cheese and hamburger macaroni

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef, or more to taste
• 1/2 small onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 pinch 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• 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 browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• return skillet to burner over high heat. add water; cover skillet and bring to a boil. stir macaroni into the boiling water-ground beef mixture; cover and lower heat to medium. cook, keeping covered, for 5 minutes. stir, cover, and cook until macaroni is tender, about 5 more minutes.
• stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted. remove from heat; stir in sour cream.