Turn your ground venison into a delicious burger-inspired pasta skillet with this quick and easy dinner.
Bacon-Venison Cheeseburger Macaroni
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 3 strips thick-cut bacon, chopped
- 1 lb ground venison
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 box Hamburger Helper™ cheeseburger macaroni
- Chopped pickles, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped red onion, as desired
Instructions
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Step1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes or until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer to small bowl. Increase heat to medium-high. Add venison to bacon drippings in skillet. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until venison is thoroughly cooked; do not drain.
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Step2Stir in ketchup and mustard. Stir in milk, hot water, and uncooked pasta and sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper™ box). Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 11 to 13 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender and most of liquid is absorbed. Top with bacon. Serve with remaining ingredients.
Nutrition
350
Calories
12g
Total Fat
28g
Protein
33g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 980mg
- 41%
- Potassium
- 480mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 33g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 28g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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