Houston's independent source of local news and culture. Grocery Guide. Before you turn up your nose and think, "God Lord, who eats Hamburger Helper? And if flavor proliferation is any indication of brand viability my guess is "yes" looking at OREO , then Hamburger Helper ain't going anywhere.
So, if you, like me, occasionally kick it old-school and indulge in some Hamburger Helper, here are flavors to try:. Cheeseburger Macaroni. One of the original flavors of Hamburger Helper, Cheeseburger Macaroni has retained a strong following throughout the years because of its strong cheddar notes and thick, luscious sauce.
It's deliciously uncomplicated and good to serve picky children or adults. Full text. It certainly doesn't taste like traditional spaghetti, so don't get your hopes up. It's basically just what tastes like low-quality pasta and sauce. Then, you add in the ground beef, which gives you a weird twist on what should be an effortless and classic meal.
Our advice? Learn how to cook spaghetti yourself and avoid this packaged food at all costs. We've already expressed our anxiety at finding out that the Four Cheese Lasagna Hamburger Helper isn't really lasagna in any way, shape, or form.
So it shouldn't surprise you to see the regular Lasagna Hamburger Helper flavor here too. We have some of the same complaints, namely when it comes to the pasta that's included in this dish. Of course, you're not going to get real sheets of lasagna when you go for this option, either.
If that's what you're looking for, then you should move onto the pasta aisle at your local grocery store. That being said, there are some factors that make us like this option better than the four cheese one. First of all, this option does have a tomato-based sauce. It's not particularly good, but it's better than the powdered cheese monstrosity we mentioned before.
This one also seems to go better with the meat, though we prefer more flavorful ground sausage to ground beef in this situation. Even with some slight improvements on the other lasagna dish, this still isn't a meal that we can truly get behind. It's really lacking in taste and calling it lasagna when it's definitely not kind of throws us off and wants to make us pass it up entirely.
It should have a completely different name. When it comes to lasagna, you should definitely set your standards higher than what Hamburger Helper is offering you here.
You're worth it. If you're like us, you may have thought that Hamburger Helper only made meat and pasta dishes. However, that's not really true. They have a few selections that actually don't involve pasta at all, though they're still pretty typically heavy on the carbs. Some of these creations are dubious, though, like the Potatoes Stroganoff Hamburger Helper.
While it's not the worst item you can get from the brand's line, we're still seriously not big fans of it.
First of all, it should come as no surprise to you that the potatoes aren't the freshest spuds you've ever eaten. They come dehydrated in a box, after all. If you really love potatoes, you're almost guaranteed to be disappointed by these sad examples. Sure, it's easy Then, there's the sauce. This white sauce is super bland and doesn't make those subpar potatoes into anything special.
It definitely doesn't taste bad, but it's just so unremarkable that you'll forget about it before you even swallow your first mouthful. Like a lot of Hamburger Helper meals, the main thing that saves this dish from being very depressing is the fact that you add meat to it. Combining this with ground beef does take it up a notch, as the beef plays well with the potatoes and adds flavor. Other than that, this potatoes stroganoff is pretty much a total bust in our books.
It's only acceptable if it's the last Hamburger Helper box available at the store. Doesn't "beef pasta" sound super vague? Don't quite a lot of pasta dishes have beef in them?
Why can't they be more specific? But, alas, " Beef Pasta " is all that you're going to get here from Hamburger Helper. Is this dish kind of tasty? But it's also kind of random and definitely very basic.
It's literally just noodles, pasta, and a salty sauce. Unlike many other Hamburger Helper recipes, this one doesn't involve any cheese to speak of. Instead, the sauce is made with soy sauce. This is something different and novel for the line, sure, but it's still not as good as a sauce that you could make at home.
And that's why this dish doesn't rank any higher on our list. While the taste isn't bad and it's something we wouldn't mind eating, there's still no reason to buy this box when you could make something just like it yourself — something that would probably taste a lot better, to boot.
If you have a few seasonings in your pantry, you can make your own sauce that rivals the one you'll get in this box any day. If you want the ease of having everything together and ready for you from the get-go with no effort involved, then go ahead and indulge in this meal. But for us, it's just not worth it. That's especially true when there are other, superior Hamburger Helper flavors right there on the shelf next to this one.
Cheese lovers, we've got the Hamburger Helper recipe for you If you're not picky about the kind of cheese you eat, the Three Cheese Hamburger Helper may just become your new go-to easy meal when you just can't be bothered to make something from scratch. However, if you really love picking out the best cheese available at your local farmers market, you may want to skip this one completely. There's a pretty low chance you're going to love this flavor, considering the fact that the cheese in the recipe is actually dried.
As the name suggests, the sauce boasts three different kinds of cheese: Parmesan , cheddar cheese, and bleu cheese. While the flavor is decent, we couldn't really pick out these specific cheese flavors when we tasted this meal for ourselves. We also have a sneaking suspicion that there's not actually that much cheese in it, as annatto has also been added to the ingredients list. Annatto lends an orange hue when it's added to food like Cheez-Its , so we think that the rather bright yellow color isn't necessarily coming from the cheese.
Overall, this pasta dish is just okay. The cheese sauce is better than many of the others on the list, but it's still not anything especially impressive. At the end of the day, it will make an average meal, so it may not hurt to keep some in your pantry for when you're just feeling lazy. Here's another potato recipe, which we were pleasantly surprised to find.
And while it's definitely not the best of the bunch, we liked it a lot more than the potatoes stroganoff. The Cheesy Hashbrown Hamburger Helper almost feels like it should be a breakfast item, but we think that it's probably meant to be eaten for dinner.
But don't let that stop you: Whip it up whenever you want it most. Again, the potatoes in this dish are dried, which means you're not getting the best-quality potatoes around. But they're not cut into coins like what you'll find in the inferior potatoes stroganoff Hamburger Helper. Rather, they're cut into a more traditional hashbrown shape, with long, thin pieces. For some reason, that cut makes these potatoes seem somewhat more appealing than the other spuds we encountered from this brand.
Also, the cheese sauce seems to melt into the potatoes in this one more, infusing them with way more flavor. Now, don't get us wrong, as we wouldn't say that this dish is anything extraordinary. However, if you're interested in trying one of Hamburger Helper's potato dishes, we'd venture to say that this one is your best option. Of course, if you have time to chop your own potatoes and make a cheese sauce, we'd suggest you do that instead.
But everyone has to take a shortcut sometimes! Now, if you're looking for a cheesy selection that's better than the others we've mentioned so far, you may want to grab the Cheddar Cheese Melt Hamburger Helper the next time you see it on store shelves. With the other cheesy dishes, we couldn't really pinpoint what kind of cheese we were getting. With the cheddar cheese melt, though, you can definitely taste the cheddar specifically, which is why it's nabbed a better spot on our list.
While, yes, the cheddar cheese is still dried, it at least has a flavor that we actually enjoy. We also like the flat, fun noodles that come in this one.
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