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This is a similar recipe that does not include the powdered cheese for those who would like to make it that way
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Hamburger Helping Mix (In a Jar)
INGREDIENTS
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup beef bouillon powder
2 tablespoons onion flakes
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon garlic powder
CHILI MAC
1 lb ground beef
1 cup water
1/2 cup macaroni noodles, raw
2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 cup hamburger, helping mix
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[@tradermunky1998]

And without the beef, it's macaroni and cheese 😁

[@joyevefarmandforge]

I’m glad your resting and taking time off!

[@phyllisclark3896]

I love the meals in a jar. Makes my life so much easier 🙏🙏🙏

[@pr9764]

Good Morning Phyllis 🙂, Hope All Is Well! Blessings, Andrea

[@phyllisclark3896]

@@pr9764 hello Andrea. I am doing ok dear. I still have a nasty cough but trying hard to recover from my ills. Thank you for asking. I hope you have a great day too. ❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@tarpleyk9352]

💜 we love you sweet Tessie 💜

[@teresakryvenchuk6205]

I love hamburger helper. Thanks so much.❤ God bless all here❤

[@owen4248]

Who Loves Tessie Time :-)

[@pr9764]

ALWAYS ❤

[@jackiewright4402]

Me me me me!!

[@carolynlee8948]

Of course. ❤

[@wandafaulk3641]

I do!

[@maryjanelemon2531]

Oh Tessie, you are so sweet and you're like a ray of sunshine. You also have a very nice singing voice. Glad you are taking some time off and reading your books. Be well and blessings always !

[@Dean12346]

Gifts in a jar are the best☺️ I too love jars, more so since watching you 😊

[@WillowsGarden]

Hi Tessie! Good job making meals in a jar for later. Nice gifts, that was so sweet. Have a blessed night everyone!

[@juliatepe5760]

Tessie, you will have to find a way to display that cute fabric bag in your cozy home.

[@kathycortez232]

Your Granddaughters are absolutely gorgeous I love how they just smile like you much love ❤️

[@Cherbear609]

I love these “meal in a jar” videos 💕 And thank you so much for posting the recipes. 💐👏👏👏 🪴🐇😘❤️

[@citygirlhomestead]

great ideas for the redi made meals

[@deborafranklin7469]

Hi tessie. I'm glad you are taking time off and doing something you really enjoy❤

[@kathyhullinger1585]

Your hamburger helper mix looks delicious.

[@elizabethhendriks9030]

beautiful gifts!❤

[@debbiefockler9890]

I have the same book. I’m going to have to reread it to see what wonderful recipes I can find. Thank you and God bless.

[@rosemarie6545]

I get teased at my house for saving all types of jars, with lids, but they do come in very handy. I use them for leftovers instead of plastic containers.

[@Dean12346]

Me Too 😊

[@owen4248]

Good Morning Tessie, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Wish you all a wonderful blessed Tuesday filled with Gods Joy and Happiness :-) Remember to pray for one another and for all around the world :-) God Bless You ! Love you all :-) Keep Smiling be safe :-)

[@Romans5.8Gospel]

It would be fun to have a larder, you have so many great recipes 😋😋😋😍😍😍🥰🥰

[@owen4248]

Tessie, Those starter kits in a jar are just amazing would make perfect gifts and that is nice gifts you got too never heard of that brand of canning lids and made of wood very vintage looking :-) Love you my sister :-) God Bless You and Ken :-)

[@rosalynnecole23]

Orange looks good on you 🧡🧡🧡

[@thehillbillychickenranch]

Yummy meals in jars! The snow looked beautiful.

[@marybethsmith6458]

I make my own hamburger helper but never thought about putting it in jars on my shelf. Premade H.H. is a great idea.

[@lindabeard488]

I’ve never seen your hamburger helper in a jar before. I’m putting that on the shelf. It was smart to cook it and then include how to do. I think that will bring in more views. Another great video, Tessie. Love 💕 and Hugs. ❤❤❤

[@hannahmrogers]

Love your videos tessie!,keep up the amazing work🩷

[@Dwayne707countryliving]

Looks really good. Great video have a blessed week

[@kmom452]

I hope you enjoyed your snow day.😊 I like to hear that you take time for yourself.

[@voodookitchenmama]

I'm going to make this.

[@JaTon]

You have a beautiful singing voice! Thank you for sharing with us. ❤

[@laurakuehlke1320]

Hi, Tessie! I'm so glad you had time off to rest and relax. People are really missing out if they're not watching the meals-in-a-jar videos; they are a fantastic resource. The meals huge time/money savers, and it feels so good to know you've got the mixes on hand in the pantry. In fact, I made sure to get that book the first time I saw your video with the recommendation. It's amazing! I'm so pleased that you liked each of the gifts and that they brought you some happiness. You bring so much happiness to my days, and you deserve all the best! PS: I'll be making more soap soon, and you can be sure I'll send you some! ☺

[@Julie-si3hi]

I'm definitely going to look into this..from the uk and its not something we really do..probably due to space.

