Homemade Hamburger Helper

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 lb ground beef
• 16 oz Elbows pasta

  uncooked, 1 box
• 32 oz vegetable broth

  1 box
• 2 cups water
• 3 tbsp ketchup
• 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp Ground Pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 10 oz Frozen peas

  1 package, uncooked. Optional
• 4 cups Shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp Parsley

  chopped

Instructions

• 1 First, measure out the hamburger helper ingredients with the measuring cup and
  spoons.
• 2 Then, begin cooking the ground beef in a deep frying pan.
• 3 Brown the beef over medium-high heat while continuously breaking the meat into
  small pieces with a wooden spatula.
• 4 Cook until the beef is completely browned with no pink left at all.
• 5 Next, fit a fine mesh strainer inside a large glass mixing bowl.
• 6 Pour the beef into the strainer to fully drain out the grease.
  
  Remember to dispose of your grease properly- don’t pour it down the sink!
• 7 Then, return the cooked meat to the pan and add in the uncooked pasta, vegetable
  broth, and water.
• 8 Bring the ingredients to a boil while occasionally stirring.
• 9 Once boiling, add in the ketchup, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, onion powder,
  pepper, salt, and frozen peas, if desired. Mix all of the ingredients together
  well!
• 10 Cook the hamburger helper, uncovered, over medium heat for 12 minutes.
• 11 Remove the pan from the heat.
• 12 Then, immediately add in the shredded cheese and sour cream.
• 13 Mix the pasta dish well, until the cheese and sour cream are completely blended
  in.
• 14 Finally, garnish your hamburger helper with chopped parsley, serve, and enjoy!

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