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Saturday, March 12, 2011

My Mom’s Macaroni Casserole

You know...there are just some things you never outgrow. When I was a kid, my mom made "macaroni casserole" a couple of times a month. It was just a staple at our dinner table. I've been eating if for as long as I can remember. So it only made sense to raise MY kids on it. It's nothing new. Nothing you'd really write home about. But, it's good. It's reliable and it's homey.



My Mom’s Macaroni Casserole



1 ½ pounds ground beef
1 small onion - chopped
2 cloves garlic – minced
2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
1 or 2 small cans diced green chilies
1 box macaroni & cheese - prepared
Salt
Pepper
Grated cheddar cheese

Prepared mac & cheese according to box directions. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large skillet, sauté onion, garlic and green chilies in some olive oil until slightly soft. Add ground beef and cook until meat is done. Drain. Salt and pepper to taste. Add tomato sauce and mac & cheese. Stir until combined. Pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake for about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake another 10 minutes.

Serves 6

Here's the line-up!
Here's the line-up!
 
Saute the onion and green chilies in some olive oil.
Saute the onion and green 
chilies in some olive oil.
 
Then throw in the ground beef. Brown that....then,
Then throw in the ground beef. 
Brown that....then,
 
add the prepared macc and cheese and the tomato sauce.
add the prepared macc and 
cheese and the tomato sauce.
 
Dump it in a casserole dish...or if you're like me, leave it in the large skillet.
Dump it in a casserole dish...or if 
you're like me, leave it in the large skillet.
 
Bake it for about 20 minutes or so....then...
Bake it for about 20 minutes or so....then...
 
..throw some cheese on top and let it melt. Then eat up!
..throw some cheese on top and let it melt. Then eat up!

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