Denises American Chop Suey Food

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• In large pot over medium heat melt butter. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic for about 1 minute. Stir in ground beef and cook, stirring and breaking up meat chunks with a spoon. Cook until meat is done, about 7 minutes until no longer pink. Toss herbs and pepper over the meat mixture, add salt to taste, and stir until well mixed.
• Add canned tomatoes with their juices, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and tomato juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer gently while you prepare the pasta.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil over high heat. Add macaroni and cook until al dente, stirring occasionally. Drain the macaroni and add to the chop suey.
• Serve hot.

DENISE'S AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions.
• Spray a large skillet with a cooking spray like pam.
• Add about two tablespoons Olive Oil.
• Brown the ground beef.
• Add the peppers, onions, celery, garlic and mushrooms and continue to cook till vegetable are almost tender.
• Add the tomato soup, diced tomatoes, wine and the spices.
• Simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Drain cooked macaroni and place in a large bowl.
• pour the tomato mixture over the macaroni and mix well.
• Serve with lots of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Then add the ground beef and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up the chunks of meat with a spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the herbs and pepper over the meat, add salt to taste, and mix in well.
• 2. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices, the tomato sauce, paste, and juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer while you cook the pasta.
• 3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain. Mix the macaroni into the chop suey. Serve hot.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY WITH RICE

Steps:

• Brown the hamburger and onions. Add the soups, soy sauce, salt to taste, water, and rice. No need to make the rice ahead of time. Mix well. Put in a casserole dish, cover and bake 35-45 minutes at 350.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package.
• Meanwhile cook hamburger with onion and celery until no longer pink and celery is tender, do not drain.
• When pasta is complete, rinse and drain, return to pot, add hamburger and stir in Italian diced tomatoes.
• Heat until warm.
• Serve with Parmesan Cheese on top.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Prepare elbows according to instructions on box.
• In a large skillet, brown beef, along with peppers and onions.
• Drain grease.
• Add elbows and tomato sauce to beef mixture and blend well.
• Top with mozzarella and serve.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Use a 6-quart slow cooker.
• In a large skillet, brown the beef, bacon and onion all together until the meat is no longer pink.
• Drain well and transfer to slow cooker.
• Add everything else into the pot except for pasta and cheese.
• Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• Stir in the raw pasta and cook on high for ~30 minutes, or until pasta is bite-tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve in a wide-mouthed bowl with a handful of cheese on each serving.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY (JUST LIKE MAMA USED TO MAKE)

Steps:

• In a very large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the chopped celery and cook a few minutes. Add the cut-up green bell pepper, and cook a few more minutes. Add the onion and continue to cook until celery, peppers, and onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and mix into the vegetables. Then add the ground beef, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Continue to cook until the ground beef is browned, about another 5 minutes, mixing the beef up with the vegetables. Sprinkle the mixture with the sugar, basil, oregano, and parsley and mix. Add the stewed tomatoes, juices and all. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Let simmer, covered, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook the elbow macaroni, according to the directions on box, in a very large saucepan. But, don't overcook. The macaroni should be al dente, because it will continue to cook a little when added to the beef/vegetable mixture. Drain pasta and put back into the large saucepan in which it was cooked.
• Very carefully, add the beef and vegetable mixture, juices and all, to the drained pasta in the large saucepan. Mix well and keep heated, covered, stirring occasionally, on a very low heat.
• When ready to serve, just put the pot of "American Chop Suey" along with bowls in the middle of the table, so everyone can help themselves. Serve with a basket of good Italian bread and butter.