American Chop Suey
This American chop suey is such a classic meal! So comforting and delicious!
Servings 10 cups
Calories 357kcal
Ingredients
Veggies
- 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 - 3
- 1 onion large, chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Meat Preparation
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pound elbows
- 56 ounces diced tomatoes 2 cans
Instructions
- Fill a large stock pot with water, salt it and set it to boil
- Heat a medium stock pot on medium heat, add olive oil and heat that up
- Add onion and pepper and sauté for 10 minutes, stirring every few minutes, add garlic and sauté for 2 additional minutes. Take off heat and set aside
- Add elbows to boiling water and cook for 8 minutes (or until they are done), but as you're doing that. . .
- Heat a large sauté pan on medium, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and add ground beef and break up to little pieces. Add oregano, basil, parsley, salt and Worcestershire sauce. Sauté for 5 - 8 minutes
- Add the tomatoes to vegetable mixture
- Add ground beef to tomato mixture
- Drain elbows and dump them in a large stock pan
- Add the tomato-meat mixture in with the elbows and mix until incorporated
- Serve
- Eat
- Smile
- Enjoy
Notes
Helpful tips
- Cook everything at the same time: Bring the water to boil and cook your elbow macaroni while you sauté the vegetables and meat.
- For even faster cook time, use two sauté pans: one for the veggie and one for the meat.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cups | Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 577mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 25.6mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 3.4mg