• yesman@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Hamburger helper is bullshit. They give you some dry noodles and a “spice” pack of dubious powder, you have to provide the beef and milk. That’s not helping very much.

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      3 days ago

      for real, and it’s not even enough noodles. So you end up adding more noodles too… at that point you’re paying for a box with some “spice” in it.

    • switcheroo@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      For me, it’s just too salty.

      Grab some mac n cheese and put some hotdogs in it. If you are wealthy*, you can add ground beef instead and toss in some green chilies and some Italian seasoning. (It’s really good. Go ham on the seasoning.)

      • ground beef is freaking expensive nowadays 😩
    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      I remember in college they had an “instant” hamburger helper where you just added water and it had dehydrated bits of hamburger in it. It probably wasn’t actually hamburger… Probably for the best to add the meat yourself.