low sodium hamburger helper taco dish

I'm sure this has been posted before, but I thought I'd share again.

I made homemade hamburger helper taco style this week...VERY low sodium!!! the worst thing in it was the cheese!!! I copied and pasted from different web sites and cant remember the sources, sorry, but I tried this and it was great.

Taco seasoning mix

1 tbsp. chili powder
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. each ground cumin, garlic powder, paprika, oregano and black pepper
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)

Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. Makes 3 tablespoons of seasoning mix, which is equal in strength to a 1/4 ounce package of commercial seasoning mix.

I read in a lot of reviews to add 2 tablespoons of flour or cornstarch too, so the mixture sticks to the meat. I did, and its true.

Now...for the hamburger helper lol

hamburger helper beef taco & cheese copycat

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/2 onion diced (or two TBL onion flakes)
4 T taco seasoning (one packet or equivalent, see recipe above)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or more if you want)
1 cup milk
2 cups elbow macaroni (any pasta you want)


Directions

Brown meat and cook with diced onions (I used 2 TBL of onion flakes). after the beef is cooked drain and rinse.

put back in the pan and add and mix well the seasoning milk and cheese let it come to a slight boil

add the pasta, simmer til sauce is thickened and pasta tender(about 10 minutes)