Homemade Cheeseburger Helper

This isn’t the stuff we ate out of a box in the 90’s; this is flavorful and cheesy goodness in a pan!

Don’t let the ingredients fool you; it’s all about the umami of the soy and Dijon. Before you notice, we did swap the chicken broth for beef in the actual cook 😉

Unlike the boxed stuff, you will need two pans for this recipe. Other than chopping onion, the recipe is a splash of this and that, mix to combine, and dump the cooked noodles in the meat mixture.

We felt one quick cheat was in order, so we did use processed cheese, but feel free to make your own béchamel with a load of sharp cheddar.

Pair this with a quick salad or steamer vegetable, and you have a good, hearty dinner! Or even slap some between a piece of buttered white bread, and you’re transported back to 1996!

Homemade Cheeseburger Helper

Recipe by The Dump TruckDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4-6

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Pound 80/20 Ground Beef

• 1 Small Onion

• 1 tbsp Garlic

• 2 tbsp House SPG

• 1/2 lb Elbow Macaroni
  

• 1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce

• 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

• 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard

• 3x 1/2” Chunks Processed Cheese

• 1/2 Block Cream Cheese

• 2 cups Beef Broth

Directions

• Fire up cast iron skillet to medium heat
• Once hot coat pan with avocado oil, add meat and onion. Season well with SPG
• Cook for 3-5 min, add garlic. Cook another 3 min.
• Bring pasta water to boil, add few pinches of salt to water
• Make small well in center of pan, add tomato paste to cook out some of the raw flavor
• Add remaining soy, Worcestershire , and Dijon. Cook for 3-5 more min.
• Add beef broth to deglaze pan.
• Dump pasta in boiling water, cooking al dente. Pasta will finish in meat mixture.
• Add cheeses to meat mixture. Cheese will melt during time pasta cooks.
• Add pasta to meat mixture, stir well to combine. Let it sit for 5 min, and Enjoy!

Notes

• Resist to fully boil noodles. They can become mushy if overcooked.