Meaty American Chop Suey

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• olive oil (for sauteing)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 2 red peppers (chopped or sliced into strips)
• 3 1/2 lbs ground beef (i usually buy the cheap stuff and drain the fat)
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes (i used pine cone brand)
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 24 ounces water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 lb pasta (i used rotini)
• parmesan cheese (to sprinkle on individual servings) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan with olive oil, saute onions and red peppers until tender.
• 2 crumble ground beef, add to pan, cook until done.
• 3 once done, drain any excess fat using a colander.
• 4 once drained, place back in pan.
• 5 crush whole tomatoes and add to ground beef mixture.
• 6 add tomato paste and water and stir.
• 7 stir in salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil, oregano, and sugar. (adjust seasoning amounts according to your tastes).
• 8 let simmer for 1 hour.
• 9 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 10 once cooked, drain and add to meat/sauce mixture.
• 11 stir until pasta in well coated and serve immediately.
• 12 (for added flavor, top individual serving with parmesan cheese).