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Homemade Hamburger Helper

You'll love this cheesy and delicious weeknight meal that makes the bellies happy and full! Homemade hamburger is the right choice!
David Murphy
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Serving Size 4

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound of Ground Beef
  • 1 Teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 Teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 1 - 16 oz box of Elbow pasta macaroni
  • 1 Teaspoon yellow mustard
  • 1/2 Cup of whole milk
  • 1/2 Cup sour cream
  • 2 1/2 Cups of Shredded Mild Cheese
  • 3 Tablespoons of unsalted butter
  • Sea Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a large pan over medium heat, cook ground beef. While browning ground beef, add onion powder, garlic powder, and sea salt & pepper (to taste). While ground beef is cooking, cook elbow macaroni in a large pot. Be sure the water is salted, or it will be bland! The pasta should take about 7 - 8 minutes to cook.
  • Once beef is done cooking, drain off any grease.
  • Once pasta is done, remove from heat and drain water. Return pasta back to same pot, over a low heat, add butter, mustard, and milk. stir well to incorporate ingredients, and then stir occasionally until butter is melted and the milk is heated. (This will take just a few minutes)
  • Add ground beef, cheese and sour cream. Stir until you've reached a creamy consistency. Remove from heat.
  • Allow pasta to set for a 2 minutes, and then serve!