Avocados and burgers and bacon with ranch dressing … these are a few of our favorite things! Get them all together in this yummy skillet dinner.
Beefy Bacon Avocado Ranch Pasta Skillet
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 3 strips thick-cut bacon, chopped
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced, greens and whites separated
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 box Hamburger Helper™ cheeseburger macaroni
- 1 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese (4 oz)
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and cubed
- 1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
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Step1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon; place in small bowl. Add beef and green onion whites to bacon drippings in skillet; cook over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
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Step2Stir in chili powder, milk, hot water, and uncooked pasta and sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper™ box). Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 9 to 11 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender.
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Step3Remove from heat. Sprinkle with cheese; cover and let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts. Drizzle with ranch dressing. Sprinkle with bacon, green onion greens, avocado, tortilla chips and cilantro.
Nutrition
570
Calories
33g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 570
- Calories from Fat
- 290
- Total Fat
- 33g
- 50%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 59%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 31%
- Sodium
- 1080mg
- 45%
- Potassium
- 570mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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