This recipe is nothing fancy, but it will be one that your family will ask for time and time again. You know the one that makes your husband smile when he finds out what’s for dinner or when half your son’s baseball team shows up at your house and they are all starving! It’s quick, easy, and above all cheesy good! Again, I am loving Katie Workman’s Cookbook The Mom 100 Cookbook. This is one of Katie’s recipes that I have made many times. It is so good and it will be a favorite of yours once you put it on your dinner table.
Another good reason to make this is you can do it in one skillet. That’s right. You know we love it when we have less to clean up and it does not compromise the taste. So here’s your dinner for tomorrow. I’ll give you a little leeway here to pick up a pepper because I know you have the rest of the ingredients in your kitchen now.
In Katie’s cookbook this recipe is for 12 servings, I easily halved it. Feel free to double if needed for the entire baseball team.
One Skillet Cheesy Beef and Macaroni from Katie Workman
Yield 5-6 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 1/2 teaspoons oil
- 1/2 cup chopped red, yellow, orange, or green peppers ( I use a mixture)
- 1/2 cup peeled chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes in juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 cup water
- salt and pepper
- 1 1/3 cups or 6 ounces elbow macaroni
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Mine is 10 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches deep stainless steel.
- Add beef and brown stirring until no pink remains. Drain. Set aside.
- Add oil and heat over medium heat. Add the pepper, carrots, onion, and garlic. Cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes.
- Return beef to the skillet.
- Add basil, oregano, tomatoes with juice, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and 1 cup water.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add elbow macaroni., stir, and cover the skillet.
- Reduce the heat to medium and let simmer. Stir occasionally until macaroni is stender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. You may have to add a little water depending on the amount of juice in your tomatoes.
- Taste for seasonings.
- Top with cheese. Cover the skillet and let the cheese melt. About 1 minute.
- Serve!
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Looks delicious! I’m going to have to make this for my family!
I use the same recipe, but throw in a few stuffed green olives when I put the cheese in. I sometimes just put cubes of cheese and let them melt. One of my favorite quick fixes. My mother called it “Goulash,” so we do, too.
I do not like this recipe it just isnt something i would be interested in.
I learned that it can be made in one skillet and is super easy.
Looks a little soupy but i would love to try it.
I learned that this recipe is quick, easy, and is something the whole family will enjoy.
this makes 12 servings !
It looks okay, but i dont think i would ever cook this
You have to stir occasionaly until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
I learned you can easily hlaf this recipie.
You can half or double the recipe.
I learned that this recipe is quick and easy and is good to keep for leftovers
This dish can be made in a skillet and will serve atleast ten people. A good dish to serve for the family!
I learned to season it with salt and pepper.
makes 12 srvings, better than hamburger helperl, healthy, easy to eat
i learned that you have to stir occasionaly
i learned to make sure you have one cup of water so the noodles wont be mushy
i learned it was an easy, quick meal to make
I learned that this recipe is quick, easy, and is something the whole family will enjoy.
i learned this recipe is quick to make and you can always store the leftovers
I learned that you can make it all in one skillet without it affecting the taste.
I learned that it is a quick and easy recipe to make and to only use one cup of water so the noodles won’t be mushy.
This dish can be made in a skillet and will serve atleast ten people. A good dish to serve for the family
You can make this recipe in one skillet and its easy cleanup
I learned that this dish is quick to make and serves for 12 people.
Easy to make and you dont have to use more than one skillet
I learned that it can be made in one skillet and is super easy
I learned that it makes 12 servings and can easily be kept for left overs.
you can make up to 12 servings.
stir until all the pink is gone
i Learned you have to add elbow macaroni., stir, and cover the skillet
when putting the noodles in turn to medium heat and let it simmer.
I learned that you have to stir occasionaily until most of the liquid is absorbed.
I learned that it can be made in one skillet and is super easy.
I really like to put Veggie cheese on the recipe.
You can make this and clean up easily.
You can make it all in one skillet, and it shouldnt take much time. You can add or take away ingredients to fit your desire.
you can half or double this Recipe, its fairly easy to make and you can get about 12 servings from it.
I learned that even though you have a lot of ingredients stuff can be easy to make.
Make sure you reduce the heat to medium and let simmer. Stir occasionally until macaroni is stender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. You may have to add a little water depending on the amount of juice in your tomatoes.
You can make this easy and is easy to cleanup bc you use one skillet.\
I learned that it takes on skillet to cook this meal.
This can serve 12 people 😮 what a big portion!
this doesn’t seem like something I would be very interesting in
I learned to season it with salt and pepper.
I love mac and cheese and i never would have thought of this and it was good.