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10 elevated homemade Hamburger Helper recipes

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Cheeseburger spaghetti squash

Fitness foodies, rejoice! Here's a healthy, gluten-free, grain-free Hamburger Helper imitation recipe that will satisfy your cheesy beef cravings. Grass-fed ground beef gets cooked up with onion and garlic, then coated in a buttery sauce thickened with arrowroot starch, milk (or coconut milk) and shredded Cheddar cheese. A few pinches of this and that, and then the mixture is plopped onto a steaming pile of spaghetti squash for you to enjoy, guilt-free.


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INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/4 cup / 50g of softened butter
  • 1 egg (divide the yolk and white)
  • 1/4 cup / 50g of sugar
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1 cup / 150g of flour
  • 1 cup / 100g of chopped nuts
  • Salted caramel
  • Melted dark chocolate

METHOD:

  1. In a bowl, mix together the butter, egg yolk, sugar, and salt.

  2. Add the flour and mix. Roll into a ball.

  3. Chill for 30 minutes.

  4. Remove from refrigerator. Divide the dough and roll into 1-inch balls.

  5. Dip each ball in egg yolk, and then roll in chopped nuts.

  6. Place on baking sheet (lined with parchment paper), and press your thumb into the center.

  7. Bake at 340°F/170°C for 12 minutes, or until golden.

  8. Remove from oven and let cool.

  9. Pour the salted caramel into the center groove,and drizzle with dark chocolate.

  10. Enjoy!