Easy Homemade Beefy Macaroni

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef (or use ground turkey or even ground chicken)
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped (or press through a garlic press)
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, whirled in blender for just a few seconds (should resemble "chunky" tomato juice)
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt (if using table salt, use about 1 tsp.)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• 1 3/4 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked

Recipe

• 1 cook ground meat in a large dutch oven type pot over medium heat, breaking meat apart during cooking.
• 2 drain off any accumulated grease or fat.
• 3 add and stir in onion, garlic, salt, chili powder, tomatoes and chicken broth.
• 4 cook about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is no longer "crunchy".
• 5 stir in the macaroni and continue cooking for about 12 minutes or until pasta is just al dente.
• 6 turn off the heat so macaroni doesn't contine to cook and get all mushy.