Mom's American Chop Suey (1950's Basic)
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil (I use olive, mom did'nt)
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 lb ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion
- 1⁄2 cup green bell pepper
- 1⁄2 cup celery
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce (mom used Hunts)
- 1 (8 ounce) can water
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (mom probably used A1)
- 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni
directions
- Clean and dice or chop the veggies as you like.
- Brown ground beef and onion in oil, drain and return to pan.
- Add remaining ingredients except pasta and mix. Simmer and stir.
- Prepare pasta per package, drain.
- Add to ground beef and mix well.
- Simmer 10 - 15 minutes. Add water if needed.
- Tastes even better the next day.
Questions & Replies
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we made it similat in the 50s (chili mac on wkend with alota different peppers) or ona wk nite (school day) w/the crispy shreds: https://www.target.com/p/la-choy-chow-mein-noodles-12oz/-/A-21496735?ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000108264736&CPNG=PLA_Dry%2BGrocery%2BShopping_Local%7CDry%2BGocery_Ecomm_Food_Bev&adgroup=SC_Dry%2BGrocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=1018329&targetid=pla-323070238064&gad_source=1&gclsrc=ds underneath and more Chinese spices
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