Hamburger Helper

I went to one of my favorite stores Grocery Outlet. I love it love it! I found the biggest most awesome giant bamboo cutting board for my hubby today. It's 20x18 I believe it said. I told him about it today and he is excited to get cooking on it. You can find everything there and random things. One of the perks to being home for a visit is I got to meet up with my best friend from grade school today. She is all pregnant and round so cute. We had a great chat catching up and I got to meet her new fella C. He seemed quite nice. I am super happy for her.

Tomorrow I am proud to announce I begin at my new gym here. I got my new little sun hat and sunscreen for the outdoor water class and I joined the inside weight gym too. I will do that though Thursday. Can't wait to get back there again and work my buns off! It was a little expensive but worth it for my health.

For dinner tonight I made my parents a low carb pasta hamburger helper dish. It was scrumptious!

Hamburger Helper

1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 tbs cornstarch
2.5 tsp paprika
1.5 tsp garlic powder
1.5 tsp onion powder
salt
pepper
3 cups milk
1.5 cups low carb elbow macaroni noodle
1 tsp sugar
1 cup water
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3 tbs ketchup

1. Go ahead and brown your ground beef in a fairly deep pan or pot (you’ll be adding a lot of liquid).
2. Drain the fat off the meat and put it back in the pan/pot. Add spices, water, pasta and milk and bring to a boil.
3. Bring your heat down to a simmer and let simmer until the pasta is finished. Add your ketchup.
4. Add your cheddar cheese and turn off the heat. Stir until the cheese is melted.
5. Let sit for a few minutes and serve!