Description
This one-skillet, creamy Homemade Hamburger Helper is made with ground beef, macaroni and cheese – real ingredients you can feel good about feeding your family for dinner!
Equipment
large deep skillet with a lid
Ingredients
3/4pound93% lean ground beef
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1/2cuponion, chopped
4clovesgarlic, chopped
1/4teaspoonpaprika
1/4cuptomato sauce, or tomato passata or puree
2teaspoonsWorcestershire sauce
2cupschicken broth
3/4cups2% milk, or dairy-free milk for DF
8ouncesdry pasta, such as cavatappi, rotini or elbows or small shells or gluten-free pasta if needed
1cuppart-skim sharp cheddar cheese, or dairy-free cheese for DF
Instructions
Heat a large deep skillet over medium-high heat and add the beef and 1/2 teaspoon salt and paprika. Cook, breaking the meat up into small pieces until browned, 5-6 minutes. Add onion, garlic and cook until aromatic; 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce; reduce until almost dry and caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and pasta and bring to a boil, lower heat to medium-low and cover. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring halfway until the pasta is almost tender and the liquid is mostly absorbed.
- Uncover, add the milk, and cook, covered stirring periodically medium-low until pasta is al dente and most of the liquid is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat, uncover and stir in cheddar cheese.
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Notes
Variations
- Meat: Substitute ground beef with ground turkey or ground bison.
- Dairy-Free: Hamburger helper is better with milk since it gives it a creamy texture, but you can substitute a dairy-free alternative, like unsweetened rice milk and use a dairy-free cheese like Violife, which is the one I find melts the best.
- Soy-Free: If you have a soy allergy, you can omit the Worcestershire sauce or substitute coconut aminos.
- Gluten-Free: Use your favorite gluten-free pasta and gluten-free Worcestershire sauce.
- Cheese: Swap cheddar with shredded mozzarella or Monterey jack.
- Cheeseburger Pasta: Chop tomato, pickles, and onion, mix it in a bowl with a little pickle juice, and put it on top.
- Macaroni and Cheese: If you want it cheesier, like mac and cheese, add more cheddar.
Nutrition
Serving: 11/2 cups, Calories: 453kcal, Carbohydrates: 51g, Protein: 35.5g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 69mg, Sodium: 511mg, Fiber: 2.5g, Sugar: 6g
