Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni recipe

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Ingredients

½ pound lean ground beef, or more to taste
½ small onion, minced
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups water
2 cups elbow macaroni
8 ounces reduced-fat processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®), cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream, or more to taste

Nutrition Info

448.9 calories
carbohydrate: 47.9 g
cholesterol: 60.7 mg
fat: 15.4 g
fiber: 1.9 g
protein: 28.2 g
saturatedFat: 7.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 930.1 mg
sugar: 6.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes, drain and discard grease.

  2. Return skillet to burner over high heat. Add water, cover skillet and bring to a boil. Stir macaroni into the boiling water-ground beef mixture, cover and lower heat to medium. Cook, keeping covered, for 5 minutes. Stir, cover, and cook until macaroni is tender, about 5 more minutes.

  3. Stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted. Remove from heat, stir in sour cream.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Homemade version of Hamburger Helper® - just as easy and tastes so much better! You will need a large skillet with a tight fitting lid.

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