Bibianne's Macaroni N Beef

Submitted by Dreamer in Ontario

"Another much loved recipe by my DH's mom After reading reviewers comments I've decided to reduce the amount of macaroni to 8 oz from 1 lb."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 8 ounces macaroni
• 1⁄4 onion
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 garlic clove
• 28 ounces tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cook macaroni in boiling water until cooked.
3. Fry onion and garlic in butter.
4. Add ground beef and brown.
5. Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
6. Add bay leaf, cloves, salt, pepper and crushed chillies.
7. Place meat mixture and macaroni into oven proof dish.
8. Mix well.
9. Sprinkle with cheese.
10. Bake for 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Boomette]

I used 1 onion. This is easy to do. We didn't like the clove taste so next time I'll omit that. I added more cheese on top. It could be great to stir some cheese in the pasta and meat. Thanks Dreamer :) Made for Holiday tag game

 

[morgainegeiser]

This was super simple to prepare and provides one of those meals that reminds you of mom. I felt it could have had a little more tomatoes, next time might add more or cut back on the amount of pasta.

 

[FrenchBunny]

This is almost the same way I make mine but I add a few more different spices. But it is really delicious. I had put in more onions and I mixed a bit of the cheese in the skillet then put more on top for in the oven. I am not sure why you have 1/4 cup water listed in ingredients though. Maybe it was to be added to sauce, not sure. I didn't use it and the sauce was fine for me. Made for Think Pink Tag Oct'09 Thanks for a great recipe Dreamer

 

[diner524]

This is what my family calls total comfort food. I only made half of the amount of macaroni and doubled the amount of cheese. I mixed the cheese in with the juice from the tomatoes and water to make a nice cheesy sauce. I left out the pinch of cloves as my family doesn't care for nutmeg/cloves with their pasta. Since I mixed the cheese in with the pasta I didn't feel the need to bake it, so just served it from that point and sprinkled a little extra shredded cheese on top. Thanks for sharing a family favorite. Made for 123 tag.

 

[Mamas Kitchen Hope]

This was good and fast but we thought it very dry. I think it would be better with much less macaroni. I used all the amounts as stated and really could have used about half the pasta. Love that this is fast and easy! Great fast fix meal from items that are almost always on my shelf or in my refrigerator. The pinch of cloves was an interesting touch and taste that we enjoyed. Thanks for a great recipe dreamer!