One Skillet Cheesy Hamburger Pasta is a quick and easy one skillet or pot meal mixing ground beef, tomatoes, cheese and pasta to create a cheesy hamburger dish. The leftovers reheat wonderfully so you have options for lunch and dinner later in the week!
ONE SKILLET CHEESY HAMBURGER PASTA
Today’s One Pot Cheesy Hamburger Pasta will remind you of your favorite childhood meal. Comforting, cheesy and packed with flavor this makes a good dinner during the week for your family and will leave you with leftovers to use for lunches or dinners the rest of the week. My favorite part about this meal is that it cooks in one big pot {or a big skillet if you have one}.
When the dish is done cooking I love loading it up with garnishes like parsley, green onions and freshly chopped tomatoes. My kids especially love this pasta dish. They devour it and it is an easy meal for Jack to use as finger food. I am all about a dish I can make and feel my entire family including my one year old.
If you haven’t tried a one pot or one skillet meal you are in for a treat. You cook everything in that one pot which means you aren’t doing multiple dishes. If you want to try some others I suggest trying this One Pot Beef Enchilada Casserole, One Pot Chicken Enchilada Pasta and this One Pot Cheesy Sausage Pasta.
During the week I rotate between slow cooker meals, one pot meals and leftovers. I just don’t have time to make meals that take a lot of time and effort. I also really like meal planning on Sunday’s to help make meal time easier. You can do a slow cooker of these Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos and use the shredded chicken throughout the week for a variety of meals including nachos, quesadillas and salads. Make this One Pot Kale Broccoli Chickpea Orecchiette Pasta for meatless Monday and then make a batch of this One Skillet Skillet Cheesy Hamburger Pasta and you are set!
This dish serves 6-8 people so you probably will have a good amount of leftovers. While some pasta dishes aren’t great as leftovers this one tastes just as good or maybe even better a day or two later! That is a bonus in my book.
One Skillet Cheesy Hamburger Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 of a sweet onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 - (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 oz. medium sized pasta of your choice
- 1 cup Monterrey jack cheese, shredded
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Garnishes:
- 1 bunch of green onions, green parts chopped
- Fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- In a large pot or dutch oven heat olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add onion and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the ground beef and continue cooking until the beef is cooked through. Drain excess fat.
- Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth and pasta. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until pasta is cooked through and tender, about 12-14 minutes.
- Remove from heat, top with cheese and cover until the cheese melts.
- Sprinkle the green onions and parsley and serve warm.
Notes
Whatever cheese you have on hand works great in this especially any type of cheddar.
I was going to try making pasta for the first time and really glad that I found your recipe, Julia. It looks so yummy and healthy. I hope my girlfriend will love it if I do it right.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Thanks! This one is really delicious and easy to make. Hope you like it!
Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe, Julia. It was so rich and hearty! I added some broccoli and mushrooms as well and served it with some breadsticks. Everyone absolutely loved chomping it down!
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Just had two helpings of this and I’m stuffed! It was delicious and the whole family loved it. Very easy to make all in one pot. I would make it in the Dutch oven if you have one because it was to the top of my pan.
So glad you liked it! This is always a family favorite. Thanks for the feedback!
Yum!! This reminds my a fresh version of hamburger helper!! Brings my back to my childhood – i love these type of meals! Comforting and cheesy but made with fresh ingredients!!
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Yes! I agree! Everything is better with a good layer of cheese! 😉
I am all about one pot meals these days. I am glad to add this one to my repertoire! I am so excited tonight is me and Mike’s first night out just the two of us!!! Enjoy the baby cuddles with Andrew.
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Oh I hope you had fun on your first night out! It is so nice to get out once in a while! 🙂 And yes–one pot meals these days are great and so much easier. 🙂
So yummy! I love leftovers like this! Make the best lunch too 🙂
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Me too! I am all about the leftovers these days!
This looks so comforting! Yum!
Thanks Joelen! It definitely is!
I’ve made it to this morning with Valentine’s breakfast and lunches covered but stopped short of thinking about dinner! This sounds so hearty and flavorful; it might be just the ticket for tonight!
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Agreed! Maybe not the most romantic dinner but great flavor and hearty for sure!
Oh gosh that looks absolutely fabulous!!!
Thanks Jocelyn!