Homemade Hamburger Helper
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 lbs frozen ground turkey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons garlic
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed bay leaf
- 1⁄2 cup frozen corn
- 1⁄2 cup frozen peas
- 1⁄2 cup frozen green beans
- 1 (16 ounce) can okra, drained
- 2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (32 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1⁄2 cup brown rice, elbow paste
- 1⁄2 cup rigatoni whole wheat pasta
directions
- in a large skillet brown the turkey in olive oil, then add the garlic and onion. Use medium heat until onion is tender and turkey has some chunks crispy brown.
- Sprinkle in the salt, pepper, basil, and bay leaves. then add in the chicken stock.
- Add all the vegetables and bring this to a boil over medium high heat.
- Once the mixture is boiling, add the pasta.
- Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the tomato sauce and cook uncovered another 10 minutes, until the mixture is as thick as desired.
- Great served topped with some ketchup, and sprinkled with Tabasco if you like spicy!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Dave Salch
Chino Hills, Ca
UPDATE: We have moved the family to southern Oregon and started a farm. I now work for Microsoft as my day job and maintain the farm in spare time. WE are raising heritage turkeys and heritage pigs, plus some lamb and chicken eggs. The farm name is Lil Sprouts Farm.
We are now a family of 10, but with only 5 kids at home still.
I owe it all, the success we have seen, to my lovely wife, Brenda. She is the one that makes our family succeed.
We are a family of 8 "and counting" in Southern California. I am a CTO at a software company and my lovely wife Brenda is a stay at home mom. Our dream is to retire early and move off to small town america, somewhere in a foresty area near a lake and mountains, then spend the day minding our family hardware store, family restaurant, and sailing.
Cooking has been a hobby of mine since I was a little boy in school. Being the youngest of 4 kids, with a moma and dad that worked full time, I had to learn to fend for myself pretty early. My dad always had a large garden with a variety of vegetables available to pick from.
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