Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni

Name: Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 pound lean ground beef, or more to taste; 1/2 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

⏱️ Ready in 25 min 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 15 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 7 views

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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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 15 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1/2 pound lean ground beef, or more to taste

1/2 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 Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 449

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15.4g 20%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 930mg 40%

Total Carbohydrate 47.9g 17%

Dietary Fiber 1.9g 7%

Total Sugars 6.9g

Protein 28.2g 56%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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.

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.

Stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted.

Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.