Hamburger Helper…. The Love is Real…

[Pop N Shots]

I have… what may be an unhealthy love for Hamburger Helper. I have loved it, since I was a kid. I know.. it’s weird… but man, it is guuuuuud to me! Cheeseburger Mac and Chili Mac are the DEAL!

Any other HH lovers out there?? What’s yer favorite??

 

[catpop]

My wife and I do. We made it through college on hamburger helper!
Today we use ground venison to make ours.

 

[Infamous1]

Oh man I love it too!! Cheeseburger mac....lots of Texas Pete and shovel it on loaf bread!!!

 

[98s-281]

HH Beef Pasta is my favorite.

 

[Pop N Shots]

Oh man I love it too!! Cheeseburger mac....lots of Texas Pete and shovel it on loaf bread!!!

Yessir! Loaf bread is key! Can’t let that cheesiness get away!

 

[Gator]

HH Beef Pasta is my favorite.

That's the only flavor my wife will buy, for 45+ years. Sometimes she'll dump a can of peas in it.

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[Johnny]

I was hooked on the HH beef stroganoff for quite awhile. Not sure if they changed the ingredients or I just lost my taste for it.
The cheeseburger mac and chili mac still work for me though.

 

[Pop N Shots]

I was hooked on the HH beef stroganoff for quite awhile. Not sure if they changed the ingredients or I just lost my taste for it.
The cheeseburger mac and chili mac still work for me though.

The beef stroganoff was a good one.. I always tossed in a dollop of sour cream to take it up a notch!

 

[heavydoc]

I was hooked on the HH beef stroganoff for quite awhile. Not sure if they changed the ingredients or I just lost my taste for it.
The cheeseburger mac and chili mac still work for me though.

Agreed, the beef stroganoff was a favorite but it seemed like the flavor of it changed. Beef pasta is my other one.

 

[heavydoc]

I prefer to mix some dirty rice with some ground beef or venison mixed up with some cheese and enjoy with tortilla chips

 

[Beef15]

I like pretty much all of it. Seems like they dropped some flavors or the grocers here don't carry the full line. Cheeseburger Mac with Texas Pete, got my kid on dredging the remnants with buttered bread.

 

[Pop N Shots]

I prefer to mix some dirty rice with some ground beef or venison mixed up with some cheese and enjoy with tortilla chips

Dirty rice is a treasure for sure!

 

[Jeppo]

I loved it as a kid. Mrs. Jeppo refuses. 😢

 

[noway2]

My wife and I do. We made it through college on hamburger helper!
Today we use ground venison to make ours.

Same here. At times we were so poor, though, we just ate helper. Haven’t had it since college but have made knock off versions of it. Might have to try it again. We’ve taken up ramen noodles too, so there’s hope.

 

[Pop N Shots]

I loved it as a kid. Mrs. Jeppo refuses. 😢

Not my wife’s favorite either.. but I can talk her into it… or I smash it when she is on away on a trip.

 

[Squanchy]

HH beef stroganoff for quite awhile. Not sure if they changed the ingredients or I just lost my taste for it.

I think they changed it also, something is off about it. My wife started making homemade stroganoff because HH wasn't cutting it.

 

[Snal~]

I love the cheeseburger mac, but the wife refuses to get it due to being unhealthy. I stash it away for those days when she's out with the hens.

 

[heavydoc]

I think they changed it also, something is off about it. My wife started making homemade stroganoff because HH wasn't cutting it.

Mine too, she uses beef stew chunks instead of hamburger.

 

[Supermatch]

Chili mac and the lasagna are my go-to. You just can't pretend that the lasagna is supposed to taste like actual lasagna. Agree on something "off" about the Stroganoff in recent history. Almost like its developed some sort of plastic taste.

 

[Squanchy]

Almost like its developed some sort of plastic taste.

I wish companies would just raise the price and not change the ingredient list to cut costs

 

[Burt Gummer]

Hamburger helper would be a cheap and excellent meal to make a bunch of, and then freeze dry.

@Lil D

 

[MostWanted]

Before I was married, I ate a lot of it, mostly Cheeseburger Mac. Then wife didn't like it so I had to take a 27 year break from it. Wife got sick and I learned to cook. Wife got sicker and had to move to a care facility, so now I'm home alone again. And even though I can cook now, HH is still a great go-to when it's just me and I didn't plan ahead or don't feel like cooking.

 

[Pop N Shots]

Before I was married, I ate a lot of it, mostly Cheeseburger Mac. Then wife didn't like it so I had to take a 27 year break from it. Wife got sick and I learned to cook. Wife got sicker and had to move to a care facility, so now I'm home alone again. And even though I can cook now, HH is still a great go-to when it's just me and I didn't plan ahead or don't feel like cooking.

It’s definitely an easy go to meal and a comfort food, for me. Hopefully, it will bring a touch of comfort to you as well.

 

[I_load_my_own]

Nope, my hamburger doesn't need any help!!

 

[Mr. Bggs]

We eat it once a week at our house. It's one of the few dinners that everyone can agree on. I love the stuff.

 

[Pop N Shots]

Nope, my hamburger doesn't need any help!!

Do you find it easier to eat the plain / seasoned hamburger crumbles with a fork or spoon? 😝

 

[Majicmike]

There’s not any made with beef I don’t like.
Banquet Salsberry steaks or all-time favorite also

 

[heavydoc]

There nit any made with beef I don’t like.
Banquet Salsberry steaks or all-time favorite also

My favorite also, although the patties got smaller

 

[Majicmike]

My favorite also, although the patties got smaller

I told my wife they have been shrinking for years. The gravy is what makes them.

 

[heavydoc]

I told my wife they have been shrinking for years. The gravy is what makes them.

They come out pretty decent if you cook in the oven, microwave really screws them up

 

[Lil D]

Hamburger helper would be a cheap and excellent meal to make a bunch of, and then freeze dry.

@Lil D

We don’t eat that here… #homemade. But if you recall I have already put up some homemade chili Mac 😉

 

[Jeppo]

We don’t eat that here.

BOOM!

 

[Johnny]

We don’t eat that here… #homemade. But if you recall I have already put up some homemade chili Mac 😉

And the recipe is, ?

 

[noway2]

@Jeppo You need to go infract yourself for making us see a picture of that hyena lady.

 

[Jeppo]

@Jeppo You need to go infract yourself for making us see a picture of that hyena lady.

Lady? 🤔

 

[BatteryOaksBilly]

At times we were so poor, though, we just ate helper.

We were so poor the adults ate boiled hot dog weenies, the kids got the Red Water the weenies boiled in...Hot Dog Soup

 

[KnotRight]

I have… what may be an unhealthy love for Hamburger Helper. I have loved it, since I was a kid. I know.. it’s weird… but man, it is guuuuuud to me! Cheeseburger Mac and Chili Mac are the DEAL!

Any other HH lovers out there?? What’s yer favorite??

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[yard mongrel]

We were so poor the adults ate boiled hot dog weenies, the kids got the Red Water the weenies boiled in...Hot Dog Soup

You can just buy it direct now.

 

[catpop]

Dang this thread!
Guess what’s for dinner last night?
HH Beef Stroganoff with ground venison.
But it did bring back so many fond memories of the 1970s and Moo U. 😊

 

[Amps 13]

Back in the day Cheesy Hash browns were my Favorite but I think they changed the recipe since it doesn’t come out the same anymore. Stroganoff is still in dinner rotation though. Daughter asks for it often.