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Loaded Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper Recipe

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Loaded Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper Recipe is a quick and easy family meal that provides a great value. A few healthy add-ins stretch the dollar even more.  Keep on reading to learn more about the great value that Helper provides! You can feed your family with one box and one pound of ground beef! With the free ground beef rebate that they are offering right now, you can get dinner on the table for $1.89!!

We are in full savings mode around here with every spare penny going into the wedding fund! I want to still put healthy meals on the table using a quick dinner recipe, but healthy cooking can bust the budget. I was trying to think of creative ways to make an easy family dinner and then I remembered that we ate Hamburger Helper a couple times a week as kids! We always really enjoyed it and I thought with a few add-ins, I could make it even better!!

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My add-in’s easy, affordable and most are items that you probably have on-hand!! Onion, garlic, bell pepper, frozen corn and canned black beans.

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With these add-ins you are not only adding healthful ingredients to this quick dinner recipe, you are also stretching your dollar. Now this recipe that according to the box feeds five, feeds eight!! I’m thinking leftovers and lunches this week!!

Helper has been a value brand since they launced in the 1970’s to help consumers, like you, stretch their dollars while also enjoying a delicious and hearty meal. They are demonstrating their value again, in a new way, with free ground beef!

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Hamburger Helper Free Ground Beef Rebate

Here is how you take advantage of this great offer:

1. Head down to your favorite grocery store and pick up three Hamburger Helper products (you can also choose Chicken Helper or Tuna Helper) and one package of ground beef.

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2. Then click HERE to visit the digital rebate coupon: “Free Ground Beef, when you buy 3 boxes of Helper.” The coupon should already be clipped and then follow the instructions to print, fill out and mail in the rebate form.

Now if the add-in’s are already in your kitchen, you can make dinner for $1.89!! Let’s get to it!!

Hamburger Helper recipe cooking instrucitons

  1. Sauté the onions, garlic and bell peppers until soft.
  2. Add ground beef and brown
  3. Add milk and water (per package instructions), simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Add corn, beans and topping and heat through.
  5. Garnish with corn chips (included), greek yogurt and cilantro (if desired)

This Loaded Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper Recipe a good-looking, easy family recipe that the whole family will enjoy!!

This Loaded Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper Recipe a good-looking, easy family recipe that the whole family will enjoy!!

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Family pleasing goodness and ground beef for FREE!! You can’t go wrong with this dinner that everyone will love 🙂

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Feel free to be creative with the add-ins in your hamburger helper recipe!! Don’t have these exact add-ins in your pantry/frig/freezer?? No biggie!! Use what you have!! This is a great way to them use up 🙂

Here is the Loaded Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper Recipe:

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Loaded Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper Recipe
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ large, yellow, sweet onion, chopped
  • 1 cup chopped bell pepper (combination of red, yellow, orange or your choice)
  • 3-4 fresh garlic cloves, minced or pressed
  • 1 lb. 93% lean ground beef
  • 1 box (7.5 oz.) Hamburger Helper Crunchy Taco
  • 1⅓ cup skim milk, divided
  • 2¼ cups hot water
  • 16 oz. frozen kernel corn
  • 1 can (15.25 oz.) reduced-sodium black beans, rinced and drained
  • Non-fat greek yogurt and cilantro for garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Add onion, garlic and bell pepper to skillet and sauté until onion is translucent and veggies are soft, approximately 3-4 minutes.
  3. Add ground beef and brown, approximately 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in 1 cup milk, hot water, sauce mix and rice. Heat to boiling.
  5. Reduce heat. Cover, simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occassionally.
  6. Meanwhile, stir ⅓ cup milk and topping mix in a small bowl. Set aside.
  7. Add corn, black beans and topping. Stir to combine and heat through until rice is tender, 2-3 minutes.
  8. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with corn chips and garnish with greek yogurt and cilantro.
  9. Serve immediately and refrigerate any leftovers.

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Comments

  5. Emily says

    I would have never known that was my mother’s Hamburger Helper (I think of her cooking it when I was a kiddo!) That looks so creative and delicious! Thanks for the recipe idea!

  7. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

    Such a great way to make a boxed dinner fab! my family would love this!

  8. Theresa Sutton says

    Wow! I haven’t had Hamburger Helper in a long time! That is a blast from the past. This looks amazing! And super easy! Definitely adding this to my “must make” list. Thanks for sharing!

    • Becky says

      It was a blast from the past for me too Theresa, but I am so glad it made a come-back!! We really enjoyed it 🙂

  9. Kallee says

    This looks like an amazing Hamburger Helper. So colorful and wonderful

  10. Meagan says

    That looks delicious! I’ve always wanted to try hamburger helper. They always make things that look yummy. I’ll have to give this one a shot. It looks really good and not too hard to make.