Mom's Macaroni and Cheese Goulash
Recipe: #9062
April 17, 2013
Categories: Ground Beef, Cheese, Cheddar, Canned Tomatoes, Kid's Lunches, Macaroni, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"This is something my mom used to make for me when I was a kid. It is simple, quick, and great for kids and adults alike."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (423.2 g)
- Calories 442.1
- Total Fat - 26.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.9 g
- Cholesterol - 107.3 mg
- Sodium - 1400.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 15.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.9 g
- Sugars - 8.5 g
- Protein - 35.1 g
- Calcium - 119.3 mg
- Iron - 5.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 24.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender; drain.
Step 2
Mix cooked macaroni with butter, stirring well.
Step 3
While macaroni is cooking, cook ground beef, garlic and onion in a large skillet until beef is browned and cooked through.
Step 4
Drain any accumulated fat.
Step 5
Add chili powder, salt, pepper, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (with their juice), mixing well.
Step 6
Bring meat mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until macaroni is done.
Step 7
Mix meat mixture with cooked buttered macaroni (do NOT add any additional milk as package suggests).
Step 8
Sprinkle contents of cheese packets into pasta and stir until blended.
Step 9
Serve garnished with grated cheddar, if desired.
Tips
No special items needed.