Hamburger Macaroni Casserole

‘This is a family favorite recipe. It’s non-dairy, a faster and much healthier alternative to the famous Hamburger Helper, and it’s very versatile. You can add whatever vegetables and spices you’d prefer. Casseroles can be made ahead and cooked for dinner in a snap, and leftovers are great for lunches.

Growing up, we regularly ate Hamburger Helper meals, and it didn’t take long for us to discover that all boxed meals contain milk, even the ones which don’t necessarily appear to have cheese or milk in the apparent ingredients (reading labels is important!). The powdered mix is what gets you every time. Last year, I started making a non-dairy version instead.

Hamburger Macaroni Casserole

'This is a family favorite recipe. It's non-dairy, a faster and much healthier alternative to the famous Hamburger Helper, and it's very versatile. You can add whatever vegetables and spices you'd prefer. Casseroles can be made ahead and cooked for dinner in a snap, and leftovers are great for lunches.

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Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 6 oz can whole kernel white/yellow corn drained
• 1 15 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 small white or yellow onion diced
• 2 cups tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce ensure it’s non-dairy
• 1 ½ cups elbow macaroni
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp cumin
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Cook plain elbow macaroni pasta according to package directions. Usually in boiling water for between 7 to 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta and set aside.
• (You can absolutely continue with the following directions while the pasta is cooking, or if you’d rather, allow the pasta to cook first before beginning to brown your meat.)
• In a frying pan, brown your ground meat over medium heat and stir occasionally, until there is no longer any pink.
• Chop onions and garlic.
• Once the meat is no longer pink, add onion and garlic to your pan and stir.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, 6 oz. can of corn, drained, and 15 oz. can crushed tomatoes. Stir to mix together.
• In a 9 x 13 pan, layer cooked pasta on the bottom.
• Pour meat and vegetables mixture over the pasta.
• Add 2 cups of tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce and stir together.
• Cook at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Optional: you can add 1 cup of non-dairy cheese on top of the macaroni mixture.
• Serve hot and enjoy! Refrigerate leftovers.

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