Description
A quick and easy recipe for Dump and Bake Ground Beef Alfredo featuring pasta, ground beef, and a creamy sauce baked to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 10 oz uncooked pasta (I used mini penne)
- 2 x 15 oz jars alfredo sauce
- 10.5 oz condensed cream of bacon soup
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
- 8 slices frozen Texas toast garlic bread
- 2 slices precooked bacon, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Drop the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat and use a spatula to break it apart.
- Add the diced onions to the skillet. Stir well and continue cooking until the ground beef is fully browned.
- Add the chopped garlic to the skillet. Stir well and continue cooking for about 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Pour the uncooked pasta into the bottom of the dish.
- Pour both jars of alfredo sauce and the can of soup over the pasta.
- Spoon the cooked ground beef over the sauce.
- Add the chicken broth, Italian seasoning and pepper to the baking dish.
- Carefully stir together all of the ingredients in the dish.
- Cover the dish with foil and place it in the oven. Bake for 50 minutes.
- After 50 minutes remove the dish from the oven and lift off the foil.
- Stir the pasta well.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese over the pasta.
- Place the slices of garlic bread on top of the cheese.
- Sprinkle the remaining cup of shredded cheese over the garlic bread.
- Sprinkle the chopped bacon on top of the cheese.
- Return the baking dish to the oven, uncovered, and continue cooking until the cheese is fully melted and just starting to brown a bit, about 10 – 15 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven and allow it to rest for a few minutes.
- Scoop, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- You can substitute the mini penne with any pasta of your choice.
- For a spicier kick, add red pepper flakes or jalapenos.
- Feel free to add vegetables like spinach or mushrooms for added nutrition.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 950mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg