Quick Italian Ground Beef Dinner
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Description:
A wonderful-tasting dish, and easy to make dish. (Note: Although the noodles from the packaged mix could be added to the mixture without pre-boiling, I find that they remain hard. It is better to cook them separately, then just add to mixture before serving.)
Recipe Category: Meat
Keywords: < 60 Mins
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lean ground beef |
| 1 | Garlic |
| 2 – 3 | Onion |
| 1 | Parmesan cheese |
| 1/4 | Hot water |
| 3 | Mozzarella cheese |
| 1 – 2 | Chopped tomato |
| 3/4 | Green bell pepper |
| 1/2 | Dried oregano |
Nutritional Information (Per Serving):
- Calories: 334.5
- Fat Content: 19.5g
- Saturated Fat Content: 9.4g
- Cholesterol Content: 101.3mg
- Sodium Content: 352.9mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 6.4g
- Fiber Content: 1.2g
- Sugar Content: 2.9g
- Protein Content: 32.1g
Recipe Instructions:
- In a large skillet, brown the beef with onion and garlic, until beef is no longer pink; drain off any fat. Mix in the Parmesan cheese into the beef mixture.
- Stir in ingredients of the Hamburger Helper (do not add the noodles, they are to be boiled separately), water, mozzarella cheese, tomato, bell pepper, and oregano.
- Heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, adding more water to obtain a desired thickness; simmer for 20-25 minutes.
- In the meantime, boil the noodles from the Hamburger Helper package until firm-tender.
- Add the cooked hamburger mixture; mix well.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
- Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese if desired.
Recipe Notes:
- For best results, cook the noodles separately to ensure they are cooked to perfection and not hard.
- Feel free to adjust the thickness of the dish by adding more or less water according to your preference.
- This dish pairs well with a side salad or garlic bread for a complete meal.
