My Moms American Chop Suey Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Then add the ground beef and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up the chunks of meat with a spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the herbs and pepper over the meat, add salt to taste, and mix in well.
• 2. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices, the tomato sauce, paste, and juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer while you cook the pasta.
• 3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain. Mix the macaroni into the chop suey. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Clean and dice or chop the veggies as you like.
• Brown ground beef and onion in oil, drain and return to pan.
• Add remaining ingredients except pasta and mix. Simmer and stir.
• Prepare pasta per package, drain.
• Add to ground beef and mix well.
• Simmer 10 - 15 minutes. Add water if needed.
• Tastes even better the next day.

Steps:

• Cook Elbows according to package directions.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet, brown the hamburg, onion and garlic together until the hamburg is done.
• Drain off the fat, return to skillet and add in the can of tomatoes.
• Add the oregano and salt, bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer.
• Let simmer for 30 minutes to blend flavors.
• After 30 minutes, add the elbows to the hamburg mixture and stir to coat.