Quick and Easy Cheeseburger Skillet Dish

A quick homemade version of cheeseburger skillet dish. It’s almost as quick as the boxed dinner meal but tastes so much better and is dairy free.

Quick meals can be hard when you don’t want or can’t eat the box meals that make getting dinner done so easy.

But this skillet dish is almost as quick as a boxed meal but so much better for you. That’s what’s great about this cheeseburger skillet dish, fast, easy and delicious too.

Homemade Cheeseburger Skillet Dish ~ This is one comfort food that I loved while growing up. It’s an easy one pot dinner that is easy to make and my whole family loves it. Plus it can be made dairy free. Come get the recipe to give a try.

My mom was a box cooker. I don’t know if it was because they were so prevalent during that time or if it was because they were so inexpensive but we had them often.

They were cheap and easy and we all loved them so my mom made them. Any night your kids don’t complain about dinner is a good night, am I right?!

This cheeseburger skillet dish is similar to the cheeseburger macaroni that I used to eat as a kid. But one difference, it’s dairy free so my kids can eat it.

Homemade Cheeseburger Skillet Dish ~ This is one comfort food that I loved while growing up. It’s an easy one pot dinner that is easy to make and my whole family loves it. Plus it can be made dairy free. Come get the recipe to give a try.

My family has to eat dairy free but you could always substitute your favorite cheese sauce recipe for the vegan cheese sauce if you would like. Or even use a can of cheese soup. To make this dish vegan, switch out the ground beef for TVP and you’ll be set.

The Easy Steps for this Cheeseburger Skillet Dish

This cheeseburger skillet dish is easy to make, just like it’s boxed meal counterpart. Just a few easy steps and about 25 minutes and dinner will be ready

1. Make the cheese sauce. Like I mentioned earlier you can make a traditional cheese sauce or even use a can of cheese soup in place of the dairy free cheese sauce if you don’t need to eat dairy free.

2. After the cheese sauce is made, measure the macaroni and place it in the skillet.

3. Add about a pound of ground beef that has been browned and drained. (I brown ground beef by 2 to 3 pounds at a time and freeze it ready to go). If you don’t have ground beef already browned and ready to go in the freezer, brown and drain it in the skillet before you add the macaroni.

4. If you want to make this a vegetarian dish just add some re-hydrated TVP instead of the ground beef or you can add canned beans instead.

5. Add the cheese sauce to the pan and then add the water.

6. Give it a good stir to mix all the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Simmer on low for about 15-20 minutes or until the macaroni is cooked. In the last 5 minutes, you can remove the lid to let more of the moisture evaporate out so the sauce is thicker.

Homemade Cheeseburger Skillet Dish ~ This is one comfort food that I loved while growing up. It’s an easy one pot dinner that is easy to make and my whole family loves it. Plus it can be made dairy free. Come get the recipe to give a try.

We like to serve this meal with a side of vegetables or salad and fruit. It’s a quick meal that my whole family will eat without any complaints.

Homemade Cheeseburger Skillet Dish ~ This is one comfort food that I loved while growing up. It’s an easy one pot dinner that is easy to make and my whole family loves it. Plus it can be made dairy free. Come get the recipe to give a try.

Quick and Easy Cheeseburger Skillet Dish

Shelly
5 from 1 vote
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Make the Nutritional Yeast Cheese sauce.
  • While the cheese sauce is cooking add the macaroni to a skillet with a lid. Then add in the browned ground beef.
  • Once Cheese Sauce is done add to skillet and then add the water. Stir to combine.
  • Cook covered on med-high until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer with a lid on for 15-20 minutes.
  • Remove lid for the last 5 minutes of cooking to thicken the sauce if needed.
  • Serve and enjoy.
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Homemade Cheeseburger Skillet Dish ~ This is one comfort food that I loved while growing up. It’s an easy one pot dinner that is easy to make and my whole family loves it. Plus it can be made dairy free. Come get the recipe to give a try.

What is a quick dish you make on busy days for your family?

 

Other Quick Skillet Dishes

Hamburger Macaroni Skillet
Pan Fried Pork Chops
Skillet Pizza Pockets

 

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6 thoughts on “Quick and Easy Cheeseburger Skillet Dish”

  1. That looks delicious, Shelly! And how cool to have fresh green beans from your garden.

    We actually have nutritional yeast and use in on popcorn. I would love to try your recipe sometime. I’ve only tried one other recipe where I have to use nutritional yeast as a cheese for it, and the whole dish was pretty gross. I don’t even think I could finish what was on my plate, and that is extremely rare for me!

    Your hamburger macaroni looks so easy and good, though. 🙂

  2. We have dairy allergies in our home, and we make this as a part of our dinner rotation. It is always eaten happily! I also add in garlic, oregano, and basil to the ground beef to make it more of a italian style hamburger helper. 🙂

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