No Boil Baked Cheeseburger Pasta

baked cheeseburger pasta in a pan topped with chopped parsley.

No Boil Baked Cheeseburger Pasta

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 35

Servings: servings

Calories: 460cal

Author: Ashley Fehr

This No Boil Baked Cheeseburger Pasta tastes like a cheeseburger and mac and cheese had a baby. Everything bakes in one dish without browning the beef or pre-cooking pasta. It’s hearty, melty, and guaranteed to win over even the pickiest eaters!

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Ingredients

3 cups uncooked macaroni pasta
1 lb lean ground beef
3 cups low sodium chicken or beef broth
2 cups tomato marinara sauce
2 tablespoon barbecue sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1¼ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground mustard
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 475℉ and lightly grease a 9x13" baking dish.
Place the uncooked macaroni in the baking dish, then crumble the uncooked ground beef over the top.
In a large bowl, stir together the broth, tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper. Pour over the beef in the baking dish.
Cover tightly with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and stir well (if the ground beef is still slightly pink, cover and bake another 5 minutes or until the dish reaches a temperature of at least 155℉), then top with cheese and bake 5 more minutes, until the pasta is al dente and the cheese is melted.
Serve.

Notes

Ingredients and Substitutions:

Macaroni: I haven't tested this recipe with any other cut of pasta. I suspect they will work, but may require a different cook time and different amount of liquid.
Ground beef: you can swap this for ground turkey, chicken or Italian sausage if you prefer. If using a meat higher in fat, you may want to cook it first and discard the fat so the pasta isn't fatty. You can absolutely use cooked ground meat in this recipe, and you don't need to change the cook times.
Broth: if using salted broth, reduce or omit the added salt and season at the end.
Vegetables: feel free to add cooked or frozen vegetables in here!

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