Ingredients:
2 cups macaroni ( i usually use shell or elbow)
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 cup green peppers, diced
1/2 cup onions, diced
1 1/2 lbs hamburger
1 teaspoon salt ( more or less to taste)
1 teaspoon pepper ( more or less to taste)
1 tablespoon chili powder ( more or less to taste)
2 (10 ounce) cans Rotel Tomatoes
tomato juice
Directions:
Boil 6 cups salted water (add a little oil to the water so the macaroni won’t boil over)Add macaroni (stir to separate) let boil for 6 to 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Return pot to stove heat oil and add green pepper and onion – saute until tender.
Add hamburger, salt, pepper and chili powder to onions/pepper mixture and cook until no longer pink.
Add tomatoes and macaroni to meat mixture and stir well. Add tomato juice to not quite cover all. (More or less tomato juice can be added depending on how soupy you like it. The macaroni soaks up alot of the juice.)
Simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
Servings: 6-8
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 60 min.