This vegan Hamburger Helper will be your new favorite weeknight meal. Made with elbow macaroni in creamy sauce, it’s super comforting and cooks up in one pot!
This recipe goes many places I never thought I’d go. First of all, there’s Hamburger Helper. This isn’t something I ever ate growing up, and to be honest, I kind of thought it sounded terrible. Also, this is a one-pot pasta recipe. Conventional Hamburger Helper is a one-pot deal, but I was still reluctant to go there, because in the past I’ve tried and tried to create a good one-pot pasta recipe, but was just never happy with the results. The pasta was always undercooked, the sauce too starchy. But in this case it seems like tiny little elbow macaroni cooks up just fine in sauce, and the starch actually helps thicken it up. Score! What You’ll Need
How to Make Vegan Hamburger HelperThe following is a detailed photo tutorial that you can follow for guidance, if you need it! Scroll all the way down if you prefer to go right to the full recipe. The “meat” in this dish is ground seitan, which I was able to find at the store (Upton’s Naturals — Wegman’s carries it). But if you can’t find seitan in ground form, just use whatever seitan you can get your hands on (or make your own), and mince it up super finely, like I did to make these burritos. Start by heating up your oil in a large skillet. Give it a minute to get hot, then add the onion. Cook it for about 5 minutes, until it just begins to soften up and become translucent. Add the garlic and cook everything for about a minute, until the garlic becomes very fragrant. Now sprinkle in the flour. Stir everything up to coat your seitan with flour, and cook everything for about a minute more. Start pouring in the milk, adding a bit at a time and stirring between each addition to work out any lumps.
Once all the milk has been added, stir in the bouillon and macaroni. Bring the milk to a boil, lower the heat, and let it simmer until your macaroni softens up, about 13 or 14 minutes. Be sure to stir the mixture from time to time. You can add a bit more milk if the sauce dries up too much, but go easy — you don’t want it to turn out runny. Stir in some seasonings: nutritional yeast, paprika, chili powder and red wine vinegar. Continue cooking everything for a minute or so, then remove the skillet from heat.
Season the mixture with some salt, and optionally, some hot sauce. Dig in! Vegan Hamburger Helper Tips & FAQ
Like this recipe? If so, be sure to follow me on Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram, or subscribe to my newsletter. And please stop back and leave me a review and rating below if you make it! Vegan Hamburger HelperThis vegan Hamburger Helper will be your new favorite weeknight meal. Made with elbow macaroni in creamy sauce, it’s super comforting and cooks up in one pot! Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Total Time 35 minutes Servings 4 Calories 487 kcal Author Alissa Saenz Ingredients
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Recipe Notes*If you can’t find ground seitan at the store, use whatever form is available and mince it finely before cooking. Nutrition Facts Vegan Hamburger Helper Amount Per Serving Calories 487 Calories from Fat 115 % Daily Value* Fat 12.8g20% Saturated Fat 1.6g8% Sodium 1013mg42% Potassium 380mg11% Carbohydrates 44.7g15% Fiber 6g24% Sugar 6.8g8% Protein 49.5g99% Calcium 246mg25% Iron 5mg28% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Sharing is caring! from http://easyveganrecipes.info/vegan-hamburger-helper/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vegan-hamburger-helper
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