Great Recipe Experiment 2009 #2

[baronessekat]

two in as many days. I'm on a roll



From:365 Favorite Brand Name Slow Cooker recipes & more
Publisher: Publications International LTD
ISBN0-7853-5480-8
Page 30


1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3/4 cup water
1 pkg (1 1/4 ounces) taco seasoning
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 pkg (8 ounces) shell macaroni, uncooked
1 can (4 ounces) mild chopped green chilies
2 cups mild shredded cheddar cheese

In large skillet brown ground beef and onion; drain fat. Add water, taco seasoning and tomato sauce; mix. Simmer 20 minutes. Transfer to Crock-Pot/slow cooker. Stir in macaroni and chopped green chilies. Cover and cook on Low 6-8 hoursw or on High 3-4 hours. In last 30 minutes of cooking, top with shredded cheddar cheese.

My variations:
-ground turkey instead of ground beef
-ended up having to used dried minced onion as I didn't have a fresh like I thought
-8 ounce can of tomato sauce and 7 ounce can of tomato paste (didn't have the second can of sauce) - added another ounce of water to compensate
-only chilies I had were in a can of diced tomatoes so added the whole can.
-rottini rather than shells

Opinions:

Because I was making this on a work day I did the browning and simmering the night before and then refridgerated. If I do this again, I will have to add water in the morning when I put it on to cook. It dried out and the edges burned.

I'd leave out the chilies. I didn't actually taste much of any of the actual taco seasoning and it instead tasted more like chili with pasta rather than beans.



Rating: 3.2 from the Human, though the Chihuahua gives it a 4.75 as any time I got up he hopped up in the chair and was trying to mow down on my dinner