American Chop Suey
Created by ellie on April 9, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 80m
- Recipe #18431
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (or your favorite cooking oil)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 chopped (8 ounce) yellow onion
- 1 chopped (6 ounce) green bell pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 can (28 ounce) tomatoes
- 2 cans (15 ounce) tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pound dry macaroni pasta
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat the oil and butter in a large pot over medium high heat; add onion and green pepper and cook for 8-10 minutes or until onion is softened. Stir in ground beef and spices (garlic powder to red pepper flakes) and salt and pepper to taste if desired. Cook until beef is browned (5 minutes or so).
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Step 2: Stir in next 4 ingredients (tomatoes - cinnamon) and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until sauce has thickened (45-50 minutes).
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Step 3: Meanwhile add the macaroni to a large pot of boiling water and cook until done (10 minutes). Drain and rinse with cold water.
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Step 4: Stir macaroni into the sauce and cook about 10 more minutes or until done.