This one-skillet, creamy Homemade Hamburger Helper is made with ground beef, macaroni and cheese – real ingredients you can feel good about feeding your family for dinner!
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound 93% lean ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce, or tomato passata or puree
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3/4 cups 2% milk, or dairy-free milk for DF
- 8 ounces dry pasta, such as cavatappi, rotini or elbows or small shells or gluten-free pasta if needed
- 1 cup part-skim sharp cheddar cheese, or dairy-free cheese for DF
Directions
- Heat a large deep skillet over medium-high heat and add the beef and 1/2 teaspoon salt and paprika. Cook, breaking the meat up into small pieces until browned, 5-6 minutes. Add onion, garlic and cook until aromatic; 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce; reduce until almost dry and caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and pasta and bring to a boil, lower heat to medium-low and cover. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring halfway until the pasta is almost tender and the liquid is mostly absorbed.
- Uncover, add the milk, and cook, covered stirring periodically medium-low until pasta is al dente and most of the liquid is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat, uncover and stir in cheddar cheese.
