"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Sorry. You brown and drain the beef, add the noodles which come in the
>> box, then add water and the seasoning packet. The seasoning varies
>> depending on which one you bought. God only knows what's in that packet
>> of powdered seasoning but you can bet it's mostly chemical:
>
> Jill. You make a good point about hamburger helper. It is more
> expensive and the only difference is the sauce package. Trouble with
> me is I'm somewhat sauce challenged. The sauces I make seem a bit
> bland and this also applies to others that have told me how to make a
> killer tasty sauce. Most of them fail and are bland.
>
> With the HH sauce pak, they do have good flavor.
>
> I have a box of it here. It's HH Salisbury and their sauce pack \
> gravy is very tasty. You say you can make your own sauce quickly and
> easily. Tell me how you would recreate this dish.
>
> one pound ground beef
> package (or equivalent) of egg noodles
> sauce to flavor it all.
>
> The HH spice package is very flavorful. Can you beat that or make some
> just as good easily? Give me a recipe and I'll try it side by side
> with the HH.

I had not eaten HH for many years. Daughter asked for it when they came out
with some gluten free ones. So I bought it and made it on Halloween. The
flavor of it was so vile that neither of us could eat it. I can't remember
what the flavor was but it had cheese and rice in it. It was so unbearably
salty. I do remember adding my own veggies to it when I cooked the meat.
That wasn't enough to help it. Neither was adding real cheese. I had to
toss it.

When I was younger, I would often buy the cheapest mac and cheese in a box
that I could find. I'd make that, add cooked ground beef and some shredded
cheddar. That was pretty good.