Healthy Hamburger Mac and Cheese

Name: Healthy Hamburger Mac and Cheese
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion, diced; 1 pound lean 80% lean grass-fed ground beef; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 3 cups water; 1 carrot, peeled and diced; ¼ cup unfortified nutritional yeast; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 8 ounces gluten-free elbow pasta

5 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:17:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories386.2 kcal (19%)

Total Fat19.1 g (27%)

Carbs33.1 g (13%)

Sugars2.8 g (3%)

Protein19.9 g (40%)

Sodium550.4 mg (28%)

Fiber3.8 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil

1yellow onion

medium, diced

1 poundground beef

lean 80% lean, grass-fed

3 cupswater

¼ cupnutritional yeast

unfortified

1 teaspoongarlic powder

1 ½ teaspoonsfine sea salt

¼ teaspoonground black pepper

8 ouncesgluten-free elbow pasta

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an electric pressure cooker using the SAUTÉ function.

Step 2

When the display panel reads HOT, add the olive oil and then the onion. Cook, stirring periodically, for 3 minutes. Add the ground beef and garlic and cook, stirring and crumbling the beef, until it is browned, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

While the meat is browning, combine 3 cups water, the carrot, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper in a high-powered blender. Blend on high until everything is smooth, about 30 seconds.

Step 4

When the cooker beeps to let you know it’s finished, switch the vent valve from the SEALING to the VENTING position, administering a quick release. Use caution while the steam escapes—it’s hot.

Step 5

Add the arrowroot flour and stir until the sauce thickens. Serve warm.