Scroodles

This is a super easy dish and it brings back fond memories for me. Whenever IT Guy and I would go visit his parents, his mom would makes this dish lots of times. I always loved it because it was so easy but so good. After we had kids and we'd go visit, my kids would eat this and always enjoy it. It's family friendly, I guess. We like to add El Pato Mexican tomato sauce to give it a little extra kick but you can increase the regular tomato sauce by one can and eliminate the El Pato if you're not spicy yourself. Or add some diced green chile...or some cheese on top. Make sure you use Rotini pasta because they look like little corkscrews....hence the name Scroodles! Just go make 'em!!
Scroodles

1 16-ounce box Rotini pasta ~ cooked and drained
1 pound ground beef
Medium onion ~ diced
2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
1 8-ounce can El Pato Mexican tomato sauce (found in the Mexican food aisle) *see note
Salt \ pepper

In a large skillet, cook the onion with the salt and pepper in a little olive oil for about 10 minutes.

Add the ground beef and cook until meat is done.

Add the sauces and stir.

Add the pasta and stir.

Heat through and serve from the skillet!

*NOTE: You can use 3 cans of tomato sauce and eliminate the El Pato for those who don't want the spice.

 

Our ingredients.

 

Brown the onion and ground beef.

 

Add the sauces.

 

Cook and drain the pasta.

 

Add the pasta to the meat mixture.

 

Serve in the skillet!! Enjoy!