Easy Skinny Cheeseburger Casserole
An easy and classic, kid-friendly, comfort-food recipe made healthier, Skinny Cheeseburger Casserole delivers on many levels! Adapted from the cookbook, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes: 103 Comforting Breakfast Casseroles, Dinner Ideas and Desserts Everyone Will Love.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 8 ounces whole-wheat or whole-grain elbow macaroni or penne
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion (about 1/2 of a whole onion)
- 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic (about 2 cloves)
- 16 ounces (1 pound) ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dill pickle relish
- 7 slices reduced-fat cheddar cheese (or thin sliced cheddar cheese, which is 45 calories per slice)
- 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes (about 1 large tomato), for garnish
- Salt, to taste
- Ground Black Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add 1 tablespoon salt to a large pot of water, fitted with a pasta strainer, and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Add pasta and cook about 7 minutes until al dente.
- Drain pasta and set aside.
- While pasta water is coming to a boil, heat olive oil in a 12-inch cast iron skillet or ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add chopped onion and garlic and saute for 1 or 2 minutes until onion is slightly translucent.
- Next, add ground turkey and steak seasoning, crumbling ground turkey with spoon, stirring frequently until turkey is browned.
- Then add the canned diced tomatoes, mustard, tomato paste, and pickle relish, stirring to combine.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until pasta is done (the pasta cooked and drain from instructions above!).
- Turn off stove top heat and add drained pasta to meat mixture and stir to combine.
- Smooth top of casserole and add sliced cheese over top, breaking two pieces of cheese into triangles to fit the four corners of the round cast iron skillet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Garnish with diced tomatoes and serve.
- Pass salt and pepper for each individuals’ taste.
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