Original video by @applesauceandadhd — all credit to the creator.
Jazzed-Up Cheeseburger Mac Skillet
A one-skillet cheeseburger mac that comes together from browned ground beef, a boxed skillet-meal seasoning packet, milk, and water — with a heavy hand of garlic stirred in to make it taste like your own. Cheesy, fast, and exactly what the kids voted for.
Ingredients
- 1 boxChef Boyardee cheeseburger mac skillet meal · includes pasta and seasoning packet
- —ground beef
- —garlic · a generous amount, to taste
- —milk · amount per box instructions
- —water · amount per box instructions
Steps
- 1
Add the ground beef to a skillet and brown it aggressively until it is browned through, not gray. Wash your hands after handling raw meat.
- 2
Drain the browned beef.
- 3
Stir in a generous amount of garlic.
- 4
Add the seasoning packet from the skillet meal box and stir to combine.
- 5
Pour in the milk and water called for on the box.
- 6
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and cook until the pasta is tender and the sauce has thickened.
- 7
Serve hot.
Creator's notes
Jessica let her kids pick between cheeseburger mac, meat lasagna, and chicken fettuccine Alfredo — cheeseburger mac won. She follows the instructions on the back of the box but adds "a metric ton of garlic" to make it her own.
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