[@laurakuehlke1320]

@@Julie-si3hi Hi, Julie. Tessie's videos are excellent for showing how to fill the pantry and maximize space. I live in an apartment, so making the most of space is crucial. lol I found this book, used, online; I definitely recommend it. I've been struggling with illness since New Year's, and having these types of premade mixes in my pantry was a lifesaver since I've had so little energy. Plus, it's a lot of fun to make your own and have a "grocery store" in your home. 😊

[@deborahcook7652]

Nice video

[@marlenedurbala6238]

You have a lovely voice.

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

im still here just making sure momma and i dont starve

[@alinedoyle4914]

I gave my working daughter meals in a jar for Christmas. One was chili, she texted me does this go in the chili, a picture of some sun dried tomatoes I put in a plastic bag. She said it smells like prunes 😅. Should have labeled better 😊

[@bethoden739]

❤❤❤Great Idea!!

[@pr9764]

That Snow Looked Like Confetti At A Wedding Tessie 🙂, Really Pretty In Your Hair! Blessings, Andrea

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

Look at you in your orange and with your bee apron!! Your books look very well used! Love your meals in jars. Very convenient! Glad to hear you are taking time to put your feet up and read a book with a cup of tea! God Bless!

[@kimberlystone3987]

Happy Monday Tessie ❤

[@Keepsake_Business_Academy]

Looks delicious

[@robinforshee854]

Tessie you are so smart. I wish I had your brain lol. Love and prayers to you always

[@owen4248]

Tessie, Glad you are taking the day off that snow looks like confetti now snow here just rain :-)

[@janfromnycsavesmoney8723]

This is great to know how to do and a wonderful meal stretcher. Comforting to keep on hand and keep in the pantry. TFS

[@owen4248]

Hello Everyone Welcome to Tessie's Channel :-)

[@pr9764]

Hello Owen 🙂

[@mitzideluca6427]

Hello Own :) Hope all is well with you. God's blessings to you and yours Owen :)

[@lindah629]

Hi Owen 🙂❄️

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@@pr9764hi pr❄️🙂

[@marybethsmith6458]

Good evening Owen and happy Monday

[@rachaelsupadventures]

What a thoughtful birthday gift from Laura!

[@Dwayne707countryliving]

In my last comment I forgot to also say it's nice to hear when you speak some Pennsylvania Dutch it makes me remember words that I learned from my step-grandmother that I have forgotten 💜

[@Dean12346]

Is it morning where you are? Good Morning 🌞 Have a very blessed day 🤗

[@ginamcknight8115]

Today I turned mashed cheese potatoes into a potato salad. It was delicious.I used relish, olives and bread & butter pickles, mayo and a boiled egg.

[@terryhenderson424]

We have pretty much moved out of plastic in the kitchen beyond what food stuffs come in, but plastic peanut butter and other jars would work too. Im not convinced thatnplastic, screw top containers seal as well as a canning jar with a lid and ring. A used canning lid may not be good enough for water bath let alone pressure canning but it still has a rubber ring which provides a pretty good seal for dry goods.

[@monicamayer977]

Whoop, snowing

[@lindah629]

Hi everyone 🙂❄️

[@pr9764]

Hi There Linda 🙂

[@owen4248]

Hi Linda H :-)

[@rachaelsupadventures]

It just started snowing big fluffy flakes. It is so pretty !

[@shellakers10]

I love when you do your meals in a jar!!!!

[@HomesteadTessie]

Thank you so much !!

[@DisabledandPrepping]

Here in wisconsin we're getting snow today and tomorrow too. Although it's not gonna be a whole lot so that's good.😊

[@rachaelsupadventures]

Good afternoon I am in the UP of MI about 15 minutes from Florence WI. Yesterday it was almost 50 and we broke the high temp record. A few minutes ago it was snowy big flakes but they have stopped. Such weird weather!

[@DisabledandPrepping]

@rachaelsupadventures Yes we have had very weird weather these last few years. This year specifically.

[@biatriz344]

❤❤❤

[@meryldykstra2538]

Woo! You must've been well rested when you put that hamburger helper segment together. Very speedy! But a good idea. The slower paced segments are a bit easier to digest, though. Still, I enjoy every video you share, and thank you for making them.💞

[@janetdwyer1867]

Hi Tessie.the hamburger helper looks so good❤

[@HomesteadTessie]

It was!

