09/15/2026
homemade hamburger helper, but make it high protein 👀🍝
cozy, filling, high protein, and made in one pot!
Had no clue what I was going for when I started making this. All I knew was that I was craving pasta and I never turn down a craving. Of course it came out too good not to share!
Ingredients:
* 1 lb ground venison/deer meat
* 1 diced purple onion
* 2–3 minced cloves garlic
* 4 cups protein pasta (literally the best protein pasta EVER)
* 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce (Primal kitchen organic tomato & basil pasta sauce was the cleanest I could find but use whatever you like)
* 3 cups chicken broth + more as needed
* 1 cup whipped cottage cheese
* Fresh basil
* Parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Sauté onion + garlic:
Add the diced purple onion (I only had a purple onion. you can use a yellow onion too!) and garlic to a large pot and sauté until the onion is soft and browned.
2. Cook the venison:
Add the ground venison and season with garlic powder, minced onion, salt, pepper, paprika and Italian seasoning. Cook until the meat is lightly browned.
3. Add sauce + broth:
Add 1 1/2 cups marinara and 3 cups chicken broth. Stir it all in.
4. Add the pasta:
stir in the Brami protein pasta and cover the pot. Let it cook, stirring/checking here and there. Add more chicken broth as needed until the noodles are cooked… I did this several times lol
5. Add basil:
once the pasta is almost cooked, add a handful of fresh chopped basil. I used fresh basil from my garden which always makes me hype for my meals 🤪
6. Make it creamy:
turn the heat to low and stir in 1 cup whipped cottage cheese until it’s mixed in and the sauce is creamy.
7. Serve how you like it and top it off with parmesan cheese
