WW Lighter Cheesy Beef & Rotel Pasta (Crockpot)

WW Lighter Cheesy Beef & Rotel Pasta (Crockpot)

✅ Servings: 8

⏱ Cook: ~2 hours


Ingredients (Low-Point Optimized)

  • 1½ lbs 96% lean ground beef (instead of 2.25 lbs regular)
  • 4 oz light Velveeta (just enough for the classic flavor)
  • 4 oz light cream cheese
  • 1 can fat-free cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes with chilies
  • 8 oz dry bowtie pasta (half a box)
  • 1 cup pasta water (as needed)

Instructions

1️⃣ Brown ground beef and drain.
2️⃣ Add beef, Velveeta, cream cheese, soup, and Rotel to crockpot. Cook on high ~1½ hours.
3️⃣ Boil pasta separately.
4️⃣ Stir pasta into crockpot mixture, adding a little pasta water to loosen sauce.


🔢 WW Points Breakdown (Estimated)

~7–9 WW Points per serving

Where points come from:

  • Pasta: ~4 pts
  • Lean beef: ~2–3 pts
  • Cheese mixture: ~2–3 pts
  • Soup + Rotel: ~1 pt