Homemade Hamburger Helper
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ cup diced yellow onion
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 and ½ cups uncooked elbow noodles (or any shape you prefer)
- 2 cups freshly grated cheddar cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Add your ground beef and onions to a large pot and cook over medium/high heat until the meat is fully browned.
- If there’s an excess of grease from the meat (more than a tablespoon or 2), go ahead and drain it out.
- Add the tomato paste, chili powder, and garlic powder to the meat and cook for about 1 minute while stirring and distributing the tomato paste.
- Pour in the beef broth bring everything to a full boil.
- Add in your uncooked pasta then reduce the heat to a low simmer (slower, small bubbles). Cook the noodles according to the time on the pasta package. Stir occasionally to make sure the noodles don’t stick to the pan.
- When the pasta is finished cooking, turn off the heat and stir in the grated cheese and sour cream until melted and distributed evenly.
- Serve and enjoy!