Dinner Ideas That Use Hamburger and Sour Cream

The same old hamburger dinner ideas can get old week after week. Fortunately, hamburger meat is a versatile enough that it doesn’t take much to give it a new flavor. Adding sour cream to the ground meat provides a tangy taste and creamy texture. Together the hamburger and sour cream provide base ingredients for a variety of dishes, from chili cheese fries to a creamy casserole.

Potato-Based

  • Use potatoes for a budget-friendly way to turn hamburger and sour cream into a full meal. You can mix scalloped potatoes with browned hamburger meat and sour cream for a simple stroganoff dish. Also try simmering hamburger, sour cream, chives and milk together in a saucepan. Pour the sauce over mashed potatoes or into a baked potato for a filling dinner. Top French fries with ground beef, sour cream, salsa and guacamole for a southwest style meal. Cook hamburger meat, hash browns and sour cream in an egg and milk mixture to create a hardy frittata for dinner.

Pasta-Based

  • Boil up some pasta for a quick way to round out hamburger meat and sour cream. Like potatoes, you can mix cooked pasta with burger and sour cream for a simple stroganoff. Bake a mixture of macaroni, hamburger, sour cream and cream of mushroom soup in a casserole dish to create a creamy dish with a light mushroom flavor. Combine hamburger, sour cream and tomato sauce with spaghetti noodles for a creamy spaghetti dinner. Stuff ravioli noodles with burger, bacon, sour cream and cheddar for a filling meal.

Rice-Based

  • Rice provides a mellow background flavor for a sour cream and hamburger dish. Mix wild rice, brown rice, hamburger and sour cream to make a tasty meal with a slightly nutty flavor. Combine hamburger, rice, onions, celery, egg and sour cream for a savory meatloaf with a tangy twist. Simmer ground beef, green peppers, onions and rice in tomato sauce and top with sour cream for a creamy version of Spanish rice. Stuff rice, hamburger, sour cream and salsa in bell peppers for a dinner with some bite.

Vegetable-Based

  • Add vegetables to your burger and sour cream to turn the simple ingredients into a healthy meal. Mix sauteed squash and zucchini with hamburger, sour cream and dry onion soup mix to create a colorful dish with a little zip. Roll burger, celery, carrots, green onions and sour cream in cabbage leaves for a light meal with a crunchy and creamy texture. Mix hamburger, black beans, kidney beans, onions, tomato, bell peppers and sour cream to make a creamy chili dinner. Stuff hamburger, sour cream and mozzarella cheese in jalapeno peppers for a spicy meal.