LAZY CHEESEBURGER PASTA

Lazy Cheeseburger Pasta - The Southern Lady Cooks

 

This lazy cheeseburger pasta is an easy recipe your family will love. Perfect to throw together on a busy night. Simple ingredients but this dish is loaded in flavor.

 

Lazy Cheeseburger Pasta

1 lb of ground beef or ground turkey

25 ounce bag of frozen cheese ravioli

1/4th cup of white onion, chopped

1 (8 ounce) can of tomato sauce

2 tablespoons of yellow mustard

1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon of liquid smoke

1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic

1/2 cup of dill pickles, chopped

1 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown ground beef, onion and garlic until meat is no longer red, add tomato sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Turn down to simmer and let cook for 5-8 minutes until it thickens some. Spray a 9X13 dish with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with frozen ravioli. Top with half the ground beef mixture, sprinkle with 1/2 cup of cheese. Add another layer of frozen ravioli and meat mixture. Top with remaining cheese and then add the chopped pickles. Cover with tin foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes. You can always add more cheese if needed.

Note: If you want this to have more sauce, add a small can of tomato paste to the meat mixture. You can also top this with bacon too. You can also add shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes before serving.

Lazy Cheeseburger Pasta - The Southern Lady Cooks

Lazy Cheeseburger Pasta

The Southern Lady Cooks
Easy Cheeseburger Pasta
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, southern
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb of ground beef or ground turkey
  • 25 ounce bag of frozen cheese ravioli
  • 1/4 th cup of white onion chopped
  • 1 8 ounce can of tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of yellow mustard
  • 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke
  • 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup of dill pickles chopped
  • 1 cup of cheddar cheese shredded

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown ground beef, onion and garlic until meat is no longer red, add tomato sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke. Turn down to simmer and let cook for 5-8 minutes until it thickens some.
  • Spray a 9X13 dish with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with frozen ravioli. Top with half the ground beef mixture, sprinkle with 1/2 cup of cheese. Add another layer of frozen ravioli and meat mixture. Top with remaining cheese and then add the chopped pickles.
  • Cover with tin foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes. You can always add more cheese if needed.

Notes

If you want this to have more sauce, add a small can of tomato paste to the meat mixture. You can also top this with bacon too. You can also add shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes before serving. 
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8 Comments

  1. sounds yummy! is the liquid smoke an absolute ingredient? Love yr recipes.

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      Hi Helen, You can leave it out if you want to. 🙂

  2. My teenage boys love this dish! I have to make two, when it comes out of the oven I top it with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and ranch dressing. So good!5 stars

  3. This is so good! It does taste just like a cheeseburger!5 stars

  4. Pamela Goetsch says:

    Do you have the nutritional information for the Lazy Cheeseburger Pasta recipe?

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      No, we don’t provide nutritional information on our recipes. We’re southern cooks and just post what we cook. Thanks!

  5. I can’t wait to try these. Having company this weekend and we’re going to have your grub. . Thank you for making things easier and delicious. I just got diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic cancer. So I’ll Need healthy and great food. Thanks again. Sincerely, Mary5 stars

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      Thinking of you and sending healing thoughts.