Homemade Hamburger Helper Was Yummy
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (78763)
United States
March 3, 2024 6:24pm CST
When it comes to dinners, I will take the occasional shortcut. But not when it comes to Hamburger Helper. Simply because, quite frankly, it is so easy to copycat, I just won't.
So, that's what I made last night. I browned some ground beef and drained off the excess grease and removed it from the heat.
Then I added in a tablespoon of ketchup, a teaspoon of spicy brown mustard, a teaspoon of garlic powder, a teaspoon of onion powder, a half teaspoon of seasoned salt, a half teaspoon of pepper, 1 1/2 cups of uncooked macaroni noodles, 3 cups of broth and 1 cup of water.
I brought the mixture to a boil and stirred it well, and let that cook for about 12 minutes or so just to soften the noodles. Then it was in with about a half a cup of sour cream and about 4 ounces of shredded cheese.
Mixed it all together and let it cook for just a little bit more when it was all done and thickened and served it.
It was AWESOME.
What went on your dinner table last night?
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11 responses
@yanzalong (18980)
• Indonesia
4 Mar
I had a grilled chicken that I bought at a nearby restaurant. It was a good dinner.
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@Marilynda1225 (80439)
• United States
4 Mar
Your hamburger helper concoction sounds really good. Browned beef is one of my favorite go to dishes when I want a one dish type of meal.
Last night we had sausage with penne pasta and vodka sauce.
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@Marilynda1225 (80439)
• United States
5 Mar
@porwest I get the vodka sauce in Shoprite and it's really good. I've never attempted to make my own.
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@porwest (78763)
• United States
5 Mar
@Marilynda1225 I think if I try it, I will probably try it from scratch at first. I am curious. It sounds good.
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@porwest (78763)
• United States
5 Mar
Hamburger Helper is just a brand of "quick meal prep" things. It's basically a box of noodles with a dry sauce packet you add to the water after you've browned your beef and add in all the contents of the box. The stuff in the stores is horrible, in my opinion. So making it from scratch is always much better.
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@LindaOHio (160234)
• United States
4 Mar
Sounds good. We were at the hospital so went downstairs and got some Panera Bread sandwiches. Have a good week.
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@LindaOHio (160234)
• United States
4 Mar
@porwest The surgery went well; but hubby is having complications.
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@porwest (78763)
• United States
4 Mar
@LindaOHio Sorry to hear there were complications, but glad to hear the surgery went well. Hope things get better and the complications were not too serious.
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