Mac & Cheeseburger Meal
Recipe: #13647
August 05, 2014
Categories: Ground Beef, Cheese, Cheddar, 5-Minute Prep, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, Picnic, High Protein, No Eggs, Fresh Tomatoes, Kid's Lunches, Macaroni, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"I came up with this recipe after craving both cheeseburgers and mac & cheese. This really tastes like McDonald's cheeseburgers! Don't leave out the garnishes, ketchup or mustard though- the ingredients sounds weird, but taste great together."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (282 g)
- Calories 721.9
- Total Fat - 36.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.5 g
- Cholesterol - 144.5 mg
- Sodium - 1055.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 51.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 7.5 g
- Protein - 44.6 g
- Calcium - 426.4 mg
- Iron - 4.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Brown the ground beef in a sprayed pan over medium-high heat. When meat is no longer pink, drain and then add salt, pepper, garlic powder & Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 2-3 more minutes, or until beef is cooked to your liking. I like making it kind of crispy, so I cook longer. Set aside and keep warm.
Step 2
In a large saucepan, cook your pasta according to package directions. Al dente is best as you don't want the mac & cheese mushy. Once pasta is done, drain but do not rinse.
Step 3
Return the warm pasta to the saucepan, and immediately add the butter, yogurt, and cheese. Stir until everything is well-melted, then fold in the reserved ground beef.
Step 4
Put pasta in bowls, and top with sesame seeds, green onions, tomatoes, and pickles. Drizzle with generous amount of ketchup & yellow mustard.
Tips
No special items needed.