Cheese and Hamburger Macaroni

Ingredients

• 0.5 pounds lean ground beef , or more to taste
• 0.5 small onion , minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 8 ounces reduced-fat processed cheese food , such as Velveeta®
• 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream , or more to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

3. 3

   Increase heat to high. Add water to ground beef mixture in the skillet. Cover and bring to a boil. Stir macaroni into boiling water-ground beef mixture. Cover, lower heat to medium, and cook for 5 minutes. Stir, cover, and continue cooking until macaroni is tender, about 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Stir processed cheese food into ground beef-macaroni mixture until melted. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.