Browned ground beef, macaroni pasta and a yummy tomato sauce combine with a few other ingredients for a hearty yet frugal meal that even the kids will love! This is my mother's recipe adapted for the slow cooker and I hope you will enjoy!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time3 hourshrs
Total Time3 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Course: Entrée
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 10 Ingredients Or Less, Beef, Comfort Food, Frugal Recipes, Goulash, Ground Beef, Hamburger, Pasta
In a medium skillet on the stove top cook the ground beef, onion and garlic until the ground beef is cooked through and crumbled. Drain off the excess cooking fat.
Add the cooked ground beef, onion and garlic mixture to the bottom of a 6.5 quart or larger slow cooker. Add the marinara sauce, corn, diced tomatoes with green chilies and Italian seasoning.
Give everything a quick stir and cover and cook for 6 hours on LOW or 3 hours on HIGH.
About 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time (or before you are ready to serve) bring a large pot of water to boil on the stove top and cook the macaroni pasta according to the package directions until they are al dente (about 7 minutes). Drain the pasta and carefully add the cooked pasta into the slow cooker and stir to coat all the pasta with the sauce mixture.
Add shredded cheddar cheese right before serving and enjoy!