"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 7/16/2014 3:05 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Adults who are actually interested in cooking probably do care. It
>>> doesn't take more than a few minites longer to make a simple sauce
>>> right there in the skillet. When push comes to shove it's the same
>>> simple meal.
>>
>> The steps are not all the same. I made a lot of it because my mom loved
>> it. 20-30 minutes from start to finish. Brown your beef, add the sauce
>> and some water, stir in the noodles and boom! There is no thickening of
>> the sauce because the noodles or rice do that as they soften.
>
> While you're browning the beef you could also be cooking the noodles.
> Might as well make it from scratch. I don't like eating chemical-laden
> crap.

Yes and that is what I do. I don't buy hamburger helper. The point is
though that you only need one pan for it. Apparently for some people that
is a big deal. My mom just loved the stuff. She also loved Rice A Roni and
Noodle Roni.