Wednesday - What's for dinner

Grandma's Macaroni and Hamburger

We moved away from Utah when I was eight years old. We left my sweet Grandma behind living in a small town. We loved to go visit. We would all pile in the 10 passenger van and make the 12 hour trek from AZ to UT. No matter what time we arrived Grandma had a pot of her Macaroni and Hamburger on the stove and it was always delicious.

When I got married I kept thinking about her macaroni and one day I thought I would get the recipe. When I discovered it only had 5 ingredients I was shocked. All these years I had been sure she had been slaving in the kitchen over this amazing concoction. Nope - it was as simple as making a box of Mac and cheese but oh so yummy! Maybe it is so delicious to me because it meant Grandma's house...I hope not. I hope you like it because it is so simple and my kids and husband always down it. I do half the recipe for our family.

Grandma's Macaroni and Hamburger

1 lb. ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

4 - 15oz cans diced tomatoes (I like the petite ones)

2 - 15oz cans tomato sauce (my addition to grandma's recipe)

1- 16oz bag of saladettes pasta (the little circle ones - you can use elbow macaroni too)

1 t celery salt or seasoned salt

salt to taste

Cook the pasta according to package instructions. While that is cooking...Brown the ground beef and onion together. Add tomatoes and sauce and simmer on low. Drain the pasta and add it to the tomato mixture. Add seasonings. Let simmer together for 5-10min. Remove from heat and serve.

Yum!