Homemade Stovetop Cheeseburger Pasta with Cheddar Cheese

My son is learning how to cook, and he’s taking a Culinary class at school. Making his own version of the Stovetop Cheeseburger Pasta for the entire family really made heart happy. Ground beef and Cheddar cheese are some of the ingredients in this recipe that we will give a new interpretation.

First, he really wants to know how to cook different types of dishes, thus it takes practicing making various recipes.

Second, he will learn a ton of valuable tips in cooking that can be obtained only through an active experience and hands-on practices.

That is why when I heard his initiative to attempt an easy cheeseburger pasta recipe, I met it with a ‘hooray.’

Homemade Stovetop Cheeseburger Pasta

How To Cook One Pot Hamburger Pasta

First things first when you are ready to create your own beefy mac dish at home.

Cook your choice of pasta first to set aside and wait for its glory to be united with ground beef or turkey and spices.

When sauteeing onions and garlic, make sure you create an amber translucent color for our onion pieces. Your kids would appreciate you!

Pressed for time? Here’s a quick Pressure Cooker Macaroni and Cheese.

If you decide between a broth and water choices for hamburger pasta, go with your dietary needs or your taste buds preferences. Every time I use a vegetable or chicken broth in this recipe, the pasta tastes richer and more flavorful. But I did make this recipe with water. Mac n cheese with meat this way tasted great as well. Make your own call on this ingredient!

Using Worcestershire sauce adds an interesting secondary flavor to this entire pasta dish. My family loves it!

Just in case you do not have Cheddar cheese for your family pasta night, use what you’ve got on hand to create a cheesy hamburger pasta.

Cheeseburger Pasta Tips And Variations

Not only this stovetop cheeseburger pasta recipe is versatile by adding different ingredients you love. It is also made with natural, organic, come-from-the-source ingredients of your choice.

Here’s a healthy recipe for Macaroni and Cheese with Lentils. The taste is out of this world yummy!

Look what you can add to celebrate a versatile nature of this cheeseburger pasta dish!

  • Choose organic turkey to substitute beef.
  • Why not use a bit of freshly diced tomatoes to garnish and to cook with? You may fall in love with an easy Romesco Sauce to add to the final dish.
  • Use the power of organic and uncured bacon pieces to bring in the flavor in this recipe. FACT: bacon fat is good for us in moderation.
  • Add your favorite freshly harvested or store-bought herbs: basil, tarragon, oregano, thyme, even dill.
  • Create a ground beef pasta casserole by putting this mixture into the oven for about 10 minutes after you add cheese to this recipe. Sprinkle with crispy onions (get them here) over cheese to create a beautiful crust. Bake at 350F.

For all the fans of ground beef and cheddar cheese recipes, this pasta recipe could become the base for their own interpretation and addition of delicious ingredients.

Homemade easy cheeseburger pasta recipe

Homemade Cheeseburger Pasta

This homemade Cheeseburger Pasta dish is rich with flavors of meats, cheeses and sauces. It is your easy classic go-to recipe for entire family.

  • 1/2 lbs pasta (any shape you love)
  • 1 lb ground beef or turkey
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth (can use water as a substitute)
  • 1½ cups Cheddar cheese (grated)
  • Fresh Basil or Parsley (to garnish )

  1. Cook pasta per box instructions to achieve Al Dente level of readiness, drain and set aside.

  2. In a separate pan, sautee diced onions for about 5 minutes, add garlic for another 1 minute or so.

  3. Add ground meat to the onions and cook it thoroughly.

  4. Add paprika, dried oregano, salt and pepper and Worcestershire sauce to the meat. Fold in all the ingredients into the meat.

  5. Add broth or water to the meat pan and cook until half of the water is gone.

  6. Add cooked pasta and tomato sauce to the meat. Fold in all the ingredients.

  7. Add grated cheese to the pasta and meat pan. Fold cheese into the other ingredients and allow it to melt.

  8. Serve immediately garnished with fresh Basil or Parsley.

Main Course
American
Cheeseburger, Pasta

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45 Comments

  2. It looks so yummy and so easy with your recipe step by step i will definitely try this weekend

  3. This recipe sounds so delicious..! I love cheeseburger and pasta so much..! Putting them together would be so fantastic..😘

  4. Oh my!This is so delicious! I love pasta for most of my lunch meals! One more recipe for me since I’ve had pasta and cheese separately before..I can only imagine a mix. Yummy!

  6. That cheeseburger pasta dish looks quite delicious. I love how flexible this recipe is, you just change an ingredient and the taste would be completely different. Also the fact that you can make fast and easy.

  8. Its great that your son is learning to cook at school. This is such a versatile recipe for the creatively inclined I think

  11. I love this dish. It sounds a bit like the old ‘Hamburger Helper’ but better and healthier.

  12. Wow, great job for your son. It will be lovely for children to learn cooking at such a young age.

  13. My saliva is drizzling right now! Its like cheese overload and who wouldn’t love this. You are making me hungry this early!

  14. Too delicious recipe. I love pasta and even my son does. The cooking time is so less. Liked it.

  15. Oh my goodness, this looks like such a delicious recipe (I’d swap out the regular hamburger meat with the Gardein plant-based “beef crumble”)! With so many autumn parties coming up in the near future, this would be a great thing to make when either hosting your own, or being invited to someone else’s!

    1. Thank you, sweetie,
      This recipe is special as my tween kiddo made it!
      Totally am proud of him.

  18. This looks delicious. It’s been a while I cooked pasta. I would definitely try your recipe. Thanks for sharing.

  21. This dish makes me crave for pasta, it looks so good! I like how easy was this to make and prepare. I am sure everyone is going to love this.

    1. Ruth,
      Yes, it is very easy and can be prepped in a way that all the family agrees on the taste.

  22. What a great meal for a weeknight dinner! This is the kind of recipe I need on hand for fast and delicious with less dishes to wash.

  24. This kinda reminds me of something my mom made when I was little, but better looking lol I think my kids would like it.

    1. Ashley,
      The childhood memories are the strongest and the brightest.
      My mom would make us macaroni that was long and hollow inside with hamburger meat.
      And we loved it with a crust from baking in a pan.

  25. This looks so good and is such a tasty way to enjoy a fresh version of a classic! I need to make my kiddos this soon because they love both burgers and pasta!

    1. Amy,
      This is an old recipe that every family used to make, at least it seemed like.
      It’s funny that our kids love these mac n cheese, too.

  26. MmmMMM. That looks chees-a-licious! My family is going to flip over this. There are two things we love more than anything else: beef and cheese.

    1. Hei Stacie,
      This is a “wholesome” recipe, ha ha. Everybody will fill their bellies with this hearty meal.

  27. This looks delicious. I love anything in a single pot. It saves time cooking and in clean up! With busy lives, we need a little time-saving.

    1. Thank you Wren,
      We love a meal like this every now and then.
      And this one was cooked by my tween child. So it’s more than delicious – it’s so precious!

  28. Now this is what I am craving! I am going to be making this for dinner. My stomach is growling as I read this post.

  30. This looks like a real winner for the coming school year mealtime. I am sure al the families will love this one pot meal with all it brings.

    1. Melissa,
      This recipe is so easy and offers so many options for add-ons and substitutes, that it is an EASY choice for many family and kid’s dinners.

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