Italian Sausage Hamburger Helper Soup Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Spray the inside of a stock-pot, with a no-stick cooking spray.
• 2. To the pot, add the sausage, and season it with a bit of black pepper, if desired. (Do not add salt to this recipe!)
• 3. Brown the sausage over medium heat; stirring to break up the meat.
• 4. While the sausage is browning, cook the frozen green beans in a microwave, till they are about three quarters of the way done; drain beans and set them aside. (I cooked the beans in an 850 watt microwave for 6 minutes, but stirring them after 3 minutes I also season the beans with a bit of black pepper).
• 5. When sausage is done browning, then drain it in a colander.
• 6. To the stockpot, lightly sauté the onions for a minute or two. (Add a bit of vegetable oil if need be.)
• 7. Add garlic to the pot, and sauté the garlic for about 1 minute.
• 8. Place sausage back into the pot, then sprinkle the seasoning packet from the hamburger helper over all, and stir to coat the meat.
• 9. To the pot add the following ingredients: the beef broth, one and a half soup cans of water, the stewed tomatoes, sliced baby carrots, zucchini, green beans, the Italian seasoning, and the rotini pasta that's included in the boxed hamburger helper.
• 10. Bring soup to a boil, then lower the heat, and simmer the soup for about 14 minutes.
• 11. Remove soup from heat, stir the soup, and serve.
• 12. If desired, sprinkle each bowl of soup with a bit of the parmesan cheese.
• 13. Note: I noticed after cooking the soup, the carrots seemed to be slightly crisp. For those who'd prefer them to be a bit more cooked, I would do the following after adding the cooked meat, the seasoning packet, onion, garlic, broth, water, and just the carrots to the stockpot. Bring those ingredients to a boil, then lower the heat, and simmer it for 5 minutes. Then add the remaining ingredients, (the stewed tomatoes, zucchini, green beans and Italian seasoning) and bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat, and simmer the soup for about 14 minutes.

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain.
• Stir in milk, hot water, and uncooked pasta and sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper™ box). Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 9 to 11 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender. Stir in vinegar.
• Remove from heat. Top with mozzarella cheese and red peppers. Cover; let stand 3 to 4 minutes to melt cheese. Top with croutons and basil.

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook sausage over medium heat until brown. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. Drain fat from pan, reserving 3 tablespoons.
• Cook garlic and onion in reserved fat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, wine, broth, basil, and oregano. Transfer to a slow cooker, and stir in sausage, zucchini, bell pepper, and parsley.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain water, and add pasta to the slow cooker. Simmer for a few minutes, and season with salt and pepper before serving.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onion in Dutch oven until beef is no longer pink- drain.
• Stir in cheese sauce mix from Hamburger Helper package.
• Stir in water, basil, salt, pepper& tomatoes, and heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat, cover& simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in macaroni from the Hamburger Helper package, add Veg-All, cover& simmer until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in parsely& serve.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium high heat.
• Cook onion in oil 2 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, celery and carrots and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add and brown crumbled sausage.
• Add basil, oregano and red pepper.
• Toss to coat.
• Stir in tomatoes and stock.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• If necessary, add an additional cup of stock or water and stir in beans and tiny pasta.
• Simmer for 6- 8 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Stir in parsley and serve hot with grated Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Brown the meat in a medium sized skillet.
• Do not add water to it unless there isn't enough fat in the meat.
• If water is needed, add very little.
• Bring the 3 cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan.
• Add the packet of macaroni.
• Boil until the macaroni is done and tender.
• When the meat is done, drain the grease from the skillet and return skillet to the burner.
• Don't remove the meat from the skillet.
• Drain the water from the macaroni and rinse with hot water.
• Add the macaroni to the meat and stir.
• Lower the burner to medium.
• In a shaker bottle or large cup, mix the half and half and the 1/2 cup water.
• Add the packet of sauce mix/powder and shake vigorously or stir in cup very well, until sauce mix/powder is completely dissolved and there are no lumps in it.
• With one hand, slowly add the sauce mixture to the hamburger mixture, while stirring constantly with the other hand.
• Stir constantly so that it doesn't start to stick to the bottom of the skillet.
• Sauce will start to thicken.
• Continue stirring constantly.
• You might need to lower the heat again.
• Once sauce has somewhat thickened, remove from heat and let stand.
• The sauce will completely thicken on its own.