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Beef

Yields1 ServingPrep Time10 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time50 mins

Beef

 ½ c Onion Chopped
 2 tb Beef Base
 ⅓ c Celery Chopped
 1 ts Dry Parsley
 ⅓ c Green Pepper Chopped
 1 ea clove Garlic Minced
 ¾ c Dry Macaroni
 1 ts Sugar
 28 oz Crushed Tomatoes
 ½ ts Red Pepper
 ¾ lb Hamburger
 ½ c Dry American Cheese
1

Place hamburger in large skillet.

2

Separate into small pieces and sautetill meat is brown.

3

Remove meat from skillet and drain off most liquid.

4

Place pasta in boiling water for 8 minutes and drain.

5

Add 1-tbl olive oilto skillet and saute onion, celery, peppers, and garlic till soft.

6

Addcooked pasta, hamburg, tomatoes, bouillon, parsley, sugar and pepper.

7

Toss ingredients.

8

Simmer slowly for 20-minutes while stirring frequently.

9

Serve when flavors have blended.

10

A small bowel of dry American cheeseshould accompany the meal with crusty bread, and green salad.

11

Makes 4 servings.

12

Thomas Jefferson enjoyed serving new foods from histravels, and thus he gave to the White House its first macaroni pie.

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Later, German emigrants improved on the recipe by adding sausage.

14

Italian-Americans completed the dish with tomatoes.

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An American dinnerenhanced by many generations.