Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese

Name: Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb elbows; 1 lb ground beef; 1 small onion, diced; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp flour; 2 cups whole milk; 6 slices American cheese; 1 cup cheddar, shredded; 2 tbsp ketchup; 1 tbsp yellow mustard; dill pickles to serve; salt to taste

The ultimate mashup — seasoned ground beef, pickles, and American cheese in one skillet. Draining the fat from the browned beef before it goes into the cheese sauce keeps the dish creamy instead of turning greasy and separated.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortfamily-friendly

Ingredients

1 lbelbows

1 lbground beef

1small onion, diced

3 tbspbutter

3 tbspflour

2 cupswhole milk

6 slicesAmerican cheese

1 cupcheddar, shredded

2 tbspketchup

1 tbspyellow mustard

dill picklesto serve

saltto taste

Instructions

Brown beef with onion; drain fat. Season with salt.

Add butter; whisk in flour; pour in milk; cook until thick.

Stir in cheeses, ketchup, and mustard until smooth.

Cook pasta al dente; fold into skillet with beef mixture. Top with pickles.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

812

Protein

53.8g

Fat

59.6g

Carbs

18.3g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

1026mg

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