Easy crockpot dinner!

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while processed cheese is often cheaper.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

Add 1 can of Hunts tomato sauce to the crock pot.

Add 1 pound of cooked ground beef to the crock pot and mash it up using a meat chopper.

Pour in 1.5 cups of organic beef broth.

Season with pink Himalayan salt, black pepper, minced onion, garlic powder, and paprika.

Add about 1/4 of a big brick of Velveeta cheese to the mixture.

Cover the crock pot and cook on low for about 3 hours.

Stir the mixture after 3 hours of cooking.

Add about 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream to thicken the mixture.

Add about 4 cups of cooked shell pasta and mix to check the sauce to pasta ratio.

Add about 1.5 cups of extra sharp cheddar cheese and mix well.

Cook on high for an additional 10 to 15 minutes to melt the cheese and incorporate flavors.

Serve the dish and garnish with green onion.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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