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Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet

Remember I told you last week that I had made some new meals we loved? Well I didn't get a chance to get back on and tell you about this amazing one.  It's a skillet meal and who doesn't love the lack of dishes to be washed!

Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet - I'm in the minority on this in most instances, but bacon is not one of my favorite things to eat.  I can do it in moderation, but it is not I choose most of the time.  So this dinner was made with my family in mind - yep I'm that nice of a mom/wife 😍

The original recipe says to put it in a wrap or over lettuce, but I knew my family really wouldn't go for that, so I decided at the last minute to make some rotini noodles.  With that in mind I would make a slight modification.  I'll tell ya about that as we go through the recipe.  

The kids loved this meal so I'm sure I'll make it again because it was also super easy! Great for a weeknight when you don't have much time or you just don't really feel like cooking much!

Ingredients
  1. 1 lb lean ground turkey
  2. 4 slices bacon, coarsely chopped
  3. 2 tsp brown spicy mustard
  4. 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  5. 1 tsp garlic powder
  6. 1/3 cup minced onions
  7. 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, drained
  8. 3/4-1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  9. Sea salt & pepper, to taste
  10. 6 oz tomato sauce *optional if you are using noodles
Here's what you do:
  1. In a 12″ skillet, cook bacon until done to your liking. Remove and dice the bacon into small pieces.
  2. Brown ground turkey, breaking it up as it browns.
  3. When turkey is brown, add all of the ingredients and mix well.
  4. Cover and let simmer on low for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Sprinkle cheese over meat, recover until melted.
  6. Serve over fresh lettuce, in a whole grain tortilla or over whole wheat noodles
If you are following 21 day fix containers
1 1/4 Red, 1/2 Green (plus more if you eat over greens!), 1/2 Blue


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