Healthy Cheeseburger Pasta

Family-Favorite Cheeseburger Pasta

If you were a dinner guest at either Randi or Brooke's table, you would very rarely, if ever, see anything on the table made out of a box. We think its important that you understand you can have good tasting healthy meals in a matter of minutes! We expect to share these recipes with you during our Boot Camp classes and every now and then we'll post them to our blog.

Here's one of my favorites! Serve with a salad with lite salad dressing and a fruit and it'll be a complete meal!

25 minutes start to finish!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups uncooked whole wheat penne pasta

3/4 pound lean ground beef

2 tablespoons finely chopped onion

1 can (14.5 ounces) no salt added diced tomatoes

2 tablespoons dill pickle relish

2 tablespoons prepared mustard

2 tablespoons ketchup

1 teaspoon steak seasoning

1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt

3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

chopped green onions, optional

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Drain pasta; add to meat mixture.

2. Stir in the tomatoes, relish, mustard, ketchup, steak seasoning and seasoned salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes

3. Sprinkle with cheese. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand until cheese is melted. Garnish with green onions if desired.

Yield: 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 1/2 cups equals 391 calories, 12 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 749 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meats, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Source: Taste of Home Magazine: Healthy Cooking