Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet

Name: Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 500g beef mince; 1 onion, finely chopped; 300g macaroni; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 500ml hot water; 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp salt; 150g mature cheddar, grated

Beef mince, macaroni and melted cheddar cooked in one pan, tasting just like a cheeseburger.

Time35 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.50 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1 tbspolive oil
500 gbeef mince
1onionfinely chopped
300 gmacaroni
400 gtin chopped tomatoes
500 mlhot water
2 tbsptomato ketchup
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspsalt
150 gmature cheddargrated

Method

1
Heat the oil in a large lidded frying pan. Brown the mince for 6 minutes, breaking it up.
6 min
2
Add the onion and cook for 4 minutes.
4 min
3
Stir in the tomatoes, water, ketchup, paprika and salt. Bring to the boil.
4
Add the macaroni, stir, then cover and simmer for 12 minutes, stirring now and then, until the pasta is tender and the sauce is thick.
12 min
5
Stir in most of the cheese and scatter the rest on top. Cover for 2 minutes until melted and serve.
2 min

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