One-Pan Bacon-Cheeseburger Pasta

Name: One-Pan Bacon-Cheeseburger Pasta
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 12 ounces (3 cups), elbow macaroni; 1 pound 85 percent lean, ground beef; , Salt and pepper; 3 cups, water; 1 (15-ounce) can, tomato sauce; ⅓ cup, chopped dill pickles; 2 teaspoons, Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons, dry mustard; 1 teaspoon, packed brown sugar; ½ teaspoon, garlic powder; 4 slices, bacon; 6 slices, American cheese; ½ cup, finely chopped onion (optional)

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For a stick-to-your-ribs pasta bake with almost zero prep work, we combined ground beef, pickles, American cheese, bacon, and chopped onion with macaroni for a casserole that delivered all the bright, tangy, meaty flavors of our favorite burger.

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SERVES4

TIME1 hour

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from One-Pan Wonders

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Tomato sauce, with its smooth texture and long-cooked flavor, provided the perfect base for our sauce, which we seasoned with Worcestershire sauce and dry mustard. Combining chopped dill pickles with brown sugar gave the sauce the same swee...

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