Taking the pot off the heat before adding cheese stops it going grainy.
Vegetarian · Family · Cheap · Under 30 min · One pot
One-Pot Cheeseburger Pasta
Pasta cooks right in the sauce, so the starch thickens it.
Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 lbGround beef
- 10 oz elbowsPasta
- 1 1/2 cupsCheddar
- 1 cupMilk
- 2 cups (beef)Chicken or veg broth
- 2 tbspTomato paste
- 1Onion
- 1 tspDijon mustard
- to tasteSalt
Method
Brown beef and onion in a pot; drain.
Stir in tomato paste, then broth, milk and pasta.
Simmer, stirring, until pasta is tender and liquid is mostly absorbed, 12 minutes.
Off the heat stir in cheddar and mustard.
Tap a step number to cross it off. Safe internal temperatures follow USDA FSIS guidance.
Similar dinners
Everyday ingredients, zero special shopping.
Cheap · One pot · Family
Browning the tomato paste for a minute gives a long-simmered taste in twenty.
Family · Cheap