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Million Dollar Pasta
This simple pasta recipe is ready in just 20 minutes. Toss your favorite shape of pasta in this cream cheese pasta sauce and you'll never go back to plain old spaghetti again!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 694 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 1 pound ground beef
- 24 ounces marinara
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions.
- While the pasta is cooking, brown the hamburger meat in a medium skillet, crumbling it as it cooks. Drain the fat and return to the pan. Stir in the pasta sauce and set aside.
- Meanwhile, beat together the cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, garlic, chives, salt, and pepper with an electric mixer until well combined.
- Drain the pasta when it's finished cooking and return to the pot. Stir in the cream cheese mixture and the meat sauce until well coated.
- Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
694kcal
(35%)
Carbohydrates
64g
(21%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
111mg
(37%)
Sodium
1152mg
(48%)
Potassium
769mg
(22%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1065IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
6.4mg
(7%)
Calcium
128mg
(13%)
Iron
3.5mg
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 694
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 694kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 111mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 1152mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 769mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1065IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 6.4mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 128mg | 13% |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.