{"id":54356,"date":"2024-08-28T22:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T22:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=54356"},"modified":"2026-08-01T14:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:44:57","slug":"macaroni-and-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/08\/28\/macaroni-and-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Macaroni and Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 4<\/h4>\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyrecipes.com\/recipes\/hamburger_and_macaroni\/\">Simply Recipes<\/a><\/h6>\r\n<p>This hamburger and macaroni dish has been around for many years.\u00a0 It has many names including &#8220;goulash&#8221; or &#8220;American chop suey&#8221; or &#8220;Hamburger Noodle Casserole&#8221; or &#8220;HMO (Hamburger Macaroni Onions)&#8221;.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cups uncooked macaroni<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS extra virgin olive oil<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">lb ground beef<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">yellow onion, chopped\/span&gt;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp garlic powder<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp onion powder<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp paprika<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp celery seed<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">pinch <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>chili pepper flakes<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">(28-oz) can diced tomatoes<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS Worcestershire sauce<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bc<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup chopped fresh parsley<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong><br \/>Cook the pasta:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Get a large pot of <strong>salted<\/strong> hot <strong>water<\/strong> (1 TBS of <strong>salt<\/strong> for 2 quarts of <strong>water)<\/strong> boiling and begin cooking the <strong>macaroni<\/strong> as per the directions on the <strong>macaroni<\/strong> package for al dente*(slightly undercooked)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Drain the pasta:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>When the <strong>pasta<\/strong> is al dente, reserve 1 cup of the <strong>pasta cooking water<\/strong>. Use a slotted spoon or spider to remove the <strong>pasta<\/strong> to an <strong>oiled<\/strong> bowl. Set drained pasta aside.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Prepare the sauce:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>In the empty pasta pot, brown the <strong>ground beef<\/strong> in a TBS of <strong>olive<\/strong> <strong>oil<\/strong> on high heat. Stir only infrequently so that the <strong>ground beef<\/strong> has an opportunity to brown.<\/p>\r\n<p>When the <strong>beef<\/strong> has mostly browned, add the <strong>onions<\/strong> to the pan and toss to combine. Cook until the <strong>onions<\/strong> are soft, about 4 to 6 minutes.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Add the seasonings and tomatoes:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Add the <strong>celery seed,<\/strong> a dash of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>crushed red pepper (optional)<\/strong><\/span> and <strong>seasoned salt<\/strong> or equivalent. Pour in <strong>canned tomatoes,<\/strong> add the <strong>Worcestershire sauce<\/strong> and stir to combine. Simmer for 5 minutes.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Add the cooked pasta:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Mix in the drained and cooked <strong>macaroni<\/strong>, and the <strong>parsley.<\/strong> Cook for another 5 minutes. If the dish is too dry, add in some of the <strong>pasta cooking water<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Taste and adjust seasoning.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul><\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul><\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 4 Adapted from: Simply Recipes This hamburger and macaroni dish has been around for many years.\u00a0 It has many names including &#8220;goulash&#8221; or &#8220;American chop suey&#8221; or &#8220;Hamburger Noodle Casserole&#8221; or &#8220;HMO (Hamburger Macaroni Onions)&#8221;. 2cups uncooked macaroni 1TBS extra virgin olive oil 1lb ground beef 1yellow onion, chopped\/span&gt; \u00bdtsp garlic powder \u00bdtsp onion powder \u00bdtsp paprika \u00bdtsp celery seed pinch chili pepper flakes 1(28-oz) can diced tomatoes 2TBS Worcestershire sauce \u00bccup chopped fresh parsley Kosher salt and freshly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/08\/28\/macaroni-and-beef\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[127,315],"class_list":["post-54356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pasta","tag-ground-beef","tag-macaroni"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/MacaroniBeef2.jpg?fit=762%2C471&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54356"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56696,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54356\/revisions\/56696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}