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
- 1-2 tablespoons ghee or olive oil
- 1/2 sweet yellow onion diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 3 teaspoons kosher salt divided, more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 1/2 cups macaroni noodles
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1-2 cups shredded cheese
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.
- Taste and add additional kosher salt or other seasonings, as-needed.
- Remove from heat and add in shredded cheese. Stir continuously as cheese melts.
- Once cheese is fully melted, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- 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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