homemade hamburger helper We love this version of homemade hamburger helper with all the flavors of a juicy cheeseburger. Pasta: I love cavatappi noodles, but really almost any small pasta would work. Elbow macaroni is another great choice.

Ingredients of homemade hamburger helper

  1. You need 1 lb of ground beef or ground turkey.
  2. You need 1 can of campbells cream of chicken.
  3. Prepare 1/2 cup of mushrooms (optional).
  4. It's 1 cup of onion, chopped and sauted.
  5. It's 1 of pasta noodles. i used a whole box of traditional whole wheat "cork screw" pasta.
  6. It's 2 large of handfulls of fresh washed spinach.
  7. It's 1 large of carrot thinley diced (i used my food processor).
  8. It's 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese.
  9. It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  10. Prepare 1 dash of salt and pepper to taste.

homemade hamburger helper instructions

  1. 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..
  2. cook whole wheat pasta to boiling water add salt and olive oil to water to prevent sticking..
  3. drain pasta add pasta to meat mixture. blend together add desired amount of cheese if you want it more cheesier..
  4. serve hot. top with cheese. enjoy.

And best of all it's just as quick as the boxed version. I use ground turkey in place of beef simply because we don't eat much red meat. Beefy, cheesy and saucy, it tastes like cheeseburgers in pasta form. It's a homemade Hamburger Helper - a tastier and much healthier version of the popular boxed pasta! I moved to Australia years ago, and while I can get Hamburger Helper at an American import grocer, it's really expensive.

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