Name: Bacon Brown Sugar Hamburger Helper Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb large elbow pasta; 8 bacon slices; 1 lb lean ground beef; 1 yellow onion; 1 cup tomato sauce; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 cup beef broth; 1 tbsp Corn Starch; ½ tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper

bacon brown sugar hamburger helper recipe

How To Make Bacon Brown Sugar Hamburger Helper

The all-time favorite weeknight meal hamburger helper made with beefy pasta that is filled with bacon and brown sugar that you can prepare in 30 minutes.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lblarge elbow pasta
8bacon slices
1lblean ground beef
1yellow onion,diced, small
1cuptomato sauce
2tbspbrown sugar
1cupbeef broth
1tbspcorn starch
½tspkosher salt
½tspfresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Cook the large elbow pasta according to the directions on the bag and drain (do not rinse).
Add the bacon to a cast-iron skillet, cook until crisp, and remove from the pan and crumble.
Add the ground beef to a large cast-iron skillet and brown until a deep brown crust appears before breaking the beef apart.
Remove the beef (you can leave the fat) and add the onions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring well.
Mix the beef broth and the cornstarch until it is dissolved.
Add the beef, tomato sauce, brown sugar, beef broth mixture, salt, and black pepper into the pan.
Cook until the mixture is only slightly liquidy for about 3 to 5 minutes before adding the pasta and bacon back into the pan and mixing well.