Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni

Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni

This macaroni and beef one-skillet dinner is made with melty cheese and seasoned ground beef mixed with macaroni for a quick, easy weeknight dinner.

Preparation Time
10 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Calories
449 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
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.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
Stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.
Step 4
Gather all ingredients.

Ingredients

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

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