BillBk
Went to your link and the Homemade Hamburger Helper is
an easy one.
Ingredients
Hamburger (1 lb)
4 cups noodles
1 can tomato sauce
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 1/2 cups water
Just make this the same way you make hamburger helper, all in the skillet. Brown the meat, drain the fat, add the liquids and seasoning, and the add the noodles and cook until tender.
If you wanted a Mexican dish, you would add spices like cumin, and instead of adding noodles to the mixture, you could add some Fritos or Tortilla chips.
If you really want to get organized, pre-measure your noodles and spices and put them in a large baggie. If time is short, or you want to make things easier for other family members to cook, this may work well for you. Either way, you save money.
Also Homestyle has a homemade mix listed on a thread.....
Lipton's Dry Onion Soup Mix
Combine the following ingredients:
1/4 cup dried minced onion
2 Tbs. instant (granules) beef bouillon
1/2 tsp. onion powder
Makes the equivalent of 1 pkg. soup mix
Could be made very inexpensive that way