Macaroni Sauté

I've made this recipe since I was a new bride – nobody said every recipe we post has to be “new”.  I still make it, and we still like it. 

                        Macaroni Sauté

  8         Ounces  Shell or Elbow Pasta -- small, (1 ½  cups dry)

     ½     Cup  onion -- chopped

     ½     Cup  green pepper -- chopped

  1         teaspoon  garlic -- minced

     ½     Cup olive oil -- or salad oil  (I use about ¼ cup)

 4         Cups  tomatoes, canned -- or 3 cups tomato juice

  1         Teaspoon  salt

  2         Teaspoons  Worcestershire sauce

Sauté macaroni and vegetables in oil or until macaroni turns slightly yellow..  Add tomatoes or juice and seasonings; bring to boiling, Cover and simmer 15  to 20 minutes.

8 servings

Serve with green vegetable or salad and custard or milk dessert for protein.

Cost 2012:  $2.54  or 32¢ per serving if you have a garden pepper like I did.

  "Betty Crocker Good and Easy"

Per Serving: 142 Calories; 1g Fat (9.1% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 446mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Vegetable; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

"Goulash - with ground beef"

I also use this recipe for what my husband’s family calls goulash – I brown a pound of hamburger and don't use the olive oil and then add the remaining ingredients, following the recipe directions otherwise.  I use lean ground beef, but before you add the tomatoes or juice, drain off excess fat, if any.  If the macaroni gets dry, I add more tomato or V-8 juice.