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August 12, 2011
Beef & Macaroni Bake
Hearty Meat Dishes
Prep time:
26 minutesbaking time:
35 minutes“I could easily eat three helpings of Beef & Macaroni Bake when I was growing up.”
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 1 (7-ounce) package macaroni and cheese
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 1 (11-ounce) can Mexican corn, drained
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (2 3/4-ounce) package potato chips, crushed
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 11/2-quart baking dish.
2
Prepare macaroni and cheese using package directions.
3
Combine ground beef, celery, bell pepper and onion in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until ground beef is browned and crumbly and vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes; drain well.
4
Add Mexican corn, tomato paste, water, salt and black pepper to ground beef mixture and mix well. Stir in macaroni and cheese.
5
Spoon into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with crushed potato chips. Bake until hot and bubbly, about 15 to 20 minutes.
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Grandma's Secret Tips!
Grandma's Secret Tips!
If she didn't have tomato paste on hand, Grandma had a useful substitution. She used 1 cup of canned chopped tomatoes instead, and omitted the water. She usually added 1/4 teaspoon of sugar, as tomato paste is slightly sweeter than canned tomatoes.
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