[@shawnclark7326]

Thanks for a great recipe! I think I would just add the cheese into the jar without using a bag. I've seen Homestead Corner do that to her jar meals. I know, everyone does it differently lol. Those were nice gifts. You can never have too many jar lids. Have an awesome day! 😊

[@mainetreelineruguess97]

I've done it both ways. In wide mouth jars, the dry ingredients fit into the single serv condiment containers and added into the top of the other ingredients. The cheese being separate makes it easier to get a smoother product. You're not fighting the other ingredients to get the lumps out. Either way anyone chooses, the JAW (just add water) are a great addition to the pantry. Put the ingredients into Mylar, seal them, label them, and it'll make a great single serv, bug out bag filler.

[@hollyj2925]

Looks delicious, I love hamburger helper.

[@denisebolin-clark8826]

I love these cooking videos, thank you

[@Minnesota_Mama_Bear]

💚🌞

[@terryhenderson424]

Not too long after hamburger helper came on the market, my mother was making her own on the fly. We kids still thought that boxed hamburger helper, boxed tuna helper, and frozen tv dinners were the best. Ive done the boxed helpers every so often ever since and then put a few in the pantry during 2020. Thank goodness it was only a few 'cause aside from being saltier than were used to, it was pretty bland without the herbs, spices, and flavors we're used to any more.

[@DingbadYoutube]

Thanks, always nice to have a fast easy meal. Thanks for the video.

[@rubylasiter5628]

Love your new intro Tessie, Tell me where do you get all your dried flowers? 😍What amazing gift so happy for you, have a blessed day Tessie.

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

rubylasiter5628...I believe they are all from her garden! God Bless!

[@HomesteadTessie]

I grew them last year and I showed a video of Maine hanging them upside down to dry

[@glennagoss7335]

❤

[@deborahandrew7299]

You have a lovely singing voice!

[@kathywills3244]

Hey Tessie check out Sassy Gal prepping she did a video on Hamburger Helper Stroganoff today. Seasoning in a jar. Thought you would enjoy! Have a blessed day!

[@owen4248]

Good Evening Tessie, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Be sure to hit that like button Tessie will appreciate it Greatly also be sure to watch all the ads :-)

[@pr9764]

Good Evening Owen 🤚

[@owen4248]

@@MichaelR58 Good evening Michael 58, Stay safe and healthy my friend:-) YAH Bless !

[@owen4248]

@@pr9764 Good evening P R :-)

[@juliewebber2749]

Good evening Owen

[@jans2565]

What beautiful gifts for your birthday!! I was wondering if you had a playlist for your meal mixes so was glad when you said you did. After my recent move, I'm finally getting to the point of being able to focus more on my pantry and one of the things on my to-do list was to start stocking meals in a jar. I like the additional seasonings you put in the ones today so will be trying your recipe and going through your playlist as well.

[@JimmyandTammy]

So happy to hear your taking some time for yourself. You'll have to let us know what book your reading. I just started the Laura Ingalls Wilder collection. You can sing all you want Tessie....you have the voice of an angel. And, thank you for the recipe and storage tips....VERY helpful. The hamburger "helper" looked delish!

[@carolyn6290]

Love it. I am going to make some. TY

[@wandahershey9227]

This video made me hungry. Thanks for sharing the recipe Tessie. The flowers on the borage are such a beautiful blue. You will love growing the borage. Love your bee apron too. Have a blessed day friend

[@tamimercer476]

Hi yall😊

[@owen4248]

Hi Tami :-)

[@pr9764]

Hi Tami 🤚

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Ps. I put all the dry seasoning in the packet with the cheese powder. Thank you SO much for sharing these!

[@HomesteadTessie]

You are so welcome!

[@carolynlee8948]

Wonderful, instructional video, 0:04 Tessie. 😊 Delicious, homemade cheesy hamburger helper. Yum! So nice to see 1 of your presents you got for your Birthday at the end.

[@ksk5664]

Thanks for the tips Tessie. I just purchased both copies of the books on the secondary market. Not cheap but I think it is important for me to start learning to do more things from scratch.

[@SusanHayes-vx2dq]

Love you!

[@joyevefarmandforge]

I’ll bet you could add some nutritional yeast to add cheesy flavor and nutrition too!

[@aubreesummerhays2616]

I love Tessie time❤

[@barbarapritchard2082]

Hello Tessie. Thanks for another easy pesie meal. Those jar look way better then any box meal. Oh Laura what a beautiful gift. Me and my family have been really sick,Tessie do you have any homemade remenities ? If not its okay. Goodnight to all.

[@HomesteadTessie]

Thank you so much Barbara yes I have a whole playlist now a subscriber gave a reference to a channel that channel has very good information but that channel is also into witchcraft and paganism so if that is a concern of yours I would not recommend that channel but if you're interested in the Christian outlook on homemade remedies I have a whole playlist

[@barbarapritchard2082]

@@CharleysMom2 Thank you , I will look into that channel. It was nice of you to think of me. Many blessings to you and your family.

