EASY BEEFARONI RECIPE Recipes

Other than my kids, since I started my blog, I think I’ve written about my grandma more than anyone else. That’s actually kind of surprising since her cooking days were cut short, and I honestly don’t have a ton of old family recipes that have been passed down from her.

But as the oldest grandkid, I am the only one who really even has any vivid memories of my grandma’s cooking. My mom says that in her day, she was an amazing cook, but due to terrible rheumatoid arthritis that started to affect her at a very young age, her ability to use her hands was already quite diminished even by the time I was born. When I was little, she often made Sunday dinner for the family, with roasts or stuffed cabbage (though she always made me what I call “Polish meatballs” out of the filling) and always plenty of mashed potatoes. But what I remember the most are the more “everyday” things she made. If I spent the day at her house, she’d make me farina or scrambled eggs with cheese for breakfast and cream cheese sandwiches for lunch.

But what I loved the most was when she would call my mom and invite us for dinner. Even though we only lived five blocks away, because of her limitations with using her hands to cook, this didn’t happen often. But when it did, I was always excited because it meant she was making one of my favorite things. Nobody’s spaghetti ever came close to hers in my book. Every once in awhile, if I asked really nicely, she would spend all day chopping and simmering and straining to make chicken noodle soup, because she knew how much I loved it. But it was actually one of the easiest meals she made that evokes the strongest, warmest memories for me, because I can still hear her saying, “I made a pot of junk for dinner.”

Yes guys, I absolutely loved eating a bowl of junk…

Ingredients

• 8 oz. uncooked elbow macaroni (regular or gluten free)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1.25 pounds ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 29 oz tomato sauce
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder (you can use more or less, to taste)

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef, onion, salt, and pepper.
3. Cook until the beef is browned and cooked through. Drain any excess grease.
4. ………………………………

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