Hamburger Helper

English thumb|Hamburger Helper beef stroganoff Alternative forms hamburger helper Etymology en hamburger helper; a genericized trademark; introduced nationally by General Mills' Betty Crocker brand in 1971. Proper noun hamburger helper en United States A boxed, one-pot meal product consisting of dried pasta, rice, or potatoes and a packet of powdered seasonings; to prepare it, home cooks combine the dry ingredients with browned ground beef ("hamburger") and water or milk. Noun - hamburger helper en cooking Any quick, one-pan meal made by combining ground beef, a starch (like pasta or rice), and a seasoned sauce; applies to generic store-brand versions or recipes made completely from scratch. en 2016 Crystal Kei We're Gonna Have to Hide the Body https://archive.org/details/cauthors/crystalkei/We%27re%20Gonna%20Have%20To%20Hide%20The%20Body%20%281768%29/We%27re%20Gonna%20Have%20To%20Hide%20The%20Bo%20-%20crystalkei/mode/2up “I ordered lumber for a new one,” Hopper told her while she handed him a bowl of last night’s reheated hamburger helper. en 2019 cheekaspbrak Run While You Still Can https://archive.org/details/cauthors/cheekaspbrak/run%20while%20you%20still%20can%20%283898%29/run%20while%20you%20still%20can%20-%20cheekaspbrak/ It’s a good opportunity to try new dishes, and Bill is very appreciative of some real food in the apartment that isn’t a microwaveable meal or hamburger helper. en by extension figurative Anything that extends, enhances, or bulks up a limited resource. en November 1995 Canada Computer Paper Inc. The Computer Paper https://archive.org/details/19981108TheComputerPaperBCOCR/1995-04-11_Computer_Player_BC-OCR/mode/2up?q=%22hamburger+helper%22 43 Barter is basically a marketing tool. It is the "hamburger helper" of business. It stretches cash while bringing in new customers [...] en 2003 Alan de Mause Mel Bay's Complete Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Book https://archive.org/details/guitarfiles_20191017/Mel_Bay_Complete_Fingerstyle_Jazz_Guitar/page/n119/mode/2up?q=%22hamburger+helper%22 120 In many cases the diminished seventh chord is the in-between, the hamburger helper of ascending harmonic movement. en May 26, 2025 The New America The New America 2012-Current https://archive.org/details/the-new-america-updated/TNA4110/mode/2up?q=%22hamburger+helper%22 43 UNE is also very smartly made, polished, captivating, and cohesive, with no perceptible cinematic hamburger helper; there are no wasted words. en genericized trademarks en Foods