Bacon Cheeseburger Orzo #onepan
The perfect weeknight dinner - turning the classic Bacon cheeseburger flavors into a pasta dish.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Oil
- ½ Yellow Onion fine chopped
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 lb Bacon cut into ½ inch pieces
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 lb Orzo Pasta
- 2 cups Beef Broth
- 1 cups Milk
- 1 15 oz Tomato Sauce
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Ground Mustard
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
- In your largest saute pan over medium high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove to paper towel covered towel. Leave all bacon grease in the pan and reduce heat to medium high. Then add oil, onions and garlic. Saute about 3 minutes then add ground beef. Cook and crumble for about 8 minutes (until no longer pink). Then reduce heat to medium.
- Add pasta, milk, broth, tomato sauce and seasonings. If needed, add enough water to fully submerge everything. Bring just to a bubble, then cover pan and let cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove lid and add heavy cream and bacon. Stir until fully combined. The sprinkle with cheese and replace lid. Let cook another 5 minutes. Then let rest away from heat for 5 minutes before serving (sauce will thicken up.) Garnish with pickle chips, if desired.
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