Cheeseburger Pasta

I love pasta. All kinds of pasta dishes. Especially delicious cheesy ones. This one is no exception.

I was a bit wary of using Velveeta since I had never cooked with it before. But since I always follow new recipes to a tee I trusted that it would be fine.

I found this recipe on Lauren's blog. Her blog is one of my go to blogs when I'm looking for some inspiration and I am so glad that I came across this recipe. It was mmm...mmm...good!

I did try to make this dish a bit healthier by using multi-grain pasta and ground turkey breast. This is the perfect comfort food dish to make on cold nights and snow days. And the very best part is that its a one pot dish!



Cheeseburger Pasta

• 1 lb ground turkey breast
  
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 3/4 cups water
  
• 1/3 cup ketchup
  
• 1T mustard
• 2 cups elbow mac, uncooked
  
• 4 oz reduced fat Velveeta, cubed
• salt and pepper to taste
  

Saute onions until translucent in a large skillet.

Add ground turkey breast and brown meat, drain.

Add water, ketchup, mustard, S&P and mix well.

Bring to a boil and add pasta. Simmer on med-low heat, covered, for 8-10 minutes (until pasta tender).

Stir in Velveeta and cook until melted, stirring occasionally.