My friends and family have grown so found of my original yeast free hamburger helper recipe that I decided to try and make one of the other varieties. Those of you that are familiar with Hamburger Helper know that there are many different types and they all taste completely different. These varieties are actually proving to be great inspiration for additional yeast free recipes.
I have never really been fond of the Hamburger Helper lasagna variety but my younger brother is. We used to always argue about what type to buy. I always picked beef noodle (now called beef pasta) and he preferred the lasagna. I usually got my way but sometimes I felt obligated to concede and purchase the lasagna variety, as I did not want to be viewed as a Hamburger Helper tyrant. I am not sure what made me think of this variety but Hamburger Helper lasagna has been on my mind for at least a week now. With my oldest daughter in mind (she is a lasagna lover), I decided to create another yeast free Hamburger Helper meal.
I doubted that this version would come out as good as the original but I was wrong. It came out spectacular. It does not taste exactly like the one in the box, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The reason for this is that there is no replacing the cheese that is in the store bought one. If you can tolerate non-moldy types of cheese you can just add some mozzarella to the dish. To be completely honest I did not even miss the cheese. I hope that you enjoy another processed food remake.
Yeast Free Hamburger Helper Ingredients
1 pound ground meat (I used ground turkey meat due to a beef allergy)
Approximately 24 ounces unsweetened tomato sauce (I used one of box Pomi Strained Tomatoes)
3 cups water
1 tablespoon fresh oregano chopped
1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
1/2 teaspoon arrowroot powder (cornstarch or tapioca starch will work too, as it is used to help thicken
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 box brown rice lasagna noodles broken into small pieces
Yeast Free Hamburger Helper Directions
Brown ground meat, drain excess oil and return ground meat to skillet
Add water and seasonings and mix
Next Add fresh oregano and basil and mix
Finally Add lasagna noodles and tomato sauce in that order
Mix all ingredients together thoroughly
Cover and cook on medium heat until lasagna noodles are al dente
I have recently stumbled upon your website. I am extremely excited. I am suffering from candida for a few months now and it has totally affected every part of my life. I have been doing research and found your website. All I can say is thanks. I check in frequently now for your insights and suggestions. I am following a yeast free diet out of the book Feast for Yeast. It is the same book I see that you mention on your website. It seems that I need to follow the strictest part of the diet right now. I was about to prepare some of the recipes that have honey but then I saw on your website that honey concerns you – it concerns me as well – so I have decided not to add it to my diet.
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Hi Shelby,
I am glad that you are finding them helpful. I will try to keep them coming.
Best,
Tennille
Hi Maria,
Welcome to Yeast Free Living! Having to live yeast free is definitely a total life change. I wish you well on you journey and hope that Yeast Free Living can provide you with useful information along the way.
Honey did not work for me. It did not cause the immediate symptoms as sugar does but I still did not feel quite right when I tried to incorporate it. Maybe somewhere down the line after I have stuck to the diet stringently for a while it will be okay to add back to my diet. Feast without Yeast is a good candida diet resource and has simple recipe which I think is so important.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and share some of your story. Again, good luck on your journey!
Be well,
Tennille
Tennille,
I LOVE your website and recipes. Going to try this one tonight. Thanks for everything. Keep up the good work, especially this getting back on track week, ME TOO!!
love, Sarah