Ingredients
Instructions
- Brown the meat in a medium sized skillet.
- Do not add water to it unless there isn't enough fat in the meat.
- If water is needed, add very little.
- Bring the 3 cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Add the packet of macaroni.
- Boil until the macaroni is done and tender.
- When the meat is done, drain the grease from the skillet and return skillet to the burner.
- Don't remove the meat from the skillet.
- Drain the water from the macaroni and rinse with hot water.
- Add the macaroni to the meat and stir.
- Lower the burner to medium.
- In a shaker bottle or large cup, mix the half and half and the 1/2 cup water.
- Add the packet of sauce mix/powder and shake vigorously or stir in cup very well, until sauce mix/powder is completely dissolved and there are no lumps in it.
- With one hand, slowly add the sauce mixture to the hamburger mixture, while stirring constantly with the other hand.
- Stir constantly so that it doesn't start to stick to the bottom of the skillet.
- Sauce will start to thicken.
- Continue stirring constantly.
- You might need to lower the heat again.
- Once sauce has somewhat thickened, remove from heat and let stand.
- The sauce will completely thicken on its own.