{"id":666,"date":"2021-05-19T17:36:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T17:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coffeetableeats.com\/wp\/?p=666"},"modified":"2021-11-08T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T18:00:44","slug":"dairy-free-hamburger-helper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeetableeats.com\/wp\/dairy-free-hamburger-helper\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairy Free Hamburger Helper | Top 9 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quick and easy comfort food on a busy weeknight? It’s possible! Better than anything out of a box, this dairy free hamburger helper is sure to please. Cut the recipe in half if you don’t need to feed a family plus leftovers!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the hardest things about learning to cook with allergies is ending your reliance on packaged foods. Even if you don’t eat a ton of foods from boxes or cans, the modern grocery store is full of things that have WAY more ingredients than you realize. I absolutely don’t judge anyone for how they eat, because I don’t know your life. And also because we eat Oreos on the regular. But allergies really change the way you see food, and your favorite brands can turn into the enemy overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I never really ate boxed hamburger helper that much growing up, but it was a occasional treat. This recipe came out of my need for something just as quick and easy for a weeknight, that’s as fast as browning some beef, opening a box, and boom! Dinner. My version of hamburger helper features ground beef and macaroni noodles in a creamy, dairy free tomato sauce. Brown some beef, stir in some spices and liquids, and cook until the noodles are done. Boom! Dinner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Nutritional Yeast?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The secret ingredient to the “cheesy” flavored sauce is nutritional yeast. It’s a specialty ingredient, but it’s one that is really handy in a dairy and nut free kitchen. So many vegan sauces rely on cashews or other nuts to provide their creamy, tangy texture and flavor. And I’m sure they taste amazing, but they aren’t safe for our house. So nutritional yeast comes to the rescue in recipes like macaroni and cheese and this hamburger helper! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find nutritional yeast in most grocery stores these days, usually in the natural foods aisle. It looks like yellow fish food flakes, if I’m being honest. Make sure you do not purchase brewer’s yeast or active dry yeast!! These are NOT the same and will result in a very strange sauce indeed. A little bit goes a long way, so keep your nutritional yeast in an airtight container and it will last for quite a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make Dairy Free Hamburger Helper Allergy Friendly for Your Family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As written, this recipe is dairy free, nut free, garlic\/onion free, and soy free. If you use gluten free pasta, the recipe is gluten free and top 9 allergen free as well. You can even eliminate the meat and make vegan non-hamburger helper! If you can handle onion powder, you can optionally add 1\/4 tsp. onion powder with the other spices into the sauce. Be sure you use plain tomato puree, NOT tomato sauce (sauce contains garlic and other ingredients that may not be allergy friendly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave a comment below <\/strong><\/em>and let me know how your hamburger helper turns out!<\/em> Use the hashtag #coffeetableeats to share your creations on social media, or tag @coffeetableeats on Instagram!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n