Cottage Cheese Cheeseburger Pasta

Cottage cheese cheeseburger pasta combines lean beef, cheddar, mustard, pickles, and onion in a creamy stovetop dinner ready in about 30 minutes.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 20 min · Yield: 4 · Method: Stovetop

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 12 ounces short pasta
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 0.5 medium yellow onion
• 0.5 cup dill pickles
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
• 0.5 cup pasta water

Cooking instructions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain. (about 10 min)
2. While the pasta cooks, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and onion. Cook, breaking up the beef, until the beef reaches 160°F and the onion is tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain excess fat if needed. (about 9 min) — Medium-high heat
3. Blend the cottage cheese, mustard, salt, and pepper until smooth. Add the drained pasta and cottage cheese mixture to the skillet with the beef. Stir over low heat, adding pasta water a few tablespoons at a time until creamy, about 2 minutes. (about 2 min) — Low heat
4. Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the cheddar until melted, then fold in the pickles. Serve hot. (about 1 min)