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A close-up of a skillet filled with pasta and seasoned ground beef, topped with melted cheddar cheese and a sprinkle of parsley. A delicious restaurant-style ground beef recipe.

Restaurant-Style Ground Beef and Bacon Pasta

This recipe brings restaurant-quality flavors to your home kitchen with a comforting ground beef and bacon pasta dish. It's a quick and satisfying meal perfect for busy families.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Standing Time 3 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 389
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces penne pasta
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 6 strips bacon diced
  • 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup undiluted
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Optional additions
  • Barbecue sauce for serving
  • Prepared mustard for serving

Equipment

  • Large skillet
  • Pot

Method
 

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain the beef and set it aside.
  3. In the same skillet, cook the diced bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain it on paper towels. Discard the bacon drippings.
  4. Drain the cooked pasta and add it to the skillet. Stir in the undiluted tomato soup, water, cooked ground beef, and cooked bacon. Heat the mixture through.
  5. Remove the skillet from the heat. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the top. Cover the skillet and let it stand for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
  6. Serve the pasta with barbecue sauce and prepared mustard, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 389kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 25gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 565mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5g

Notes

This dish is great for meal prep. You can prepare it ahead of time and reheat it later. It also freezes well for future meals.

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