Cheesy Hamburger Helper: serves 3-4
1 Box Kraft 3 Cheese with Shells Macaroni & Cheese
1lbs Ground Beef - 93% lean
3/4C Onion - Diced
1 Garlic Clove - Minced
3-4C Fresh Spinach
2tsp Butter - melted
1/4C Milk
Salt & Pepper
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta as directed. Drain and set to the side. Mix the butter, milk and cheese powder from the box together and set to the side.
While the pasta is cooking place the beef, onion and garlic in a large greased skillet over medium heat with some salt and pepper and brown the beef breaking it into small even pieces. When the beef is 95% cooked through toss the spinach in the saute pan with some salt and pepper and cover with a lid and let it cook for 2-3 minutes, toss and continue to cook until fully wilted and the beef is browned completely. Remove the beef mixture to a colander and push down on the mix pushing as much liquid out as you can.
In the skillet place the cheese mixture over low heat and stir for a minute, add in the noodles and beef and toss to incorporate. Serve it up and enjoy!
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WW: 9 Points Plus / serving @ 4 servings
12 Points Plus / serving @ 3 servings
This looks really good! I'm going to have to give this a try!
ReplyDeleteLisa, it even surprised me in just how good it was! I cannot wait for lunch tomorrow and leftovers :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jillian - Is it possible to list the size of your portions? Would this be 4 1 cup servings or something different? Thanks!! MKARBY from WW online. :)
ReplyDeleteMkarby - I don't like to put "this is X Cups" because depending how long you cook items, especially vegetables, the size of those items change drastically. Also with many dishes, like the above, if you used a different shape of pasta the serving size could change. But no matter what it is always 1/4 or 1/3 of the total batch. Tonight I decided to have this as 3 servings, so I put 1 bowl out and 2 left over containers and just put a scoop into each until I was out of food in the pan.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jillian