Frugal Cheeseburger Macaroni Recipe

I have to admit. I love hamburger helper cheeseburger macaroni! The only thing better than cheeseburger macaroni is cheeseburger macaroni with corn kernels in it!!! I know hamburger helper isn't the healthiest thing for me, but I give in every once in a while. One frugal tip I have for making more hamburger helper out of a $1.50 box is this.

1. Buy a box of Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Macaroni - $1.50 (today I was amazed at how few macaroni elbows you now get in a package! Must be the economy)

2. Buy a extra box of macaroni elbows - $0.88

3. Buy 2/3 pound of hamburger - about $1.75

4. Buy one 8 ounce can of whole kernel corn - $0.55

5. Buy some cheese to add in - about 3 slices of cheese - $0.35

What I usually do is add about 1/4 of the box of extra macaroni elbows, the whole 8 ounce can of corn, and three slices of cheese. Once I've added this extra stuff I usually add about 1/4 extra cup of water and 1/4 extra cup of milk. I did this with our meal today and out of a normal box you get about 3 meals for an average adult. By modifying the recipe like I did you can get 6 - 8 meals by only adding a few of the extra ingredients at a fraction of the cost. Will definitely make the recipe go a little further and feed a bigger family. Here is a picture of how mine turned out today. Enjoy!