Three Cheese Homemade Hamburger Helper Food

HOMEMADE CHEESEBURGER MACARONI HAMBURGER HELPER

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large skillet. Drain.
• Add hot water, milk, pasta and "sauce packet" ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 12 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• In the last few minutes of cook time, add cheese, stir and re-cover.
• When pasta is tender and cheese is melted, remove heat and uncover.
• Let stand about 5 minutes. Sauce will thicken as it stands.
• Top with additional cheese if you like.

THREE CHEESE HOMEMADE HAMBURGER HELPER

Steps:

• cook macaroni in boiled water for 1/2 of the time directions say on the box. drain macaroni and return to pot along with the tomatoes and beef broth and let sit while preparing the rest. occasionally stir so that absorption of liquids is distributed equally.
• Brown beef in large skillet and season with salt and pepper. drain any fat. add chili powder, onion, garlic and jalapeno and continue until onions are tender.
• in large bowl place macaroni mixture and beef mixture, stir to mix well. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• stir in parmesan cheese. add spinach and mix well. this should be enough for 2 meals (3-4 servings) place one covered in the freezer for another day or make it all put you will need to increase the cheese on top.
• pour into nonstick or sprayed casserole dish. back for 30 minutes at 400. place cheddar and monterey jack cheese on top and stick under broiler until melted and bubbly.
• serves 3-4 for 2 meals or 6 for one meal.
• *NOTE* to stetch this even further use a 1lb box of elbows and increase the broth and tomatoes. also increase the chopped spinach.

HOMEMADE HAMBURGER HELPER

Steps:

• In a large sauté pan with a lid, brown the ground beef over medium high heat. Remove cooked ground beef from pan and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of grease in the pan.
• Cook the onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic for the last 30 seconds.
• Add the flour and stir to cook for about 1 minute, slowly stir in the beef broth and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Pour in the tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, seasoned salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder and pasta, stirring to combine. Cover with lid and sauté for 12 to 15 minutes or until pasta is cooked, stirring occasionally.
• Add in the cream and cheese and stir until all the cheese melted. Add back in ground beef, cook for 2 to 3 minutes more to re-heat ground beef and serve immediately!

HOMEMADE HAMBURGER HELPER

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, cook the ground beef, bacon and onion over medium heat, stirring, until the ground beef is cooked through, the bacon is rendered and the onion is softened, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the beef broth, tomato sauce, heavy cream, paprika, hot sauce, salt and pepper to the beef mixture. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium. Add the pasta and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente, about 8 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low and gradually stir in the cheeses until fully melted and creamy. Garnish with green onion or parsley, if desired.