American Chop Suey, Italian Style

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (28 ounce) can pastene ground peeled tomatoes (no substitutes)
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 lb uncooked elbow macaroni
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef with onion and 1 clove garlic; drain.
• 2 add oregano, basil, salt, pepper, and rest of garlic; mix into beef. return to heat, add tomatoes, water and sugar, stir to mix well. heat till slightly bubbly, then cover and reduce heat to low. simmer for 30-60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 meanwhile, cook elbows according to package directions.
• 4 mix drained elbows into sauce in skillet and sprinkle generously with a good quality parmesan cheese.