamy cheddar sauce for a tasty main course.
# Ingredients You'll Need:
→ Pasta & Protein
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340 g ground beef
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225 g rotini pasta
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6 strips bacon
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1.5 teaspoons steak seasoning
→ Sauce Mix
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60 ml chicken broth
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45 g butter or saved bacon fat
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24 g all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons ketchup
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2 teaspoons dill pickle juice
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170 g shredded cheddar cheese
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240 ml milk
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2 teaspoons yellow mustard
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1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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120 ml heavy cream
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1 teaspoon hot sauce
# Detailed Preparation Steps:
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Use plenty of salted water and boil rotini till just firm. Drain it and set aside.
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Heat the butter or bacon fat in your pan over medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring all the time, for a couple of minutes.
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Slowly whisk in the heavy cream, little by little. Add the milk and chicken broth while stirring until smooth.
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Add the mustard, ketchup, pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Let it gently bubble, then turn the heat down.
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Take the pan off the heat for a minute. Then slowly mix in the shredded cheddar till it’s melted and creamy.
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Sprinkle the steak seasoning on the ground beef and cook it in the skillet over medium-high heat. Break it apart as it browns. Drain extra fat, take it off the heat, and keep it for later.
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Cut bacon into thirds. Cook it slow on low in a big pan until super crispy on both sides. Keep the bacon fat. When cool, chop the bacon roughly and put aside.
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Stir the cooked beef and half the chopped bacon into the cheese sauce.
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Fold the drained rotini gently into the sauce until it’s all covered.
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Top with the rest of the bacon bits and enjoy right away while hot.
# Helpful Tips:
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Cooking bacon slowly on low heat brings out the best flavor and makes it nice and crispy without burning.