Comments on: Instant Pot Hamburger Helper

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 23:17:40 +0000

In reply to Martha. You are so very welcome, Martha. I love hearing you son loves this Hamburger Helper so much.

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 19:38:40 +0000

Making this again, my son loves it! He says, “it’s a keeper”.
Thanks, for taking the scary out of Instant Pot cooking.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:33:14 +0000

In reply to Mary. Thanks for sharing, Mary!

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 22:31:17 +0000

Love this! Will be making this over and over again! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:56:26 +0000

In reply to Amanda. Try pressure cooking the elbow pasta 1 minute and Natural release only 3 minutes or less if you like al dente pasta. For all kinds of pasta you need to take the lowest cook time on the box, cut in half then subtract 2. That is how long you pressure cook your pasta for. As for pressure release you might need to play around with it. Pasta gets soft quickly when pressure cooking.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:18:22 +0000

In reply to Reginia. Thank you so much Regina! I love hearing you enjoy my recipes :)

By: Reginia

Reginia — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:39:06 +0000

I Made it today, very good and easy to make. I did make the box version when I was younger but the IP version is 100% better. I used ground turkey and it came out perfectly. I love all of your recipes. Thank you for sharing.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:15:30 +0000

In reply to Paige Westley. I hope you enjoy it!

By: Paige Westley

Paige Westley — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:41:45 +0000

Ive seen these instant pot hamburger helper meals around a lot lately but have never tried them! I was never a fan of hamburger helper but these look so good! I am definitely going to need to give it a try!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:40:11 +0000

In reply to David. Hi David! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed so much! I am sorry you had a burn notice, although it sounds like it may have been a false alarm. Just be sure to fully scrape off browned bits off the bottom of the inner pot and then layer the tomatoes on top of the pasta and that should help.

By: David

David — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:32:55 +0000

In reply to Dayna. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I made it today with a few changes. I added diced tomatoes and sautéed onions and doubled everything except the beef stock. It was truly delicious. I did get a burn food notice but when I released the steam and stirred it it was fine. I had two helpings. I think next time I’ll make a single batch instead of double.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:14:47 +0000

In reply to Gwen Lindsey. That is a great question Gwen! After many experiments, I have found it is best to just keep the cooking time the same.

By: Gwen Lindsey

Gwen Lindsey — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:22:14 +0000

In reply to Kristen Chidsey. If doubling the recipe doesn't require doubling the time, but the pot will take longer to come to pressure, wouldn't it be best to reduce the total time under pressure? Since the building of pressure is also cooking to some extent. Love your site!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:43:32 +0000

In reply to Kristen Chidsey.

Excellent. I put diced onion in with the meat while it was Browning. And added the cheese mentioned in the notes at the end. The macaroni was quite soft. 9 kids ages 2-19 and my husband, we all loved it. Thank you.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:40:06 +0000

In reply to Jamie Lynn Allen. Hi Jamie Lynn! Is it the condensed soup? If it is, that will not work. If not, it will definitely add a lot of flavor and sodium so I would omit the salt.

By: Jamie Lynn Allen

Jamie Lynn Allen — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 21:30:31 +0000

In reply to Kristen Chidsey. Hi. I only have one can of french onion beef stk. W that work?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:50:58 +0000

In reply to J.P. Shandra. Hi J.P. First, I am so grateful you found my site easy to navigate and the recipes easy to follow. I am also glad you enjoyed this recipe and hope you find many more to enjoy!

By: J.P. Shandra

J.P. Shandra — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:56:21 +0000

Hi Kristen,
Great recipe. I have had my IP for a couple years now, and came across your cooking blog then as well.
Your site is my first stop when searching. I’m blind and your recipes are detailed, easy to follow, and always what’s expected. Thanks for that!
This was a winner!! Tasty and not from a box. My cooking collection and IP confidence greatly improved with your help. More adventurous now. 😊

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:48:10 +0000

In reply to Marc Krasner. That is huge praise! Thanks for sharing Marc.

By: Marc Krasner

Marc Krasner — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:52:55 +0000

Simple review... loved it! Kids loved it (tough critics!). Very easy to make. Better than the box!!!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:28:24 +0000

In reply to Gayle. Hi Gayle! That recipe was for cooking FROZEN ground beef. If you want to start with frozen beef, then yes, start the recipe following those directions in the link :)