homemade hamburger helper. I wasn't introduced to Hamburger Helper until I got married. This homemade Hamburger Helper recipe has ground beef, macaroni, and a flavorful cheesy cheddar sauce that kids and adults will love! This is probably one of my kid's favorite meals.
Sometimes, though, the youngest gets up the nerve to ask me for food that comes from a box.
You can make your Homemade Hamburger Helper in advance by pre-measuring the pasta.
Snack-size baggies are perfect for the sauce mix.
You can cook homemade hamburger helper using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of homemade hamburger helper
- You need 1 lb of ground beef or ground turkey.
- Prepare 1 can of campbells cream of chicken.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of mushrooms (optional).
- Prepare 1 cup of onion, chopped and sauted.
- You need 1 of pasta noodles. i used a whole box of traditional whole wheat "cork screw" pasta.
- It's 2 large of handfulls of fresh washed spinach.
- You need 1 large of carrot thinley diced (i used my food processor).
- Prepare 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- It's 1 dash of salt and pepper to taste.
Think of this as the most luxurious Hamburger Helper you've ever had. It's how Mark Rosati, the culinary director of Shake Shack, turns. Hamburger Helper is one of those nostalgic meals that the whole family loves. But the boxed version you grew up eating is full of preservatives and added chemicals.
homemade hamburger helper instructions
- heat up skillet add olive oil. cook meat until no longer pink. add in onion carrot and spinach. let cook until all blended. add cream of chicken and Cheddar cheese season with salt and pepper. turn off stove let stand with lid..
- cook whole wheat pasta to boiling water add salt and olive oil to water to prevent sticking..
- drain pasta add pasta to meat mixture. blend together add desired amount of cheese if you want it more cheesier..
- serve hot. top with cheese. enjoy.
Super easy recipe for healthy homemade hamburger helper. A favorite beef pasta casserole (next to stroganoff). Homemade Hamburger Helper is sooooo easy to make and much much better than the boxed. This is my copycat version of Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Macaroni. This Cheeseburger Casserole is a homemade Hamburger Helper recipe.
