Mom’s Hamburger Macaroni (Or a Reasonable Facsimile)
"This dish is very good and very simple if not exactly like Mom's. Like a lot of hand-me-down recipes, you might see "one can of tomatoes" without mentioning the size of the can or "buttermilk" without saying how much. You were supposed to know the consistency. That's actually an aspect of older recipes I like. It's like being given permission to improvise."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 3 cups macaroni, uncooked
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
directions
- Cook macaroni according to directions, but boil 4 or 5 minutes and immediately drain.
- Cook ground meat and drain.
- Add macaroni to ground meat
- Add tomatoes and water.
- Simmer, stirring for 5 to 10 minutes until moisture is absorbed.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Red_Apple_Guy
Newnan, Georgia
My wife and I live just outside of Atlanta, GA. Two daughters live in town, one with my two grandsons. My son is living in California. I'm a retired environmental manager at a manufacturing facility.
My Mom and Dad would have loved this site. Dad was a huge collector of recipes and was in the food industry. Mom was a terrific cook as well. Another influence was a roommate at the Universtiy of Arkansas that was an excellent cook.
Today I enjoy barbecuing and grilling year round and cooking in general. My latest adventure is in bread baking. I'm loving it and going to school on it right here on the bread forum. I'm active in a terrific church and also love fly fishing and fly tying.
