Community Pick
Hamburger Skillet Dinner a Fresh Take on Hamburger Helper
"This is a super helpful recipe I found in a "Company's Coming" cookbook. The whole family tucks into this dish with a salad on the side. I also like it because it follows the technique of Hamburger Helper (read: easy to do) without having to buy a box from the store."
photo by Chef Meka 75
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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5
ingredients
- 453.59 g lean ground beef
- 236.59 ml chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 medium zucchini, sliced
- 236.59 ml chopped fresh mushrooms
- 236.59 ml water
- 473.18 ml spaghetti sauce
- 2.46 ml dried basil
- 2.46 ml sugar
- oregano, just a pinch
- 170.09 g uncooked spaghetti, broken into 1 to 2 inch lengths
- 118.29 ml grated mozzarella cheese or 1 cheddar cheese
directions
- Scramble-fry ground beef, onion and garlic in large non-stick frying pan 3-5 minutes.
- Add zucchini and mushrooms.
- Cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is no longer pink.
- Drain.
- Add water, spaghetti sauce, basil, sugar and oregano.
- Heat until boiling.
- Add pasta.
- Reduce heat.
- Cover.
- Simmer for 30 minutes or until pasta is tender but firm and liquid is mostly absorbed.
- Add mozzarella cheese.
- Stir until melted.
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Reviews
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This was great. My family got up for seconds and thirds which is very rare for us since we try not to eat past the full feeling. This was a great way for me to use some Zuc since I never know exactly what to do with it but always buy it. I did make a few adjustments just for what I had on hand. I used 3/4cup bottled mushroom stems/pcs. 1/2tsp thyme, 2 cups tomato sauce and elbow pasta. I used grated swiss cheese and the fam. topped theirs with parm. chz. Thanks so much for posting this recipe. -
My family loved this simple but delicious recipe. I actually used Prego's chunky garden sauce because it has zucchini already as well as plenty of other veggies. I also used can mushrooms and minced garlic instead. Even as a leftover dish it was sooo good! -
This is a standby recipe that I've made over a dozen times. Delicious! I omit the zucchini, mushrooms, and cheese, but otherwise as written, and I double it for my large family. Thank you for this great one pot dinner recipe! -
This was good and easy to make. I followed the recipe as written other then I needed to add more liquid to cook up the spaghetti. I just dumped some more sauce and water in, I didn't measure it. I also didn't add the mushrooms as I am not a fan. I used mozzarella cheese and just dumped some in. We all enjoyed this but thought it was a bit sweet. I don't normally put sugar in my sauce so next time I would omit that.
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my favorite meal of all time!
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Tweaks
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I'm giving it four stars because my picky picky kids ate it up. Hubby and I did not care for it much though. It was edible and we did eat it but I think our tastes have changed since the days of college where we ate Hamburger Helper several times a week. I used marinara and had to add quite a bit more water than the 1 cup called for in the recipe. I didn't have zucchini but used some broccoli cores and shredded carrots to get the veggies in my kids. I will most definitely make again for them, but hubby and I will probably have more grown-up food. :) Oh I used egg noodles instead of spaghetti to make it more like Hamburger Helper.
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This was wonderful! Very easy and quick and it tasted great! I used onion flakes and garlic powder instead of the fresh onion and garlic.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
northernmom
Canada
I live in the province of Beautiful, British Columbia. I am a mom of one young daughter.
I attend college classes and volunteer in my community. Classes and community work keep me very busy. It's so refreshing to come to Recipezaar and get inspired to cook something new.
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