One Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta

What you need:

• Olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 lb. ground beef
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 can (14 oz.) petite diced tomatoes
• 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3 Tbsp. yellow mustard
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups beef broth
• 1 box (12 oz.) shell pasta
• 3 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 2 cups smoked Gouda, shredded, divided

For garnish:

• 1 medium tomato, diced
• 1/4 cup bacon bits, plus some
• 3/4 cup shredded lettuce

Directions:

1. Add a drizzle of olive oil to a stock pot and heat over medium heat.
2. Add onion and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add ground beef and crumble while it browns. Season with salt and pepper and drain grease, if needed.
4. Add tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes.
5. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, ketchup, and mustard.
6. Add 2 1/2 cups beef broth to start. Then add uncooked pasta.
7. Cover stockpot and bring to a boil.
8. Then reduce heat and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until pasta is cooked al dente. Add remaining 1/2 cup beef broth if it gets too thick or the pasta isn't done cooking.
9. Remove from heat and add cream cheese and 1 cup of gouda.
10. Stick under a broiler until cheese is golden and bubbly.
11. Garnish with remaining gouda, tomato, bacon bits, and lettuce.

Recipe from A Gouda Life

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