Homemade Hamburger Helper
A few years ago I put up a post called “Recipes for the boxed stuff” in which I invited readers to submit homemade versions of boxed (or canned) common food items, such as macaroni and cheese, bread stuffing, chili, muffins, etc.
It was a lively discussion and lots of people contributed some great ideas in the comments.
The reason I bring this up is this week I found a terrific recipe for homemade Hamburger Helper. Another one for the recipe list!
Homemade Hamburger Helper
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion cut into ½-inch dice
- 3 medium carrots scrubbed and cut into ¼-inch dice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves minced (about 1 tablespoon)
- 1 pound lean ground beef I used 93% lean
- 2 to 3 teaspoons hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 14-ounce can reduced sodium beef broth
- 2 cups water plus additional as needed
- 8 ounces whole wheat elbow pasta
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 ½ cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup chopped chives divided (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven or a large, deep 12-inch skillet with a sturdy bottom over medium-low heat. Add the oil onion, carrot, salt, and pepper. Let cook until the onion turns brown and soft, about 10 minutes (don’t shortcut this step; it builds a lot of flavor).
- Add the garlic and let cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Increase heat to medium-high and add the ground beef. With the back of a large spoon or a sturdy spatula, break the meat into small pieces. Continue to brown, stirring periodically, until the meat is browned and cooked through, about 6 minutes.
- Remove pan from the heat and carefully drain off any excess fat, leaving just a little bit in the pan to keep the meat moist (if you are using meat that is 93% lean, you likely will not need to drain it).
- Return the pan to the medium-high heat. Stir in the hot sauce, Dijon, and smoked paprika. Add the beef broth. Scrape up any browned bits stuck to the pan.
- Stir in half of the chives, then sprinkle the remaining chives on top. Enjoy hot.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let cool 1 minute. Add the Greek yogurt and cheddar. Stir until the cheese is melted and the ingredients are well combined.
- Once the liquid is boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente according to package instructions, stirring often and scraping a spoon along the bottom of the pan to keep it from sticking. If at any point the pasta becomes to dry, splash in a bit of water.
I started with onions. You can never have too many onions, in my humble opinion.
Throw it in the pot and let it start cooking down.
Ground beef:
This was frozen, so I put a lid on the pot and let the heat gradually defrost the meat amidst the veggies.
Spicier stuff: paprika, hot sauce, Dijon mustard. Next time I make this, I’ll add a bit more hot sauce than the recipe called for.
Grated cheese, plain yogurt.
I used radiatore pasta because that’s what I had on hand.
Then it was just a matter of waiting for the pasta to cook within the juices of the other ingredients.
The result was ooh-la-la delicious. Definitely better than the boxed stuff!
Source: http://www.rural-revolution.com/2021/05/homemade-hamburger-helper.html
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