[@barbarapritchard2082]

@@HomesteadTessie thank you for responding back to me. I am not into witchcraft but would love your playlist of christian remedies . I will search your play list to find them. Thank you for responding to me it means a lot. Have a beautiful day.

[@HomesteadTessie]

You are right she is very knowledgeable in herbs i've even spoken to her a few times I just like to point out there are some of the women on my channel that become really offended by anything that is not of the Christian background so I wanted to make it clear that she is pagan and she does not hide the fact that she's pagan the symbols that are tattooed on her neck are symbols of extreme paganism but that does not deter from the fact that she is extremely knowledgeable in herbs

[@lorafuhs]

😊

[@rachaelsupadventures]

Good morning my beautiful friend ❤

[@normasawyer3870]

I make my own hamburger helper, chili mixes as well as others and they are a lifesaver they really are. The birthday gift is very nice have a nice day Tessie ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ModernDayPsalmist777]

Hey Tessie ❤ yessss! Christmas carols any time of year are great, and you have a nice voice 😊 I like having handy meals around too..love the labels you made for the hamburger helper. Ms. Oleson would be jealous! Much love and God bless❤❤ Kat Grace

[@tamimercer476]

Well I didn’t get to watch or comment until now. I’m home and making dinner. I need to make some of the meals in a jar! Coming home and having a “fast food” option is sooooo nice. ❤❤❤

[@kathycortez232]

I bet some cut up chicken would be delicious in that I’m going to make this tyfs much love ❤️

[@susieramick7202]

The round gift box your lid came in is beautiful it would be so pretty with dried lavender bouquet. Actually the cloth bag would be pretty on your pegs by the door with dried greenery. Spring time! Will make your jar meal today so much rain perfect project. I like the fact the sodium won't be so high. Last time I made Ham. Helper I turned it into cheddar mac soup to lower the too salty taste.This will be a great mix.❤

[@HomesteadTessie]

Great idea!!

[@karolynforeman7529]

If you have food on your larder..life won't be harder!..regards Karolyn Melbourne Australia

[@debbiealtman5373]

Amazing gifts

[@CourtneyTaylor10001]

I'm wondering if I can use nutritional yeast as I'm dairy-free and perhaps nondairy milk like canned coconut milk. I've made the chamber helper from scratch before with non dairy cheese, not the powder stuff.

[@HomesteadTessie]

Yes, absolutely

[@lifeonabuget]

Me and my sister joke that we created hamburger helper. 😂😂😂

[@hollynelson543]

Borage makes great tincures😊

[@debbyatwell7851]

hamburger helper looks good

[@SusanHayes-vx2dq]

Hi Tessie! 😄

[@marybethsmith6458]

Hi Tessie

[@pr9764]

Hi There Marybeth 🙂, Happy Monday To You, Blessings, Andrea

[@marybethsmith6458]

Hi Andrea and happy Monday to you too@@pr9764

[@susanh3936]

Cute video ❤

[@HomesteadTessie]

Thank you 🤗

[@daniellecarney1487]

Can’t call me late for dinner! 😂

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

I do these meals in jars at home, but thinking I need to do some for my BF (an hour+ away). I cook freezer meals on wknds for him, but he's not remembering to eat them. I'll have more quality time with him.

[@JulieDobbins.76]

I need to do this for my oldest daughter. She loves hamburger helper, but can't have gluten. Those gluten free dinner kits are expensive. I could make this at a fraction of the cost.

[@jackiewright4402]

Do you have to seal the lid?

[@HomesteadTessie]

If you're going to use the food within one year no you do not need to steal the lid if you want to use it for long term storage then you would vacuum seal the lid

[@juliewebber2749]

Hey Tessie I’m a little slow on the intake here today. If you don’t use the cheese do you put 3 tablespoons of the ingredients mixed together in the envelope and leave out the cheese? I think I will do this when I get your response. A great thing to have on the shelf. What lovely gifts she was so thoughtful. Have a great evening everyone.

[@HomesteadTessie]

Yes that is correct

[@pr9764]

Hope That You Had A Great Day Julie 🙂, Blessings, Andrea

[@juliewebber2749]

Thank you.@@HomesteadTessie

[@lindalawson300]

Can you make a "hamburger helper" type meal using lentils instead of hamburger? It seems it would be much cheaper.

[@ksk5664]

You bet, you could. I've done it many times. I've swapped out Lentils and beans for hamburger. I've also used tofu veggie crumbles. The veggie crumbles are starting to be more expensive than hamburger sometimes in my area. :(