A classic comfort food made low carb. Keto Cheeseburger Macaroni made with low carb elbow pasta from Great Low Carb Bread Company.
As a kid one of my favorite meals was hamburger helper. I would beg my mom to make it for us. All. The. Time. Since going Keto though, pasta (of any kind) is really not considered an option. When I saw others in the community use pasta products from The Great Low Carb Co. I absolutely needed to get my hands on some.
When I received the elbow macaroni package, I was eager to see if it would pass as a quality pasta alternative. Well I can undeniably say yes, this stuff is good. While not the cheapest option, I think if you can get a good price or buy in bulk, these pasta options are a solid choice. They have four different varieties so your options on pasta dishes are pretty good.
The elbow macaroni is 7 net carbs per serving for 2 oz. So depending on how hungry you are, you should plan your serving size for your carb allotment that day. Alternatively, you can change the ratio of pasta to beef and have a more filling meal with less pasta. Whichever option you choose, it’ll be delicious either way.
The cheese sauce is simply a little heavy cream with cream cheese & cheddar cheese. The two together, make for a thick sauce that will cover everything nicely. The sauce isn’t limited to just this dish though. You could use it for just about anything you could imagine, though broccoli is the first that comes to mind. Additionally, you can experiment by combining cheeses such as cheddar with gruyere for a bolder more sophisticate flavor.
This cheeseburger macaroni dish will surely hit all the comfort feels, and if you’re like me, all the nostalgia ones too. So grab some low carb pasta and make a heaping serving for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.
Keto Cheeseburger Macaroni
Ingredients
Cheese Sauce
- 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 10 ounces cheddar shredded
Cheeseburger Macaroni
- 1 package Great Low Carb Bread Co. Elbow Macaroni
- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Instructions
Cheese Sauce
- Combine heavy cream, cream cheese, and butter to a sauce pan over medium heat and stir until melted.
- Whisk in dijon mustard and pepper until incorporated.
- Remove saucepan from heat and add shredded cheddar cheese. Stir until combined.
Cheeseburger Macaroni
- Prepare macaroni pasta per instructions. I recommend seasoning the water with salt for additional flavor to pasta noodles.
- While pasta is cooking, season beef with onion powder, garlic powder, salt & pepper and brown until no longer pink.
- Once pasta has finishined cooking (10 minutes), drain completely. Combine cooked beef and cheese sauce with the pasta and stir to combine. Serve immediately.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 6.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 606 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 47 g | 73 % |
| Saturated Fat 25 g | 124 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 182 mg | 61 % |
| Sodium 787 mg | 33 % |
| Potassium 85 mg | 2 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 20 g | 7 % |
| Dietary Fiber 12 g | 50 % |
| Sugars 0 g | |
| Protein 38 g | 76 % |
| Vitamin A | 68 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 31 % |
| Iron | 16 % |
Thanks
You’re most welcome Shellie!
This recipe surpassed my expectations. I can’t believe I’m the first person giving this recipe a review and rating. Low carb bread company had the best low carb noodles I’ve ever had hands down. This recipe is super delicious!
That’s great to hear Joshua! I do love their pasta… it’s a really close approximation to the normal kind. Also thanks so much for the feedback, I appreciate it!
Just made this recipe yesterday after trying my own with leftover low carb pasta. This was very very good. I will make it again for go to comfort food.
Thanks Julia for the feedback! I love that it came out tasty for you. I’ve been using the same recipe but swapping out different cheeses in it. Smoked Gouda tastes amazing with some roasted cauliflower florets.
This just made me very hungry… Like you said.. Hamburger helper… The Kid just came back… I’ve got to order some of this pasta today. HOW IS IT THAT I’M JUST FINDING YOU PATRICK.
Thank You for your great recipes, I’ll be trying so many of them.
Yay! Thank you Neoma! This is one of my favorite dishes and all their pastas are legit. I’m sure you’ll like ’em for sure.
I’m glad I ran into this recipe, most of the other ones call for broccoli or cauliflower and just don’t taste nearly as good. Thank you!
Could you please tell me the serving size and nutritional information?
I didn’t see a response. Can you please answer my question above?
Just added the nutritional values above in the recipe notes section. Thanks.
Did you use 10 oz. of cheese , grated ( a 10 oz block), or 10 oz of shredded cheese? I ordered the pasta and am planning to have this soon (company coming!), so excited to get clarification from you.
You can use either, but I prefer to shred it myself since the pre-shredded kind usually has starches to prevent caking.
I’m wondering if the total fat @47g is correct.
Could I use something in place of cream cheese? Oh and thanks for all your hard work to give us yummy recipes.
You can just use a little more cheddar cheese to thicken up the sauce. I often make it and leave the cream cheese out if I don’t have any on hand.
Found your site last week, ordered my pasta from Amazon so I could make this dish. Man!! this is a keeper. I’m so happy that I can incorporate some of the dishes I’ve miss being a keto girl, back into my life. While the pasta was pricy, I will keep this to a couple times a month dish. I was once the pasta queen, so, being able to indulge w/o judgement is worth the cost. Thank-you!!!