One pot Skinny cheeseburger Mac

One-Pot Skinny Cheeseburger Macaroni is a “skinny” version of a favorite weeknight dinner that all cooks in one large skillet and can feed a family for multiple nights and its packed with extra vegetables and ground turkey.

Ingredients

1 yellow bell pepper chopped
½ red onion chopped
1 Roma tomato diced
1 medium zucchini
2 cup frozen chopped spinach optional
1 lb ground turkey
2 Tablespoons sugar-free ketchup
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire
1 zucchini Shredded
¼ cup roasted red peppers optional
1 tablespoon dry ranch
4 cups beef broth
16 oz pasta - whole wheat elbow rotini or penne
1 cup fat-free cheddar cheese
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
Salt and pepper as desired

Instructions

Chop bell pepper and onion into ¼-inch pieces.
Sauté bell pepper and onion until browned and translucent in a larget skillet.
Chop tomato and roasted red peppers into ¼-inch pieces.
Add peppers, tomato and spinach to the skillet.
Stir all vegetables together until the spinach is thawed and begins to separate.
Remove vegetables to a bowl.
Brown meat in the pan, adding a little olive oil if needed.
Drain meat on a plate.
Add meat and vegetables back to the skillet.
Pour in broth to skillet over meat and veggies. Scrape up the brown bits of fth bottom of the pan while mixing everything together.
Add ketchup, Worcestershire, and dry ranch to the pan. Stir together. .
Bring up a boil.
Add pasta, stir into mixture, and reduce heat to medium.
Cook for 20 minutes or until pasta is cooked.
Pull together your salad while you wait.
Remove the skillet from the burner and add cheese and milk.
Stir together and add salt, pepper or garlic powder as desired.
Top with Greek yogurt, pickles, mustard or ketchup if you want to be extra.
Serve with hamburger bun breadsticks or toast and a salad.

Notes

Makes 6 servings. Weight Watcher points with 5 servings is 5 points each or 4 points if you stretch it to 6 servings.