Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This Cheeseburger Pasta combines juicy minced beef (ground beef) with pasta shells in a creamy, cheesy, slightly tangy sauce. I love to finish it off with chopped gherkins for a proper cheeseburger feel!
Ingredients
300 g (10½oz) pasta bows (Farfalle)
1 tbsp oil (avocado/rapeseed/olive oil)
1 onion peeled and finely chopped
500 g (1lb 2oz) minced (ground) beef I use lean mince (about 5 or 10% fat) in this recipe as there's quite a lot of fat in the cream and cheese
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp Italian herb mix
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder/granules or use garlic salt, but leave out the regular salt
2 tbsp tomato purée (paste in USA)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
360 ml (1½ cups) beef stock
120 ml (½ cup) double (heavy) cream
3 tbsp finely chopped pickled gherkins
100 g (1 packed cup) mixed grated (shredded) cheese I use Cheddar and red Leicester
Extra Cheesy topping (optional):
100 g (1 packed cup) mixed grated (shredded) cheese I use Cheddar and red Leicester
To Serve:
1 tablespoon finely chopped pickled gherkins
sliced green chilli
Instructions
✅Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water, as per the pack instructions (usually 10-12 minutes), then drain, reserving a cup of the pasta water.
✅While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until softened.
✅Turn the heat up to medium-high. Add the minced beef, salt and pepper and cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring often and breaking up any chunks as you go, until the beef is browned.
✅Add the Italian herb mix, paprika, garlic powder, tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce. Stir together and cook for a further minute.
✅Add the stock, stir together and bring to a gently boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
✅By now the pasta should be ready. Add the pasta to the pan with the minced beef. Add the cream, chopped gherkins and cheese and stir together, heating through until the cheese has melted.
✅If you want the pasta to be more sauce, add in splashes of the reserved pasta water until it's to your liking.
✅If you want a cheesy topping, add more grated cheese on top, place a lid (or some foil) on the pan and cook for a further minute until the cheese melts.
✅Remove the lid, and top with extra chopped gherkins, and slices of green chilli, then serve.
This Cheeseburger Pasta combines juicy minced beef (ground beef) with pasta shells in a creamy, cheesy, slightly tangy sauce. I love to finish it off with chopped gherkins for a proper cheeseburger feel!
Ingredients
300 g (10½oz) pasta bows (Farfalle)
1 tbsp oil (avocado/rapeseed/olive oil)
1 onion peeled and finely chopped
500 g (1lb 2oz) minced (ground) beef I use lean mince (about 5 or 10% fat) in this recipe as there's quite a lot of fat in the cream and cheese
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp Italian herb mix
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder/granules or use garlic salt, but leave out the regular salt
2 tbsp tomato purée (paste in USA)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
360 ml (1½ cups) beef stock
120 ml (½ cup) double (heavy) cream
3 tbsp finely chopped pickled gherkins
100 g (1 packed cup) mixed grated (shredded) cheese I use Cheddar and red Leicester
Extra Cheesy topping (optional):
100 g (1 packed cup) mixed grated (shredded) cheese I use Cheddar and red Leicester
To Serve:
1 tablespoon finely chopped pickled gherkins
sliced green chilli
Instructions
✅Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water, as per the pack instructions (usually 10-12 minutes), then drain, reserving a cup of the pasta water.
✅While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until softened.
✅Turn the heat up to medium-high. Add the minced beef, salt and pepper and cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring often and breaking up any chunks as you go, until the beef is browned.
✅Add the Italian herb mix, paprika, garlic powder, tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce. Stir together and cook for a further minute.
✅Add the stock, stir together and bring to a gently boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
✅By now the pasta should be ready. Add the pasta to the pan with the minced beef. Add the cream, chopped gherkins and cheese and stir together, heating through until the cheese has melted.
✅If you want the pasta to be more sauce, add in splashes of the reserved pasta water until it's to your liking.
✅If you want a cheesy topping, add more grated cheese on top, place a lid (or some foil) on the pan and cook for a further minute until the cheese melts.
✅Remove the lid, and top with extra chopped gherkins, and slices of green chilli, then serve.
