Easy Homemade Hamburger Helper Italian Shells
  1. Preheat large skillet on medium heat.

  2. Once skillet is hot, add ground beef and break apart thoroughly. Cook ground beef until browned (approx. 10-15 minutes).

  3. Once browned, turn off heat and remove ground beef from heat and drain in colander.

  4. Place skillet back on stovetop burner and add ground beef back to skillet with heat turned off.

  5. Add beef broth, tomato sauce, pasta shells and seasoning to skillet and stir until well-blended with ground beef.

  6. Turn on burner to high heat and warm skillet until boiling briskly.

  7. Once boiling briskly, stir ingredients in skillet to ensure there's no sticking or clumping and reduce heat to low.

  8. Cover skillet and allow hamburger helper to simmer on low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  9. After 15 minutes, remove cover and add heavy whipping cream + cheeses to skillet, then stir until well-blended with other ingredients.

  10. Place cover back on skillet and continue to simmer for an additional 2-3 minutes.

  11. Stir hamburger helper to ensure no clumping or stick then remove from heat and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍝Pasta

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions📆Everyday👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Meal

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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