Recipe of the Week: Hamburger and Macaroni

My mom used to make mac & meat a lot when we were growing up so I was excited to see this Hamburger and Macaroni recipe on Simply Recipes.  It was good and comforting.  I added extra pasta since the box was almost empty, but I wouldn't recommend doing that.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 yellow onion, chopped (or mixed chopped green onion greens and yellow onion)
• Olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Vegesal or other seasoned salt {we used garlic salt}
• Dash crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed {we used basil and oregano instead}
• 1 large can (28 oz) of diced tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce {we used soy sauce}
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley {we used dried}
• 2 cups uncooked macaroni (use rice pasta for wheat-free version)

Directions:

1. Get a large pot of hot water heating and begin cooking the macaroni as per the directions on the macaroni package.
2. In a skillet, brown the ground beef in a tablespoon of olive oil on high heat. Stir only infrequently so that the ground beef has an opportunity to brown.
3. In a large skillet, sauté chopped onion with a tablespoon of olive oil on medium high heat. Add the ground beef and lower the heat to medium. Add a dash of crushed red pepper. Add Vegesal or other seasoned salt. Add celery seed. Add canned tomatoes. Add Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes. Mix in the drained and cooked macaroni and parsley. Simmer for another 5 minutes.

Serves 4.