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August 2, 2011
Hearty Macaroni Stew
Homestyle Pasta
Prep time:
19 minutescooking time:
20 minutes“For busy days when she didn't have time to clean up a lot of pans, Grandma made this one-dish supper.”
Ingredients
Serves 6
- 1 1/2 pounds cube steaks
- 3 green bell peppers
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 1/2 cups water
- 1 envelope spaghetti sauce mix
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup elbow macaroni
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 (2 1/4-ounce) cans diced black olives, drained
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
Directions
1
Cut the steaks and bell peppers into 1-inch pieces. Sauté in the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until steak is browned.
2
Add 1 cup water, spaghetti sauce mix and garlic to the steak mixture and stir to dissolve sauce mix. Add remaining water, macaroni and tomato paste and mix well.
3
Simmer the mixture, covered, until the macaroni is tender, about 15 minutes.
4
Stir in the black olives and 1/4 cup Parmesan. Cook for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Serve immediately.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
One time Grandma used spaghetti sauce mix and macaroni that had been in the pantry for longer than 4 months. She found that in order to make this recipe the stew-like consistency it needed to be, she needed to add a little more water because the sauce mix and macaroni had both dried out too much while they were stored.
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