How to make Hamburger and Macaroni Your Own Homemade Hamburger Helper

Ok so the quickest thing in the world sometimes is a good box of hamburger helper. With the growing cost of gas and groceries going up by the minute, you can save a little money by making your own homemade hamburger helper.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 1 1b ground beef
• 1 chopped yellow onion
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• dash crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 large can (28 oz) of diced tomatoes or fresh
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 cups uncooked macaroni

1. Get a large pot of hot water heating and begin cooking the macaroni as per the directions on the macaroni package. You can use a low carb macaroni or low fat macaroni if you like.
2. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef in olive oil on high heat. Add chopped onion, sauté with the ground beef.
   Once the beef and onions are browned, lower the heat to medium. Add a dash of crushed red pepper.
3. Add seasoning salt. Add celery seed. Add canned tomatoes. Add Worcestershire sauce. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Add the drained and cooked macaroni and parsley. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
4. You can also turn this into a macaroni bake. Throw all the ingredients and the browned ground beef and onions into a casserole dish and cook at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Top with shredded cheese.

Tips & Warnings

• This can be changed into chili bake just by adding a dash of chili pepper for taste.
• Never leave the stove or oven unattended.