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Nana’s American Chop Suey!

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef or turkey
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 large green bell pepper diced
  • 1/2 large red bell pepper diced
  • 1 large Yellow onion diced
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup beef broth
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 15-ounce cans tomato sauce
  • 2 15-ounce cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 T Italian seasoning
  • 1 T Adobo Seasoning
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 T seasoned salt
  • 1/2 T black pepper
  • 2 cups elbow macaroni uncooked

Instructions

  • In a large pan, saute your ground meat in skillet over medium-high heat until HALF cooked, remove from heat.
  • Add garlic, onions, peppers, olive oil until meat is fully cooked and peppers are softened
  • Add water and broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, italian seasoning, bay leaves, and seasoned salt, pepper, sugar and adobo seasoning. Mix well.
  • Lower heat and cover - allow to cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add in the uncooked elbow macaroni to the skillet, stir well until everything is combined
  • Cover once again and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes
  • Once cooked, remove the bay leaves
  • (topping with cheese-optional)
  • ENJOY!