Name: Homemade Hamburger Helper
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large yellow onion (cut into 1/2-inch dice); 3 medium carrots (scrubbed and cut into 1/4-inch dice); 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground 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 smoked paprika; 1 (14-ounce) can reduced sodium beef broth; 2 cups water (plus additional as needed); 8 ounces whole wheat elbow pasta; 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt; 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup chopped chives (divided (optional))

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Homemade Hamburger Helper

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

33% of a 2,000 cal day

656KCAL

Protein

47g95% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat31g

40%

Saturated13g

63%

Unsaturated19g

—

Total Carbs51g

19%

Fiber10g

34%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch35g

—

Sodium1019mg

44%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

This easy homemade Hamburger Helper recipe is a one-skillet dinner with macaroni, ground beef and cheesy sauce. Kids love it and you will too!

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1large yellow onion
3medium carrots
½ tspkosher salt
¼ tspground black pepper
3garlic cloves — minced, 1 tbsp
1 lblean ground beef
2–3 tsphot sauce
1 tspDijon mustard
2 tspsmoked paprika
14 ozreduced sodium beef broth — 1 can
2 cupswater
8 ozwhole wheat elbow pasta
½ cupplain nonfat Greek yogurt
1½ cupssharp cheddar cheese — grated
¼ cupchives — chopped, optional

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Method

35m total

Read the method on Well PlatedErin Clarke’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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