How to Make Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni - A Step-by-Step Guide

There are few dishes more comforting and satisfying than a warm, creamy, and indulgent macaroni and cheese. But when you add juicy, flavor-packed hamburger meat into the mix, you get a whole new level of deliciousness. Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni is a hearty and flavorful dish that combines the best of both worlds – savory ground beef and gooey, melted cheese, all mixed with tender macaroni noodles.

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Ingredients

  • ½ pound lean ground beef, or more to taste
  • ½ small onion, minced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups elbow macaroni
  • 8 ounces reduced-fat processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®), cut into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream, or more to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 4

  • Gather all ingredients.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
  • Increase heat to high. Add water to ground beef mixture in the skillet. Cover and bring to a boil. Stir macaroni into boiling water-ground beef mixture. Cover, lower heat to medium, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir, cover, and continue cooking until macaroni is tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.
  • Nutrition

    449 cal.

    • Total Fat: 15g
    • Saturated Fat: 8g
    • Cholesterol: 61mg
    • Sodium: 930mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 48g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 28g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 352mg
    • Iron: 3mg
    • Potassium: 468mg