Easy Homemade Hamburger Helper with Tomato Soup
This is the best kid-friendly version of easy homemade hamburger helper. With finely chopped vegetables, ground beef, macaroni noodles, tomato soup, and a few more ingredients it is the perfect family-friendly meal at the end of a long busy day.
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Servings: 8
Calories: 340kcal
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 ½ lb ground beef
- 1 macaroni 424 g box, elbow
- 1 onion small, chopped
- 1 red bell Pepper chopped
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- ¾ cup ketchup
- 1 tomato soup canned, 284 mL
Garnish
- parsley finely chopped, fresh, to taste
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet with 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil on medium heat.
- Bring a medium to a large-sized pot of water to a boil to cook elbow noodles.
- Sautee onion and bell pepper for about 2 minutes in the skillet, then add in the fresh ground beef and season with salt and pepper.
- Add noodles to boiling water and cook elbow noodles el dante.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, and tomato soup.
- Once the meat is cooked through and juices run clear, remove from heat.
- Once the noodles are cooked remove them from the heat, and drain off the water.
- Once the water is drained off, add the cooked ground beef mixture to the hot noodle pot. Add in the tomato soup mixture. OR you can add everything to a large heat safe bowl to combine together.
- Mix everything together until it is well combined.
- Dish up and serve with a garnish of parsley, medium sharp cheddar cheese, and garlic toast.
Notes
EXPERT TIPS
If you want to add a garnish of cheese, freshly grated cheddar cheese is best for both taste and texture, it melts much more smoothly than the pre-shredded kind. You can also completely skip the cheese if you are not a cheese fan.
Instead of fresh onion, you can use onion powder. You can also add more or less when it comes to spices and seasonings! You may want a little more salt and/or sugar!
Let the dish set for 20 minutes before serving to allow all the ingredients to set together.
SERVING TIPS
Along with what I have mentioned about a garnish of cheese and parsley, my family also enjoys garlic toast with this hamburger helper recipe. However, this hamburger helper is a great hearty meal on its own.
I also usually make a side salad like a salad to serve with it or some freshly steamed broccolini.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
I am all about those homecooked meals, and knowing what ingredients are in what I am eating, and how much!
While boxed hamburger helper is great on those busy days when dinner needs to be plated ASAP, homemade can be served in less than 30 minutes and without all the added preservatives.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 495mg | Potassium: 464mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 346IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 2mg
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