Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Cheeseburger Macaroni

I found this recipe on Hungry Girl and I just had to try it!  The portions seemed really small so I adjusted some of the ingredients and made it for six people instead of eight.Ingredients:
1 lb Ground Turkey
1/2 Onion, chopped
3 tablespoons Ketchup
8 oz Elbow Pasta, uncooked
3 10oz packages Green Giant Cauliflower and Cheese
4 wedges Laughing Cow Swiss
3 Scallions
I began by boiling the pasta since it would take the longest.  I only boiled it for four minutes to get it started.
Next, I mixed the turkey, ketchup and chopped onion together in a bowl.
Combined the meat mixture, pasta and cauliflower packages together in the slow cooker.  You may want to let the cauliflower thaw for a while before you add it.  I put mine in the microwave for two minutes so that I could break it apart.
I cooked this on low for eight hours and it sat on warm for two more hours.
Finally you need to mix in the Laughing Cow cheese and the green onions.
This meal was so good!  I probably could have been a little gentler so it didn't turn to mush.  That didn't effect the taste though! :)

Nutritional Info:
6 Servings
Calories: 354
Fat: 11
Carbs: 42
Protein: 24

It ended up being quite a bit more than the Hungry Girl recipe but it was a lot more satisfying this way.  Also, it was still a very healthy meal! :)

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