Healthy Hamburger Helper
Healthy Hamburger Helper - a healthy, homemade version of the classic one pot Hamburger Helper dinner! So easy and full of flavor!
Ingredients
Instructions
Bring a Dutch Oven to medium-high heat.
Add ghee (or olive oil) and swirl to coat the pan.
Add garlic and move around the pan until it becomes fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add onion and let cook down a little, about 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper.
Add ground beef and move around pan until fully cooked.
Add tomato paste, soy sauce, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika. Stir to combine.
Add chicken broth, unsweetened almondmilk and macaroni noodles.
Bring to a simmer and watch closely to ensure it doesn't boil. Stir occasionally.
Let simmer 10-12 minutes or until noodles are soft, but firm.
Stir in lemon juice.
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Dairy-Free: to keep this dairy-free simply use olive oil instead of ghee and dairy-free cheese.
Gluten-Free: use tamari instead of soy sauce and you can use gluten-free macaroni noodles if you want – the cook time might be a little different but just keep an eye on them!
Cheese: I recommend a sharp cheddar cheese for more flavor, but really any kind will do!
Thin out: if you need to thin simply add in another splash of chicken broth and stir.
Broth: we tested this with both beef broth and chicken broth – the chicken broth had a better flavor, but beef broth works too.
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This is delicious! I make it again and again, and again. It tastes just like what I remember eating as a kid but I feel so much better about eating it because it’s not processed and out of a box!
I’ve made this again and again and again. It’s so delicious and tastes exactly like I remember Hamburger Helper as a child - except better!
The whole family loved this! So tasty and made us think of our childhood a bit :)
Wow this really did taste like hamburger helper! I used lactose free skim milk and ground turkey and worked perfectly!
Not something I would usually choose but was in a dinner rut. It was easy to make and even my picky 2 year old said it was delicious!
So easy and delicious. We used shells because we didn’t have macaroni, and used sharp cheddar, and it turned out great!
This meal comes together really quickly and easily. It gives you that nostalgic comfort of Hamburger Helper without some of the less than amazing ingredients. It was cheesy and delicious - my.husband devoured it
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