Western Mac & Cheeseburger Meal
Recipe: #13648
August 05, 2014
Categories: Ground Beef, Bacon, Southern, Southwest, 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
"A western version of the Mac & Cheeseburger Meal that I posted earlier. This tastes like a Western Whopper from Burger King"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (327.7 g)
- Calories 872.3
- Total Fat - 46 g
- Saturated Fat - 17.3 g
- Cholesterol - 164.3 mg
- Sodium - 1283.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 52.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 59.3 g
- Calcium - 323.2 mg
- Iron - 5.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Over medium-high heat, fry the bacon until the fat renders and the bacon becomes crispy (transforming into bacon bits), about 8-10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, set aside and let drain on a paper towel.
Step 2
Using the bacon fat still in the pan, brown the ground beef. 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 3
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 4
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.
Tips
No special items needed.